Paste or type text below to see live word, character, sentence, and reading-time stats.
About this tool
Counts words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs live as you type, and estimates reading time — useful for meeting a word count requirement or gauging how long a piece of writing will take to read.
Frequently asked questions
How is reading time estimated?
Using a standard average adult silent-reading speed of about 200 words per minute. Actual reading time varies by content density and the individual reader, so treat this as a reasonable estimate, not an exact figure.
How does it decide what counts as a sentence?
It splits on sentence-ending punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation points). Abbreviations with periods (like "e.g." or "Dr.") can occasionally be miscounted as sentence boundaries, a limitation of punctuation-based splitting in general.