Word Counter
Paste or type your text below and the word counter updates in real time. Alongside the word count you also get character, sentence, paragraph, and line counts — useful for essays, articles, social posts, and anywhere a word limit applies. Everything is calculated in your browser: your text is never sent to a server.
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Your text is processed entirely in your browser and is never sent to or stored on a server.
Frequently asked questions
- How are words counted?
- A word is counted as any run of characters separated by whitespace. Numbers and hyphenated terms each count as one word.
- Is my text uploaded or stored?
- No. All counting happens locally in your browser with JavaScript. Your text never leaves your device.