Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in real time. See reading time, speaking time, and keyword density.
Word & Character Counter
Paste or type your text to see real-time statistics.
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How it works
Word & Character Counter analyzes your text in real time as you type or paste. It counts words by splitting on whitespace, characters with configurable space and punctuation inclusion, and sentences by detecting terminal punctuation.
Reading time uses the widely accepted average of 200 words per minute, while speaking time uses 130 words per minute, the typical pace for presentations and speeches.
The keyword density table shows the top 10 most frequently used words after filtering out common English stop words. This is useful for content writers and SEO analysis.
FAQ
- How are words counted?
- Words are counted by splitting text on whitespace boundaries. Consecutive whitespace is treated as a single separator. Hyphenated words like 'well-known' count as one word.
- How is reading time calculated?
- Reading time is based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute, which is the commonly accepted rate for adult readers. The result is always rounded up to the nearest minute.
- What is keyword density?
- Keyword density shows how often a word appears relative to the total word count, expressed as a percentage. Common stop words (the, a, is, etc.) are excluded. It is useful for SEO content analysis.
- What is the difference between character count with and without spaces?
- Character count with spaces includes every character in the text including spaces, tabs, and newlines. Without spaces excludes all whitespace characters. Some platforms like Twitter count with spaces, while others may not.
- How are sentences counted?
- Sentences are counted by looking for terminal punctuation marks (period, exclamation mark, question mark) followed by a space or end of text. Multiple consecutive punctuation marks (like '...') count as one sentence boundary.
- Is my text stored anywhere?
- No. All processing happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server, stored in any database, or transmitted over the network.
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