Word Counter - Free Online Word & Character Counter
Paste or type text to count words and characters instantly. This word counter helps writers, students, editors, and social media teams check length before publishing.
Interactive tool
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Quick Guide
The word counter measures words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs as your text changes, so you can adjust content to a target length without exporting it to another app.
- Paste or type your content in the text box.
- Review live word, character, sentence, and paragraph totals.
- Edit the text until it matches your required word-count or character-count limit.
Best for: Essays, article drafts, meta descriptions, captions, summaries, and form fields with strict length limits.
What this tool does
The word counter measures words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs as your text changes, so you can adjust content to a target length without exporting it to another app.
Useful examples
- Check whether a 160-character meta description is too long.
- Trim an assignment down to a 500-word requirement.
- Compare word count and character count before posting short copy.
FAQs
What does this word counter count?
It counts words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs from the text you enter, giving quick length checks for writing and editing.
Is character count the same as word count?
No. Word count measures separated words, while character count measures letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation depending on the displayed metric.