Is Word Counter free to use?

Yes, completely free with unlimited counting. No registration, login, or subscription required. Use it as many times as you need.

How accurate is the reading time estimate?

Reading time is calculated at 200 words per minute, the average adult reading speed. Actual time varies based on complexity and individual reading pace.

What is the maximum character limit?

No limit. Word Counter processes documents from 1 character to 1 million+ characters. Paste entire books, articles, or essays without restrictions.

Does Word Counter work offline?

Yes. Once loaded, Word Counter works completely offline. All text processing happens in your browser—no internet needed after the initial page load.

Is my text saved or stored anywhere?

No. All text stays on your device. Nothing is sent to servers or stored. Your content is completely private and deleted when you close the browser tab.

Does Word Counter work on mobile phones?

Yes. Word Counter works on iPhone, Android, iPad, and all tablets. The interface adjusts automatically for smaller screens.

What file formats does Word Counter support?

Paste plain text from any source: Word documents, PDFs, Google Docs, web pages, emails, and social media posts. Copy text and paste it into the counter.

How do I count words in a PDF?

Open the PDF, select all text (Ctrl+A or Cmd+A), copy it (Ctrl+C or Cmd+C), then paste into Word Counter. Statistics display instantly.

Can I count words in multiple languages?

Yes. Word Counter counts accurately in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, and 100+ other languages without configuration needed.

What's the difference between characters with and without spaces?

Characters with spaces includes all punctuation and blank spaces between words. Characters without spaces counts only letters, numbers, and symbols—used for social media character limits.

for essays

Word Counter — for essays

Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimate reading time in real-time as you type.

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Words

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Characters

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Without spaces

Sentences

Paragraphs

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0 min

Reading time

🎤Speaking time: 0 min·At 200 wpm reading / 130 wpm speaking

Twitter/X
0/280

Instagram bio
0/150

Meta description
0/160

LinkedIn post
0/3000

How to use Word Counter

Paste or type your text

Click inside the main text input box labeled 'Enter text here' and paste your content or start typing. The counter begins analyzing immediately as you add text.

View real-time statistics

Watch the stats panel on the right side update instantly showing: Word Count, Character Count (with/without spaces), Sentence Count, Paragraph Count, and Reading Time estimate in minutes.

Copy or download results

Click the 'Copy Stats' button to copy all metrics to clipboard, or use the 'Download Report' button to export results as a .txt file with full analysis.

Clear and start over

Press the 'Clear All' button at the bottom of the text box to reset the counter and all statistics to zero, ready for new content.

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