Word Counter

Paste your text and the numbers update as you type. The text never leaves your browser.

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0 Words
0 Characters
0 Characters (no spaces)
0 Sentences
0 Paragraphs
0 Reading time

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How it counts

Words are split on whitespace. The character count counts Unicode code points, so accented letters and emoji count as one. Sentences are split on periods, question marks and exclamation marks; paragraphs on blank lines. Reading time assumes 200 words per minute.