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Word and Character Counter

Paste a draft to see its core counts update immediately. Reading and speaking estimates help you judge length for pages, scripts, and presentations.

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Use the tool

Add your file or text below, adjust the options if needed, then download the result.

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You can add

Typed text, Pasted text, TXT

You will get

Live text statistics, Copied summary

How to use Word and Character Counter

  1. 1

    Add your text

    Type, paste, or load the draft you want to measure.

  2. 2

    Read the counts

    Review words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and time estimates.

  3. 3

    Refine the draft

    Edit in place and watch each metric update as the copy changes.

When this tool is useful

  • Check whether a meta description fits a target length.
  • Estimate the spoken duration of a video script.
  • Track the size of an article or application response.

Browser and format limits

  • Reading and speaking times are estimates based on average rates.
  • Word boundaries can vary for languages that do not use spaces.
  • Sentence counts rely on punctuation and may treat abbreviations differently.

Practical tips

TIP 1

Use character count with spaces when working with platform limits.

TIP 2

Treat timing as a planning estimate and rehearse important scripts aloud.

TIP 3

Remove navigation or notes before measuring publishable copy.

Word and Character Counter questions

Are reading and speaking times exact?

No. They use average rates, so pacing, pauses, vocabulary, and delivery style can change the real duration.

Does character count include spaces?

The report shows character totals with and without spaces so you can use the relevant number.

How does the tool count paragraphs?

It treats groups of non-empty text separated by blank lines as paragraphs.

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