Paste or type your text below to see live word, character, sentence and reading-time counts.
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About the Word Counter
This tool counts words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type, and estimates reading time based on an average adult reading speed (~200 words per minute). Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing you type is sent anywhere.
FAQ
How is reading time calculated? We divide your word count by 200 (an average silent reading speed) and round to the nearest useful unit.
Does this count hyphenated words as one word or two? Hyphenated words (like "well-known") are counted as a single word.
Is there a word limit? No — paste as much text as you like; everything is processed instantly in your browser.