Word Counter

When to use Word Counter

You are writing a college application essay with a 650-word cap and you have no idea if you're over or under. Paste your draft here and the count updates on every keystroke — words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time all at once. The counting happens through plain JavaScript string splitting and Intl.Segmenter calls, so there is nothing to load and no network round-trip. Walk away with exact numbers before submitting to a portal, a journal, a grant form, or any system that enforces a hard limit. The reading-time and speaking-time estimates (200 wpm and 130 wpm respectively) are handy when you are prepping a conference talk or a podcast script and want to know if your draft fits the slot.

• Check a college essay is under 650 words before submitting
• Time a conference talk draft at 130 words per minute
• Verify a blog post hits the 1,500-word minimum before publishing

About this tool

Paste any text and see word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading and speaking time — instantly. Useful when you're up against a submission limit, checking whether a blog post hits minimum length, trimming an abstract to 250 words, or timing a speech. Updates as you type, so you can watch the numbers change while editing. Your text stays on your device — nothing uploads, no account needed. The reading time estimate uses a 200 words-per-minute baseline; the speaking time estimate uses 130 words per minute for a natural presentation pace.