Word & Character Counter

Any run of letters, numbers, or apostrophes separated by spaces or punctuation counts as one word. Hyphenated compounds like "well-known" count as one word, matching how most word processors count.

Reading time uses 225 words per minute, a common average for adult silent reading. Speaking time uses 140 words per minute, a comfortable presentation pace.

Both are shown: characters including spaces (what Twitter/X and most limits use) and characters excluding spaces (common for essays and translations).

No. Counting happens in JavaScript in your browser. The text is never uploaded, logged, or saved, and refreshing the page erases it.