Toolkit / Text & Writing Tools
Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time for essays, posts, product copy, applications, and drafts.
Privacy note: Text is handled in your browser for these utilities, making them useful for quick edits, drafts, and formatting tasks.
Limitations: Word counts can vary slightly between tools because punctuation, emoji, and hyphenated words may be handled differently.
Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time.
Words
11
Characters
76
Characters No Spaces
66
Sentences
1
Paragraphs
1
Reading Minutes
1
How word counter works
Paste or type your text and Toolkit updates the counts as you edit.
Use the totals to meet word limits, estimate reading time, or trim text before publishing.
Privacy
Text is handled in your browser for these utilities, making them useful for quick edits, drafts, and formatting tasks.
Limitations
- Word counts can vary slightly between tools because punctuation, emoji, and hyphenated words may be handled differently.
- Reading time is an estimate based on average reading speed.
- Text pasted from rich editors may lose formatting because this tool focuses on plain text counts.
FAQs
What counts as a word?
A word is usually counted as a group of characters separated by spaces or punctuation. Edge cases such as hyphenated words can vary.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated from word count and an average reading speed, so it should be treated as a guide.
Can I use this for essays?
Yes. It is useful for essays, applications, abstracts, captions, and any text with a word or character limit.
Does formatting affect the count?
The tool reads plain text, so pasted formatting is not counted as content.