Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and estimate reading time.
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Lines
- 0
Time to consume
- Reading (225 wpm)
- 0 min
- Speaking (150 wpm)
- 0 min
- Average word length
- 0
Readability
Add at least twenty words and a complete sentence for a meaningful score.
About the Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type, with reading time and a readability score. The character count uses grapheme clusters, so an emoji counts as one character rather than the two or four that a naive length check would report.
How to use it
- 1 Type or paste your text into the box.
- 2 Every statistic updates as you type.
- 3 Check the reading and speaking estimates when writing to a time limit.
- 4 Read the reading-ease score to judge how demanding the writing is.
What it does
- Words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs and lines
- Grapheme-accurate character counting, including emoji
- Reading time at 225 wpm and speaking time at 150 wpm
- Flesch reading-ease score with a plain-English grade level
- Most frequent words, with common stop words excluded
Frequently asked questions
Why does my emoji count as one character here but two elsewhere?
Because most tools report JavaScript's string length, which counts UTF-16 units — any character above U+FFFF takes two, and an emoji with modifiers can take eight. This counter uses grapheme clusters, which is what a person would actually count.
How is reading time calculated?
Words divided by 225 per minute, rounded up — the usual figure for silent adult reading of general text. Speaking time uses 150 wpm, which is a comfortable presentation pace. Both are estimates; dense technical writing is slower.
What is the Flesch reading-ease score?
A 0–100 scale based on average sentence length and syllables per word. Around 60–70 is plain English suitable for a general audience; below 30 reads like an academic paper. It is a rough signal, not a verdict — it cannot tell whether the writing is any good.
Why is there no readability score on short text?
The formula divides by sentence and word counts, so on a fragment it produces a wildly unstable number. The score is withheld until there are at least twenty words and a complete sentence.
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Everything is counted in your browser. Nothing you paste is uploaded, so it is safe to use with unpublished or confidential writing.