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Word Counter

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Word Counter analyses any text and reports word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time at an average 200 words per minute. Useful for checking essay length, social media character limits, SEO meta description length, and speech duration. Paste your text and all stats update in real time. Runs entirely in your browser.

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What does this word counter measure?

This online word counter gives you a complete text analysis in one click: word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute.

Word count vs character count

Reading time estimation

The average adult reads prose at 200–250 words per minute. Technical content with code snippets is typically read at 100–150 wpm. This tool calculates reading time at 200 wpm — a conservative estimate suitable for general content.