About Word and character counter
Use the word and character counter online for drafts, descriptions, or text limits. You can count characters without spaces and other whitespace, alongside the full character count and line count. The word and sentence rules are heuristics, not a language-aware editorial standard.
How to count words and characters
- Paste the text to measure; empty input is allowed.
- Select Process to calculate the counts.
- Review the report and download text-count.txt.
A practical example
- Input
Hello world.
- Result
Words: 2 Characters: 12 Characters (excluding whitespace): 11 Lines: 1 Sentences: 1 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Reading time is rounded up using 220 words per minute. Sentence counting looks for ending punctuation.
Supported input and limitations
- Characters are counted as Unicode code points, not visual grapheme clusters. A combined emoji can count as several characters.
- Words use contiguous letter/number groups, so languages without spaces can differ from dedicated linguistic counters. The input limit is 5 MB.
Processing happens on your device. Read about local processing and optional workspace recovery.
Frequently asked questions
Does the character count include spaces and line breaks?
The full character count does. A separate count excludes all whitespace, including spaces, tabs, and line breaks.
Why is the word count different from my document editor?
Editors use different rules for punctuation, hyphens, scripts, and Unicode. This counter uses a stated heuristic rather than matching every editor.