Word & Character Counter
Live counts of words, characters, sentences, lines and paragraphs as you type.
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What is a word counter?
Paste in a draft and the counter reports words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, lines and paragraphs, updating on every keystroke. Words are split on whitespace, so “state-of-the-art” counts as one word while tabs and repeated spaces never inflate the total. There is no length cap; a 90,000-word manuscript counts as quickly as a tweet.
How to use the Word Counter
- 1 Drop your draft into the editor.
- 2 Watch the word, character, sentence, line and paragraph totals track every keystroke.
- 3 Keep editing until the numbers hit your target.
- 4 Copy the finished text straight from the box.
What you can use it for
- Staying within character limits for SEO titles, meta descriptions and tweets.
- Hitting a target word count for essays, articles or assignments.
- Checking the length of product descriptions or ad copy before publishing.
- Counting lines or paragraphs in a block of text.
Frequently asked questions
Do hyphenated words count as one word or two?
One. Splitting happens on whitespace only, so “mother-in-law” is a single word. Word processors that split on hyphens will report a slightly higher figure.
How are words counted?
Anything between runs of whitespace counts as one word. Tabs, line breaks and repeated spaces collapse into a single separator, and stray spaces at the start or end of the text are dropped before counting.
Do spaces count as characters?
The main character total includes every space and punctuation mark. A second figure strips all whitespace, which is the number some platforms and exam boards use.
Is there a character limit?
No. Totals stay responsive even with a full book chapter pasted in, since counting is a single pass over the text.
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