Word Counter
Word Counter measures words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in text as you edit. It is intended for practical length checks, not linguistic analysis. Counts can differ between editors because punctuation, hyphenation, emoji, and languages without spaces do not have one universal word-segmentation rule.
Browser-first workflowProcessing details below
Why use Word Counter?
- See several text-length measures together
- Check a draft without uploading it
- Edit and recount immediately
- Use sentence and paragraph totals to review structure
How to use Word Counter
- Add text: Paste or type the passage you want to measure.
- Read the totals: Choose the metric that matches your requirement: words, characters with spaces, characters without spaces, sentences, or paragraphs.
- Edit the draft: Tighten or expand the text while watching the live totals.
- Verify special rules: If a publisher or platform defines its own counting method, confirm the final value in that system.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are spaces included in the character count?
The interface reports character totals both with and without spaces so you can use the rule required by your destination.
Why does another editor show a different word count?
Applications use different rules for hyphens, apostrophes, URLs, numbers, and emoji. Use the destination platform as the final authority.
Does the tool store my writing?
The counter runs in your browser and does not submit the text to our server for counting.