Word Counter — Count Words, Characters, and More Instantly

Simply type or paste your text into the editor. The tool counts words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and more in real-time as you type. No buttons to click — results update instantly. All counting happens in your browser; your text is never sent to any server.

Both. The tool displays characters (total, including spaces) and characters without spaces as separate stats. Social media platforms typically count spaces as characters, so the total character count is what you should check against platform limits.

Reading time is calculated using the widely-cited average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute. Speaking time uses an average of 150 words per minute, the typical pace for presentations.

Keyword density is the percentage of times a word or phrase appears relative to the total word count. For SEO, experts recommend keeping primary keyword density between 1-3% to signal relevance without appearing spammy.

Current limits (2026): X (Twitter) 280 characters, Instagram captions 2,200 (125 visible before 'More'), LinkedIn posts 3,000 (210 visible before 'See more'), TikTok captions 4,000, Facebook 63,206, Threads 500, YouTube titles 100, YouTube descriptions 5,000.

The Flesch Reading Ease measures readability on a 0-100 scale. Higher = easier. 60-70 is standard for general audiences (8th-9th grade). Scores above 80 are very easy; below 30 are academic/professional.

Yes. Click the upload button to load text from .txt, .md, or .docx files. The tool extracts text content and loads it into the editor for counting and analysis.

No. All processing happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never transmitted to any server, stored in any database, or logged. When you close the tab, the text is gone.

There's no hard limit. The tool handles 100,000+ words. For very large texts, advanced features like keyword density may have a brief delay, but basic counts always update instantly.