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TEXT.01 WORD COUNTER
Online Word Counter
Paste text to see words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs at a glance, with reading time, goal progress, and keyword density on the same screen.
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How to count a piece of text
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Read the essentials
Start with the primary count, then check characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading or speaking time as needed.
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Check a target
Optionally set a word goal or keyword. The same compact insight area shows the remaining count and density without saving your draft.
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Understand text length at a glance
Useful text statistics answer practical questions: how long is this, how long will it take to read, and how far am I from the limit? The primary count therefore stays next to the editor, while timing and goals fit into one compact rail.
English and Chinese need different counting rules. Han characters are counted individually, English is tokenized into words, and punctuation, whitespace, and line breaks feed the separate character, sentence, and line metrics.
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Counting rules
Primary count
Han characters plus non-Chinese word tokens, designed for multilingual drafts.
Characters
Both whitespace-inclusive and whitespace-free totals for publishing and form limits.
Reading / speaking
Language-aware estimates intended for planning, not precise timing.
Keyword density
Matched keyword characters divided by non-whitespace characters; English matching is case-insensitive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1How are Chinese characters and English words counted together?
Each Han character counts as one unit, while a run of letters or numbers counts as one word. Mixed text combines those units for the primary count and still shows raw character totals separately.
Q2Do spaces and line breaks count as characters?
The Characters metric includes whitespace and line breaks. Characters without spaces excludes all whitespace, so you can check either kind of platform limit.
Q3Is the reading time exact?
It is a planning estimate. Chinese text uses roughly 300 characters per minute and English text roughly 225 words per minute; actual speed depends on difficulty and audience.
Q4Is my text uploaded or saved?
No. Every calculation happens in the current browser page. Nothing is sent to a server or written to local storage, and the text disappears when the page is refreshed or closed.