Word Counter

Using our word counter is simple and straightforward. Simply start typing in the text area, or paste your text from any source. The counter updates instantly as you type, providing real-time statistics on your text. You can see word count, character count with and without spaces, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time all at a glance.

The word counter is perfect for writers who need to meet specific word count requirements for articles, blog posts, or manuscripts. Students can use it to ensure their assignments meet length requirements. Content creators can track their writing progress and optimize content length for different platforms. The tool works entirely in your browser, so there's no need to upload files or wait for processing.

After pasting text from Word documents or PDFs, the tool will immediately count all words and characters. You can use the "Clear" button to reset the counter and start fresh, or use the "Copy text" button to copy your text to the clipboard for use in other applications. The counter handles various text formats and accurately counts words regardless of how the text was formatted in the original document.

Our word counter uses a simple and standard approach to counting words. A word is defined as any sequence of characters separated by whitespace, including spaces, tabs, and line breaks. This means that "hello" counts as one word, "hello world" counts as two words, and "hello-world" counts as one word (since the hyphen doesn't create a word boundary).

The counter ignores extra spaces and multiple consecutive whitespace characters, so formatting differences won't affect the word count. For example, "hello world" (with multiple spaces) counts as two words, just like "hello world" (with a single space). Newlines and tabs are treated as whitespace separators, so text split across multiple lines counts words correctly regardless of line breaks.

Numbers, punctuation, and special characters are included in word counts if they're part of a word sequence. For instance, "123" counts as one word, "don't" counts as one word, and "email@example.com" counts as one word. This approach ensures consistent and accurate word counting for various types of text content, from formal documents to casual writing.

Character counting provides two important metrics: characters with spaces and characters without spaces. Characters with spaces counts every character in your text, including letters, numbers, punctuation, spaces, tabs, and line breaks. This is useful for platforms that have character limits including spaces, such as Twitter (now X), which counts spaces in its character limit.

Characters without spaces counts only the visible characters, excluding all whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines). This metric is useful for platforms that don't count spaces, or when you want to know the actual content length without formatting. Many text fields and forms use character counts without spaces to determine content length.

Understanding the difference between these two counts helps you optimize your content for different platforms and requirements. Social media platforms often have strict character limits, so knowing both counts helps you make the most of available space. Academic assignments sometimes specify character counts with or without spaces, so having both metrics available ensures you meet requirements accurately.

Privacy is fundamental to our word counter tool. All text processing happens entirely within your web browser on your device. Your text is never uploaded to any server, stored in the cloud, or transmitted over the internet. This means you can count words in sensitive documents, personal notes, or confidential content with complete confidence that your text remains private.

There's no registration required, no account creation, and no data collection. The tool works instantly without any network requests, ensuring your text stays on your device at all times. Once you close the browser tab or navigate away, all text data is cleared from memory. This client-side processing approach guarantees complete privacy and security for your content.

Whether you're working on academic papers, business documents, creative writing, or personal notes, you can use our word counter knowing that your text will never be seen, stored, or accessed by anyone else. This privacy-first approach makes our tool safe for any type of content, regardless of sensitivity or confidentiality level.