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Count words and characters
Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and an honest reading-time estimate — updating as you type.
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- 1Paste or type
Live counters update as you go.
- 2Read the stats
Words, characters, sentences, unique words, average sentence length, and reading time. The longest sentence is quoted — click it to select it in the text.
- 3Trim to a limit
Set a target — 280 for a tweet, 160 for a meta description — and see the remainder counted down.
Questions people actually ask
How is reading time calculated?
220 words per minute — the widely used average for adults reading on screens. Speech runs slower; writing runs slower still.
Does it store my text?
No. It exists in the page while you're on it and nowhere else the moment you leave.