This free online word counter instantly counts the words and characters in any text you type or paste, updating live as you edit. It's useful for checking essay length, meeting a required word count, or staying within social media character limits.
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How to Use the Word Counter
Type or paste your text into the large text box below the counts.
Watch the "Words", "Characters (Without Spaces)", "Characters (With Spaces)", "Sentences", and "Paragraphs" numbers update automatically.
Edit your text as needed - the counts refresh instantly with every change.
Frequently Asked Questions
It counts the total number of words, the character count excluding spaces, the total character count including spaces, the number of sentences, and the number of paragraphs, all updated live as you type.
The tool trims extra spaces and splits your text on whitespace, counting each resulting chunk as one word. An empty or blank text box always shows a word count of 0. Sentences are counted by splitting on periods, exclamation marks, and question marks, while paragraphs are counted by splitting on line breaks.
The "Character Count" figure includes spaces, while "Character Count (Without Spaces)" strips out all whitespace before counting, so you can see both totals side by side.
Yes, it's completely free, works directly in your browser, and requires no sign-up.