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Word Counter

Word counter

Paste any text to instantly count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs. Ideal for writers, students and anyone working to a word limit.

  • Word and character count
  • Characters excluding spaces
  • Sentence and paragraph count
  • Estimated reading time
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Word counts that matter

A tweet is 280 characters; a university essay might require exactly 2,500 words; a novel runs to 80,000–100,000 words. SEO blog posts perform best at 1,500–2,500 words. Reading speed is estimated at 200 words per minute.

Does it count hyphenated words as one or two?
Hyphenated words (e.g. "well-known") are counted as one word, consistent with most word processors.