About this tool
Whether you are keeping an essay under a limit, writing a meta description that must fit in 160 characters, or sizing a tweet, a live counter saves you guessing. This tool counts words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and lines as you type, and estimates reading time at a comfortable 200 words per minute.
It all runs locally in your browser, so long documents count instantly and privately — nothing you paste is uploaded. Type, paste or edit and watch every number update in real time.
Frequently asked questions
How is reading time estimated?
It's based on the word count divided by an average adult silent-reading speed, then rounded to minutes and seconds — treat it as a ballpark for skimmable content, not an exact figure for every reader.
What are the character limit presets for?
They're quick checks against common platform limits — title tag (60), meta description (155), SMS (160), X/Twitter (280), Instagram caption (2200) — or set a custom limit. The bar turns red once you go over.
Does the keyword frequency list count words like "the" and "and"?
No. Common stopwords and words under 3 characters are filtered out first, then the remaining words are ranked by how often they appear, showing the top 20 — useful for spotting keyword repetition or missing variety in SEO copy.
Does it work correctly with non-Latin scripts like Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic?
Character and keyword matching use Unicode letter detection, so non-Latin scripts are counted correctly. Word counts still assume whitespace-separated words, so languages without spaces between words (like Chinese or Japanese) may show a lower word count than a native speaker would expect.
Is my text saved or uploaded anywhere?
Your text is kept only in this browser's local storage so your work isn't lost on refresh — it's never sent to a server.
How many words is X characters (or the other way around)?
There's no fixed ratio since word length varies, but as a rough average in English, one word is about 5-6 characters including the trailing space — so 2,000 characters is roughly 330-400 words. Type or paste your own text above instead of relying on an average: the live word and character counts update together so you can see the exact ratio for your specific content.