Tool
Text Counter
Count characters, words, lines, sentences, and paragraphs, and estimate reading time.
Try it
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type or paste is sent anywhere.
Counted 6 words across 1 paragraph(s) and 2 sentence(s).
How it works
- Counted every character and every non-whitespace character.
- Split on whitespace for words and on line terminators for lines.
- Split on sentence terminators and blank lines for sentences and paragraphs.
- Estimated reading time at 200 words per minute.
- Estimated reading time: 1 minute(s).
Usage
- Paste or type your text.
- Read the character, word, line, sentence, and paragraph counts.
- Use the reading-time estimate to size the content.
Examples
Two short sentences
{
"text": "Hello world. This is a test."
}Two paragraphs
{
"text": "First paragraph with five words.\n\nSecond paragraph."
}Limitations
Which count should you trust?
Word counts vary by tool because word boundaries differ. This counter uses whitespace-delimited tokens, which matches prose and most editorial desk checks. Technical text with long identifiers can differ from a writing tool's count.
Frequently asked questions
- Do spaces count as characters?
- Yes. The character count is the raw length; the 'no spaces' figure excludes all whitespace.