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Word & Character Counter

Paste any text to instantly count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time — perfect for content briefs, meta fields and ad copy.

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About this tool

What is the Word & Character Counter?

The Word & Character Counter gives you a live breakdown of any text the moment you paste it in: words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and a realistic reading-time estimate. It's the fastest way to hit a target length for a meta description, a title tag, an ad headline, a content brief or an academic word limit.

Length is a constant constraint in SEO and content work — title tags get cut around 60 characters, meta descriptions around 155, tweets and ad headlines have hard caps, and writers are often briefed to a word count. Eyeballing it wastes time and guesses wrong. This counter updates on every keystroke so you always know exactly where you stand.

It's completely client-side: your text never leaves the browser and nothing is stored. Paste, read the numbers, adjust, and copy your text back out when it fits.

Why use it

Built to win the click, not just the ranking

Words & characters

Live word count plus characters with and without spaces as you type.

Sentences & paragraphs

Structure counts to keep readability and brief requirements in check.

Reading time

An estimated reading time at ~200 words per minute for any passage.

Meta-field limits

Handy markers for title (60) and meta-description (160) character limits.

How it works

A few clicks to a better result

1

Paste or type your text

Drop in a paragraph, an article, a meta description — anything.

2

Read the live stats

Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and reading time update instantly.

3

Trim to fit

Edit until you hit your target length, then copy the text back out.

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FAQ

Questions, answered

We use an average adult silent-reading speed of about 200 words per minute, then round to the nearest sensible value. It's an estimate, not an exact figure.
Any run of non-space characters separated by whitespace. Numbers and hyphenated terms count as single words.
Both — the tool shows total characters and characters excluding spaces, which is the figure most SEO meta-field limits refer to.
Yes. Everything is processed in your browser; nothing is uploaded or saved.