Word & Character Counter

Based on the average reading speed of 200 words per minute (wpm). This is the standard used by Medium, Ghost, and most content platforms.

The tool shows both counts: character count with spaces and without spaces. Both metrics are commonly used - with spaces for total content length, without for most social media character limits.

Words are separated by whitespace (spaces, tabs, newlines). The counter strips leading/trailing whitespace and counts sequences of non-whitespace characters. Punctuation attached to words doesn't create separate entries. This is consistent with how most word processors count words.

Paragraphs are separated by one or more blank lines. Sentences end with ., !, or ? followed by a space or newline. This simple heuristic works well for most English text but may miscount for abbreviations (Dr., U.S., etc.), decimal numbers (3.14), and non-English punctuation conventions.

Yes. The counter is language-agnostic and counts any whitespace-separated text. However, languages without word boundaries (Chinese, Japanese, Thai) count each character sequence between spaces as a "word," which may differ from linguistic word counts. For these languages, character count is the more meaningful metric.

Never. All counting and analysis happens locally in your browser. Your text never leaves your computer - no uploads, no storage, no tracking.