Count words and characters.
Get live writing statistics without submitting your text anywhere.
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Result
How to use Word & Character Counter
The live counter measures visible text using whitespace-aware word segmentation and reports characters both with and without spaces.
Steps
- Type or paste text.
- Review the live count cards.
- Edit until the document reaches its target length.
Formats, limits, and accuracy
Word boundaries vary across languages. The counter uses the browser Intl.Segmenter when available and falls back to whitespace-based counting.
Frequently asked questions
Does it support Chinese text?
Modern browsers use language-aware segmentation when available.
How is reading time estimated?
The estimate uses approximately 200 words per minute.
Practical notes
Counts update only in the current browser tab.
Application-specific counters may treat punctuation or emoji differently.