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The Word Counter gives you an instant breakdown of any text: word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time, updated as you type. It's built for writers, students, and editors who need to hit a word count or check pacing without leaving the page.
The guide behind this tool
Word Count Targets: What Editors, Platforms and Google Expect
Two counters can disagree by five percent on the same paragraph. Here is how counting actually works, and the targets worth writing to.
Paste or type your text into the box above, or drop a document on it to load the text from a file.
Watch the six stats below update instantly as you type.
Use "Clear" to start over, or copy your text once you're done.
Yes. Drag a .docx file onto the text box or use the "Upload file" button, and the document text is pulled out and counted here. Plain formats work too: .txt, .md, .csv, .log and similar, up to 5 MB. Older .doc files and PDFs can't be read, so save those as .docx or plain text first.
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