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Word Counter — Free Online Tool
Whether you are writing a 500-word essay, an SEO blog post, a LinkedIn update or a scholarship statement with a strict limit, you need to know your length at a glance. This word counter shows four live statistics while you type or paste: characters including spaces, words, sentences and estimated reading time. Reading time assumes about 200 words per minute, a comfortable pace for an adult reading online, and the result is rounded up to the next whole minute. Students use it to stay within assignment limits, bloggers use it to hit target lengths for search ranking, social media managers check limits for posts and bios, and translators estimate the size of a job. Words are counted by splitting on spaces and line breaks, and sentences are counted by full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, so abbreviations or decimals such as 3.5 may slightly raise the sentence count. It works for any language that separates words with spaces, including Hindi written in Devanagari. For languages without spaces like Chinese or Japanese, rely on the character count instead. The counter runs in your browser, handles long documents quickly and does not upload or store your writing, so drafts of confidential work stay private.
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How to use Word Counter
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Watch the character, word and sentence counts update.
- Check the estimated reading time.
- Edit your writing until it meets the required length.
Key benefits
- ✓ 100% free — no paywall or trial limits
- ✓ No account or email required
- ✓ Mobile-friendly responsive design
- ✓ Instant results in your browser
- ✓ Secure — data stays on your device
- ✓ Trusted by thousands of users daily
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the word counter work?
It splits your text on spaces and line breaks to count words, counts every character including spaces, and counts sentences ending in a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
How is reading time estimated?
Reading time uses about 200 words per minute and rounds up to the next minute. Fast readers will finish sooner, and technical text takes longer.
Does it count characters with or without spaces?
The character figure includes spaces and punctuation. Subtract the number of spaces yourself for a count without spaces.
How many words should a blog post have for SEO?
There is no fixed number. Cover the topic fully and match what already ranks, which is often 800 to 2,000 words for guides and shorter for quick answers.
Does the word counter work for Hindi?
Yes. Hindi words separated by spaces are counted correctly, as are the characters.