Word Counter

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How words are counted

A word is any run of characters separated by spaces or line breaks. Reading time assumes about 238 words per minute and speaking time about 150 words per minute, the typical adult averages.

Common limits

X (Twitter) post: 280 characters
Meta description: about 155–160 characters
SEO title: about 50–60 characters
Instagram caption: 2,200 characters
Text message (SMS): 160 characters per segment

FAQ

Is my text saved or uploaded?

No. Counting happens in your browser and your text never leaves your device.

Does it count Chinese, Japanese or Korean?

Characters are counted for any language. Word counts follow spaces, so languages written without spaces will show fewer words than their real length.

How are sentences counted?

By sentence-ending punctuation (. ! ?) followed by a space or the end of the text.