How to Count Words and Characters Online - Free Word Counter
Count words, characters, paragraphs, lines, and sentences in your text. Our free word counter provides detailed statistics instantly.
Scenario
Your essay assignment requires exactly 1,500 words, but you're not sure if you've reached the requirement. Your social media post needs to be under 280 characters for Twitter. Your job application asks for a cover letter between 300-500 words. Your blog post needs to be at least 1,000 words for SEO. These are daily situations where accurate word and character counting is crucial.
For
- •Students writing essays, research papers, or assignments with specific word count requirements
- •Content writers and bloggers who need to meet SEO word count targets
- •Social media managers creating posts that must fit character limits (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- •Job seekers writing cover letters and resumes with length requirements
- •Academic researchers tracking word counts for publications or grant applications
- •Copywriters working on marketing materials with specific length constraints
- •Anyone who needs to track writing progress or meet text length requirements
Common issues
- •Manually counting words in long documents is time-consuming and error-prone
- •Word processors don't always show all the statistics you need (characters with/without spaces, paragraphs, sentences)
- •Different platforms have different character limits, making it hard to track multiple requirements
- •Having to copy text into multiple tools to get different statistics
- •Losing track of word count while writing, requiring constant checking
- •Not knowing if you've met minimum or maximum word count requirements
- •Character count tools that don't update in real-time as you type
- •Privacy concerns when pasting sensitive or confidential text into online counters
Word counting is essential for writers, students, and professionals who need to meet specific length requirements or track their writing progress.
Our Word Counter provides comprehensive statistics about your text, including word count, character count, paragraph count, and more. All counting happens in your browser - your text remains private.
What Can You Count?
Words: Total number of words in your text.
Characters: Total characters including spaces.
Characters (no spaces): Characters excluding spaces.
Paragraphs: Number of paragraphs.
Lines: Number of lines.
Sentences: Number of sentences.
How to Count Words
Visit our [Word Counter](/tools/word-counter)
Paste or type your text
View real-time statistics
Copy the results if needed
The counter updates in real-time as you type, making it easy to track your writing progress.