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Word Counter
Words
17
Characters
101
Chars (no spaces)
85
Sentences
1
Paragraphs
1
Reading time
4s
Speaking time
8s
Avg word length
5.0
A fast, free word counter with the stats that matter for writing online: words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, plus reading and speaking time estimates based on average adult speeds. Paste any text — nothing is sent to a server.
Character counts are useful for meta descriptions (~160), tweets (280), and SMS (160). Word counts matter for blog posts (800–1500 usually performs best), essays, and scripts. Reading time is calculated at 230 words per minute (the adult average); speaking time at 130 wpm, which matches relaxed presentation pace.
Nasıl Kullanılır
- Paste or type text into the box.
- Stats update live — no button to press.
- Use Reading and Speaking time to plan posts, presentations, or scripts.
- Clear or copy the text with the buttons below the stat grid.
Ne Zaman Kullanılır
- You care about character limits or estimated reading time.
- You want sentence/paragraph counts, not just words.
- You need a second opinion on Word's or Docs's word count (they sometimes disagree).
Ne Zaman Kullanılmaz
- You need grammar checks — use a grammar tool.
- You need a keyword density report — use a content analyzer.
Yaygın Kullanım Senaryoları
- Staying under a meta description limit (≤160 chars).
- Hitting a Twitter / X or SMS length (280 / 160 chars).
- Essay word counts for school submissions.
- Estimating presentation length before you record.
- Checking that a blog post fits a target word range.
Örnek
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
Words: 17 Characters: 86 (with spaces) / 70 (no spaces) Sentences: 2 Paragraphs: 1 Reading time: ~4s Speaking time: ~8s
Sık Sorulan Sorular
Why does my count differ from Google Docs or Word?
Different apps handle hyphens, em dashes, and URLs differently. A hyphenated word like 'well-being' might be 1 word or 2 depending on the tool. Differences of 1–3% are normal.
Is the text sent to a server?
No. The entire count is computed in your browser as you type. You can open DevTools' Network tab to verify — no outgoing requests.
What's a typical word count for blog posts, essays, or articles?
Blog posts: 800-1500 words for SEO sweet spot, 2000-3500 for in-depth pillar content. News articles: 300-800 words. College essays: 250-650 for application essays, 1500-3000 for term papers, 5000-15000 for thesis chapters. Novels: 50000-100000 words is typical, with 80000-90000 the publishing-industry sweet spot for most genres. Short stories: 1000-7500 words. Twitter posts: 280 char hard limit; LinkedIn: 1300 char before 'see more' truncation.
How accurate is the reading time estimate?
We use 230 words per minute for reading and 130 wpm for speaking — both are adult averages from psychological research. Actual reading speed varies: skimming 400-600 wpm, technical content 100-200 wpm, leisure fiction 200-300 wpm. Speaking pace varies from 110 wpm (formal speeches) to 160 wpm (casual conversation). For presentations, plan 130-150 wpm and add buffer for pauses, slides, and audience interaction. A 1500-word post takes ~6.5 minutes to read at average pace.
How does this count handle code, URLs, and special characters?
URLs are counted as one word each (the domain plus path counts as a single token). Code with special characters is counted by whitespace splits — function calls like 'foo(bar, baz)' count as 1 word; multi-line code blocks count line-by-line. Emoji count as 1 character but vary in byte size — Twitter / X counts most emoji as 2 characters in their own algorithm. For platform-specific limits where characters matter most, paste a sample with realistic content (URLs, emoji, hashtags) to get a working count.
What's a good sentence length for readability?
15-20 words per sentence is the readability sweet spot for general audiences (Hemingway-style). Academic / technical writing tolerates 20-30 word sentences but suffers above that. Legal and government writing often runs 35-45 words per sentence and is famously hard to read. Mix sentence lengths: alternating short (5-10 words) with medium (15-25) and occasional longer ones (25-35) creates rhythm. Average sentence length above 25 words usually means you should break some sentences up.