Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text with detailed statistics
About Word Counter
Overview
The Word Counter is a tool that gives you detailed information about your text. It counts words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines. It also tells you how long it will take to read and speak your text, and gives you readability scores. It is great for writers, students, and anyone who needs to analyze text.
Features
- Real-time word and character counting with live mode.
- Shows words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
- Reading time estimate (200 words per minute).
- Speaking time estimate (150 words per minute).
- Many readability scores: Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade, and more.
- Character count with and without spaces.
- Average words per sentence and sentences per paragraph.
- Average characters and syllables per word.
- Lets you upload files up to 100MB.
- One-click copy to clipboard.
- Supports over 40 character encodings.
- All work is done in your browser to keep your data private.
- Has a dark mode and a responsive design.
How to Use
- Put your text in the input box.
- Choose a character set if you need to. UTF-8 is a good default.
- Use "Live mode" to see the stats as you type.
- Look at the statistics, including word count, character count, sentences, and paragraphs.
- Check the reading and speaking time estimates.
- Look at the readability scores, like Flesch Reading Ease.
- Copy the statistics to your clipboard.
- Upload files up to 100MB.
FAQ
How does the tool count words?
The tool counts words by splitting the text by spaces. The definition of a "word" can be tricky, so the count might be a little different from other programs.
What is a readability score?
A readability score is a number that tells you how easy a text is to read. The formulas usually look at sentence length and word length. This tool gives you several of the most common readability scores.
Are the reading and speaking time estimates accurate?
The reading and speaking times are based on average speeds for an adult. The reading time is 200 words per minute, and the speaking time is 150 words per minute. These are just estimates, and the real time will be different for each person.