Word counter that updates as you write
Paste or type your text and watch the totals move in real time — words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, plus how long the piece takes to read and to say out loud. It all happens on your device, so the text never leaves this tab.
Keyword density
Your most-used words will appear here once you add some text.
Counting your text in three steps
Drop in your text
Type directly, paste from a document, or hit the paste button to pull whatever is on your clipboard. There is no length cap.
Read the live totals
Every keystroke recalculates the word and character counts, sentence and paragraph tallies, and the reading estimates below the box.
Trim to fit
Chase a target length, tighten an essay, or check that a caption fits a limit — then copy the polished text back out and carry on.
Why writers keep this tab open
Nothing is uploaded
The counting runs in JavaScript on your own machine. Drafts of essays, cover letters, contracts or client copy stay private because they are never sent anywhere.
Answers with zero lag
There is no server round-trip, so the numbers land the instant you stop typing — even on a slow connection or with no connection at all.
More than a raw count
Reading and speaking times, line totals and a keyword-density readout turn a plain tally into something you can actually plan a piece around.
Getting to the right length
Almost every kind of writing carries a length expectation. Admissions essays cap out at 500 or 650 words, blog posts tend to land best between 1,000 and 2,000, a meta description wants to sit under about 155 characters, and a social caption lives or dies by a hard character ceiling. Guessing the number wastes time; measuring it takes a glance.
Words versus characters
A word count answers "how much have I written," which is what teachers, editors and clients usually ask for. A character count answers "will this fit," which is the question that matters for headlines, form fields, subject lines and anything with a strict limit. This tool shows both at once, with and without spaces, so you never have to switch tools mid-edit.
How the sentence and paragraph counts work
Sentences are counted by their end punctuation — a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark closes one. Paragraphs are the blocks of text you separate with a blank line. Both are handy sanity checks: an essay that is one enormous paragraph or a report stuffed with three-word sentences usually reads better once you see the structure laid out as numbers.
Reading time and keyword density
Reading time assumes a comfortable 200 words per minute and speaking time a steadier 130, which is a realistic pace for a presentation or voice-over. The keyword-density panel lists the words you lean on most, which is an easy way to catch a phrase you have repeated once too often or to check that a target term actually shows up as much as you intended.
Frequently asked questions
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Everything is calculated locally in your browser with plain JavaScript. Your writing is never uploaded, logged or shared, and it is gone from memory the moment you close the tab.
How is a word defined?
A word is any run of characters separated by spaces, tabs or line breaks. That matches how word processors count, so a hyphenated term like "well-known" counts as one word and a number like "2026" counts as one too.
Does it save what I type?
Your current text is kept in this browser's local storage so it survives a refresh, but it stays on your device only. Clear the box or use your browser's privacy tools to wipe it.
Is there a maximum length?
There is no set limit. The tool comfortably handles long documents; the only real ceiling is your device's memory when you get into hundreds of thousands of words.
How accurate is the reading time?
It is an estimate based on 200 words per minute for silent reading and 130 for speaking aloud. Actual speed varies with difficulty and audience, so treat it as a solid ballpark rather than a stopwatch.
Does it count characters with or without spaces?
Both. The main tiles show total characters including spaces; a separate tile shows the count with spaces removed, which is the figure some platforms and forms use.