Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in your text instantly. Free online word counter for writers, students and editors.

Everything runs in your browser. Your input is not sent to a server.

How to use the Word Counter

Paste or type your text into the input area.
Word, character and other counts update according to the tool’s behavior (often live or on button press).
Use the counts for essays, social posts or SEO drafts.
Clear the text to start a new count.

How it works

Words are typically split on whitespace; characters may be counted with or without spaces. Sentence and paragraph counts follow simple punctuation and line-break rules implemented in the page.

Useful for meeting length limits, tracking writing progress and checking readability length.

Examples

“Hello world” → 2 words, 11 characters including space.
A short paragraph with three sentences → word count plus sentence count as shown.
Empty input → zero counts.

Word Counter FAQ

Are spaces counted as characters?

The tool shows character counts as labeled on the page (with and/or without spaces where both are provided).

Does it count hyphenated words as one word?

Counting follows the page’s splitter rules—usually whitespace-based—so hyphenated tokens may count as one word.

Is the Word Counter free?

Yes. Everything runs in your browser.