Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and reading time instantly.
What it measures
Text statistics instantly
Multiple metrics
Words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in one panel.
100% private
Your text never leaves your browser. Nothing is stored or sent to any server.
Real-time updates
Statistics change as you type — no button to press.
No text limit
Paste entire documents, long articles, or full essays without restrictions.
How it works
Three steps, no hassle
Type or paste your text
Enter text directly into the writing area or paste it from any source. Statistics update in real time as you type.
Check the statistics
The counter shows words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time instantly.
Adjust to meet your goal
Use the data to hit an academic essay limit, the optimal length for an SEO meta description, or a social network's character cap.
FAQ
Got questions?
Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace (spaces, tabs, and line breaks) and discarding empty segments. Any sequence of characters not separated by whitespace counts as one word, including hyphenated words like 'well-being'.
A sentence ends with a period (.), exclamation mark (!), or question mark (?). Abbreviations like 'Mr.' or 'U.S.' can inflate the count since they use periods without ending a sentence. Most counters, including this one, use this simple heuristic.
Reading time is calculated by dividing the word count by 200, which is the average silent reading speed for adults according to linguistics research. For technical or academic text the real speed may be lower; for light fiction, higher.
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per post. Google meta descriptions display up to approximately 155–160 characters. SEO titles should be 50–60 characters. LinkedIn allows up to 3,000 characters in standard posts. Instagram captions up to 2,200 characters.
Not accurately. In Chinese, Japanese, and other CJK languages, words are not separated by spaces, so splitting on whitespace does not reflect the actual word count. For these languages the character count — which this tool also provides — is the more meaningful metric.
Word counter: for writers, students, and SEO professionals
Counting words is a daily need for writers, journalists, students, and content marketing professionals. Academic assignments have precise limits — a 15,000-word dissertation or a 500-word essay — and going over or under has consequences. SEO-optimized blog articles typically need between 1,500 and 2,500 words to rank well in Google.
Beyond word count, the number of characters is critical in specific contexts. Effective SEO meta descriptions are between 150 and 160 characters: shorter and they waste available space in the search result; longer and Google truncates them with an ellipsis. Article titles for SEO should stay between 50 and 60 characters to avoid being cut off.
Reading time is another valuable metric for content creators. Blog readers decide whether to keep reading within the first few seconds, and showing '8 min read' helps manage their expectations. Convertir.ai calculates all these statistics locally in your browser without storing the content of your texts on any server.