Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimate reading time with our free online word counter.
Count Your Words
Type or paste your text below. Your word and character counts will update automatically.
What Is a Word Counter?
A word counter is an online tool that counts the number of words in a piece of text. It can also provide useful information such as character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time.
Our free word counter is useful for students, writers, bloggers, content creators, marketers, job seekers, and anyone who needs to check the length of their text.
What Does This Word Counter Count?
Word Count
See the total number of words in your text.
Character Count
See the total number of characters, including spaces.
Characters Without Spaces
Count characters while excluding spaces.
Sentence Count
See approximately how many sentences your text contains.
Paragraph Count
Count the paragraphs separated by blank lines.
Reading Time
Get an estimate of how long your text may take to read.
Who Can Use a Word Counter?
Students
Students can use a word counter to check essays, assignments, reports, and other written work against required word limits.
Bloggers
Bloggers can quickly check the length of articles before publishing.
Content Writers
Writers can use the tool when a client or publication requires a specific word count.
Job Seekers
A word counter can help check resumes, cover letters, application responses, and other professional writing.
Social Media Creators
Content creators can use character counting when preparing posts for platforms with text limits.
How Is Reading Time Calculated?
Reading time is an estimate based on the number of words in your text and an average reading speed.
This tool uses approximately 200 words per minute for the reading-time estimate.
Actual reading speed varies from person to person depending on the subject, language, familiarity, and complexity of the content.
Tips for Managing Word Count
- Remove unnecessary repetition.
- Use clear and direct sentences.
- Break long paragraphs into smaller sections.
- Keep your writing focused on the main topic.
- Check the required word limit before submitting an assignment or article.
- Read your content aloud to identify unnecessary words and awkward sentences.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I count the words in a document?
Copy your text and paste it into the word counter. The tool automatically calculates the number of words and other text statistics.
Does the word counter count spaces?
The character count includes spaces. The tool also provides a separate character count that excludes spaces.
Can I paste an article into the tool?
Yes. You can paste an article, essay, blog post, email, or other text directly into the text box.
Is this word counter free?
Yes. The EverydaySolved Word Counter is free to use.
Does this tool save my text?
The counter operates directly in your browser. Your text is not sent to a server by the calculator code on this page.
How accurate is the word count?
The tool counts words based on whitespace-separated text, which works well for normal English writing. Results can vary from other word processors when dealing with unusual formatting or specialized text.
Can I use this for SEO content?
Yes. You can use it to check the length of blog posts, articles, website copy, and other content. However, there is no single ideal word count for every SEO article. Focus on satisfying the searcher's intent and covering the topic thoroughly.