How to use the word counter
Type or paste your text in the box. The counts update as you type: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, reading time and speaking time.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time assumes an average of 200 words per minute. Speaking time assumes about 130 words per minute, which is a comfortable pace for a speech or presentation.
Useful word limits
- Meta description: about 150 characters
- Tweet or short post: 280 characters
- Short essay: 300 to 500 words
- Blog post: 800 to 1,500 words
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a word?
Any group of letters or numbers separated by spaces. Hyphenated words such as “well-known” and contractions such as “don’t” count as one word.
Do spaces count as characters?
Both totals are shown: characters including spaces and characters without spaces.
Is there a text length limit?
No fixed limit. Very long texts may take a moment to process on slow devices.