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Word Counter
Live word and character counts for essays and posts. Processing stays on your device — no upload, no account.
How to use Word Counter
- Paste or type your text.
- Read live counts.
- Use reading-time estimates for publishing.
Why use this free word counter tool?
- All processing happens locally in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
- Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines.
- Reading time estimate.
- Works offline.
Technical details
Word splits follow whitespace; CJK text may under-count “words” - treat as approximate for English/Latin scripts.
Word Counter FAQ
Is text uploaded?
No. All processing happens locally in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
What counts as a word?
Whitespace-separated tokens for typical English text.
Reading time?
Estimate based on ~200-250 words per minute.
Spaces in character count?
Both with-spaces and without-spaces counts are shown.
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