Save shortcut
iPhone / iPad
Open in Safari, tap Share → Add to Home Screen → Add.
Android
Open the browser menu → Add to Home screen or Install app.
Desktop
Use the browser’s Install option when available. On Mac Safari, choose File → Add to Dock. To bookmark, press Ctrl+D (Windows/Linux) or ⌘D (Mac).
The shortcut opens this tool. An internet connection is required.
Word & Character Counter
Count text locally, including characters, lines and paragraphs.
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Without spaces
- 0
- Lines
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Reading time
- 0 min
Up to 100,000 characters. Text is not uploaded.
How to use this tool
Count text without uploading it or saving a draft.
- Type or paste up to 100,000 UTF-16 code units.
- Read the live word, character, line and paragraph counts.
- Copy the text if needed, or clear the page when finished.
When it helps
Check a short description before copying it into a form with a character limit. Platform counters can use different Unicode or whitespace rules; use the destination platform’s own limit as the final check.
Quick answers
What counts as a word?
A word is a run of letters or numbers, with internal apostrophes or hyphens allowed. For example, don’t and step-by-step each count as one word. Languages that do not separate words with spaces may need a language-specific word counter.
How are characters counted?
Where supported, Unicode grapheme segmentation treats a displayed character such as a combined accent or joined emoji as one character. Older browsers fall back to Unicode code points. Without spaces excludes whitespace. The input is limited to 100,000 UTF-16 code units.
How are lines, paragraphs and reading time counted?
Lines include blank and trailing lines; an empty input has zero lines. Paragraphs are nonempty text groups separated by a blank line. Reading time uses an approximate 200 words per minute and rounds up. It is an estimate, not a reading-speed measurement.
Does my text leave the browser?
No. Text and counts stay in this page’s memory. Clear removes the page input; leaving the page also releases it. Copying text can leave it in your clipboard. We do not upload it, save drafts or add it to the URL.