Word Counter
Paste or type text to count its words, characters, and lines. Processing happens in your browser.
Counting method
Words are separated by one or more whitespace characters. Character count includes spaces and line breaks. Empty text has zero lines; otherwise each line break separates another line.
Word Counter: guide to words and characters
A word counter helps estimate word count, character count, spaces, and other basic text statistics. Writers use these figures for article briefs, school assignments, social posts, metadata, and form limits.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text into the input area.
- Review the word and character totals.
- Check the destination platform’s counting rules if a strict limit applies.
Counting details
Different applications may treat hyphenated words, apostrophes, emoji, Unicode characters, and line breaks differently. Character count with spaces is not the same as character count without spaces, and neither is a word count.
Frequently asked questions
Do spaces count as characters? It depends on which character total you are checking. Will this exactly match every platform? Not necessarily; verify against the final publishing form for strict limits.