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Count words, characters, sentences, reading time, and find top keywords in your text.
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The Word Counter is a powerful text analysis tool that counts words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and estimates reading time and speaking time. Essential for writers, bloggers and students.

What It Counts

  • 📝 Total words in your text
  • 🔤 Total characters (with and without spaces)
  • 📄 Number of sentences
  • ¶ Number of paragraphs
  • ⏱️ Estimated reading time (at 200 words/min)
  • 🎤 Estimated speaking time (at 130 words/min)
  • 📋 Number of lines

Word Limits for Popular Platforms

PlatformLimit
Twitter/X280 characters
Instagram caption2,200 characters
Facebook post63,206 characters
LinkedIn post3,000 characters
Google meta description160 characters

Ideal Content Lengths

  • 📰 Blog post: 1,500-2,500 words
  • 📧 Email: 50-125 words
  • 📱 SMS: 160 characters
  • 🎓 Essay: 500-5,000 words
📖 Complete Guide
Formulas, examples, tips & FAQs
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the word counter measure?

It counts the number of words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text, helping you meet length requirements for essays, posts, and articles.

Does it count characters with and without spaces?

Yes. The counter typically shows character totals both including and excluding spaces, which is useful for limits on social media and forms.

Is my text stored anywhere?

No. The counting happens in your browser as you type, so your text is not saved or sent anywhere, keeping your content private.