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Word & Character Counter

Every word, counted live.

Paste your text and this tool counts words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs live as you type. It also estimates reading and speaking time, and flags when you run past a platform's character limit. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, saved, or sent anywhere, so you can paste anything.

What it counts

Every stat updates on each keystroke. Words are runs of text separated by spaces or line breaks. Characters come in two flavours: the full count, which is what platforms measure against their limits, and the count with spaces removed. Sentences are groups of ending punctuation (. ! ?), and paragraphs are blocks split by blank lines. Reading time assumes 200 words per minute, speaking time assumes 130.

Platform character limits

Platform Limit
X / Twitter post 280
LinkedIn post 3,000
LinkedIn headline 220
Instagram caption 2,200
Meta description 160
SMS 160
YouTube title 100

Per-platform character counters

0 Words
0 Characters
0 No spaces
0 Sentences
0 Paragraphs
0 min Reading time
0 min Speaking time

Against platform limits

X / Twitter post 0 / 280
LinkedIn post 0 / 3,000
LinkedIn headline 0 / 220
Instagram caption 0 / 2,200
Meta description 0 / 160
SMS 0 / 160
YouTube title 0 / 100

Questions people ask

How many words is a 5 minute speech?

At a normal speaking pace of about 130 words per minute, a 5 minute speech runs roughly 650 words. Slow down for pauses and emphasis and you might land closer to 550. Read quickly and you could hit 700. Use the speaking time estimate here as a starting point, then read your draft out loud with a timer to get the real number.

What counts as a word?

A word is any run of characters separated by spaces or line breaks. This tool splits your text on whitespace and counts the non-empty pieces, which matches how most editors and social platforms count. Hyphenated terms like well-known count as one word. Numbers and standalone symbols count too, as long as they have spaces around them.

Does this send my text anywhere?

No. Everything happens in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded, logged, or sent to a server, so you can safely paste drafts, private notes, or client work. Close the tab and the text is gone. There is no account and nothing to delete afterwards.