What the counter measures
The word and character counter tells you instantly how long your text is as you type or paste. It's the perfect tool for staying within limits, controlling the length of an assignment or preparing posts that fit each social network.
As soon as you type, six metrics update in real time:
- Words: the total number of words in the text.
- Characters: all characters, including spaces.
- No spaces: characters excluding spaces (useful for many limits).
- Sentences: the number of detected sentences.
- Paragraphs: the blocks of text separated by line breaks.
- Reading time: an estimate in minutes based on an average speed of about 200 words per minute.
How to use the word counter
- Type directly in the box or paste the text you want to analyze.
- The figures update on their own, with no button to press.
- Check the metric you care about (words, characters, etc.).
- Press "Clear" to start over with a blank text.
Who is it useful for?
It's used by students who must fit an essay to a word count, writers and copywriters working to specific lengths, community managers preparing posts within each network's limits, and SEO professionals watching the length of titles and meta descriptions.
Common character limits on social media and SEO
- X (Twitter): 280 characters per post.
- Instagram: up to 2,200 characters in the caption and about 150 in the bio.
- TikTok: around 2,200 characters in the description.
- Meta description (SEO): best kept under about 155–160 characters.
- SEO title: better kept under about 60 characters.
- SMS: 160 characters per standard message.
Tips for writing concisely
- Remove filler words and unnecessary repetition.
- Use short sentences: they improve readability and cut the count.
- Replace long expressions with shorter synonyms.
- Check the reading time to gauge how long your audience will spend.
Privacy: everything happens in your browser
The text you type is never sent to any server: the count is calculated entirely on your own device, so you can analyze private documents with peace of mind.
Common use cases
A word counter is an everyday tool in many fields:
Where it's used most
- Academic: fitting essays, papers and theses to a minimum or maximum word count.
- Content marketing: controlling the length of articles and ad copy.
- Social media: making sure your posts don't exceed the limits.
- SEO: watching titles and meta descriptions so they aren't cut off in Google.
- Translation and editing: quoting and billing by word or character count.
Reading time and words per minute
The average adult reads between 200 and 250 words per minute on screen. Our counter uses 200 wpm as a conservative reference to estimate reading time, very useful for knowing how long an article or script will take.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it count characters with and without spaces?
Yes, it shows both figures separately, because many limits (like those on some networks) are calculated without counting spaces.
How is reading time calculated?
It's estimated from the number of words using an average reading speed of about 200 words per minute.
Is my text sent to a server?
No. All counting happens in your browser; your text never leaves your device.
Does it work for the X (Twitter) limit or other networks?
Yes, it's ideal for checking that your post fits X's 280 characters or the limits of Instagram, TikTok and other platforms.
Does it count words in any language?
Yes, it works with any language. Note that in languages without spaces between words the word count is approximate.
Is it free?
Completely free, no sign-up and no usage limit.