Word counter

Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines as you type.

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39 words · 211 characters

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39Words

211Visible characters

173Without whitespace

2Sentences / fragments

1Paragraphs

1Lines

Visible characters count joined emoji and accents as one. Code points, bytes and letters can give different totals. Words follow the letter, number, apostrophe and hyphen rule explained below.

Count definitions and encoding details

Visible characters group joined emoji and combining accents. Words keep internal apostrophes and hyphens; don’t and well-made each count as one. A blank line starts a paragraph. Line wrapping on screen does not add a line.

Reading time, frequent words and a local draft

Assumed reading speed (words/minute)Assumed speaking speed (words/minute)

These are editable planning assumptions, not a measurement of your pace. Time equals word count divided by the speed you enter.

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Keyword density and frequent phrases

Phrase lengthFind a keyword or phrase

Hide common English words from the one-word table

Case is ignored, and overlapping phrases count. Share is how often a phrase appears out of all the places it could start. Hiding common words does not change that total. These counts are not an SEO score or a recommended density.

Word or phrase	Count	Share

Writing timer

0 seconds · 0 net words added · 0 words/minute

Words per minute uses net words added while the timer runs divided by active minutes. Deleting words reduces the net count. Pasted words count too; this measures this session, not typing skill. Text written while paused is excluded. Reloading clears the timer.

What counts as a word?

Words are runs of letters or numbers. Apostrophes and hyphens inside a word stay together: don’t and well-made each count as one. An emoji by itself is not a word.

Next: Character counter

Worked example

The sample answer to a job application question has 39 words, 211 visible characters and 2 sentences. A blank line starts a new paragraph; wrapping a long line on screen does not add a line.

Next: Word frequency counter

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Sentence counts follow punctuation and include a final unfinished fragment. Abbreviations and unusual punctuation can change that count. A word processor may use a different rule.

Next: Duplicate word finder

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