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A word counter tells you how many words, characters, sentences and paragraphs your text contains, along with an estimated reading time. This free online word counter processes everything in your browser, so your writing never leaves your device.
Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace and counting the non-empty chunks. Characters are counted both with and without spaces. Sentences are estimated from terminal punctuation (. ! ?) and paragraphs from blank-line breaks.
Reading time uses an average adult pace of about 200–250 words per minute: minutes = word count ÷ 225. So a 900-word article is roughly a 4-minute read.
No — all processing is done in your browser. Your text never leaves your device.
No hard limit — the counter handles large documents.
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Yes — works on any device.
It divides the word count by an average reading speed of about 225 words per minute, which reflects typical adult reading pace for general text.