Text Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, paragraphs - reading & speaking time
Text Input
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Characters
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No Spaces
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Words
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Lines
Reading & Speaking Time
1 min
Reading (~200 wpm)
1 min
Speaking (~130 wpm)
Top Words
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What this tool does
Counts characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time for any text. Useful for social media limits, SEO meta descriptions, and essay word counts.
Who it's for: Writers hitting character limits, social media managers, SEO professionals, and students meeting essay word counts.
When to use
- •Check a Twitter/X post against the 280-char limit.
- •Verify a meta description stays under 160 chars.
- •Hit an essay word-count target.
- •Estimate reading time for a blog post.
How it works
- 1Paste or type text.
- 2All stats update live as you edit.
- 3Reading time uses a 200-words-per-minute baseline.
- 4Everything happens in your browser.
Tips
- •'Character' count differs between platforms - some count emoji as 2.
- •SEO best practices: 50-60 char titles, 140-160 char descriptions.
- •Reading time is a rough estimate; complex text reads slower.