Online Tool

Word Counter

Count characters, words, Chinese characters, lines, paragraphs, sentences, and estimated reading time as you type.

Everything runs in your browser. Files and text are not uploaded or saved.

Text

  • Characters0
  • Characters without spaces0
  • Words0
  • Chinese characters0
  • Lines0
  • Paragraphs0
  • Sentences0
  • Estimated reading time0 min

Reading time uses 200 English words or 400 Chinese characters per minute.

How to Use

  1. Type or paste text into the box.
  2. The counts update immediately.
  3. Use Copy Text to take the text with you.
  4. Clear the box to return every count to zero.

FAQ

How are characters counted?

Characters are Unicode code points, so an emoji made of one surrogate pair counts as one character.

How are words and Chinese characters separated?

Words use Intl.Segmenter and skip Han text. Chinese Characters counts Han characters separately.

How is reading time estimated?

It uses 200 English words per minute and 400 Chinese characters per minute.