Productivity
Word counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines in your text. Estimate reading and speaking time with stated speed assumptions, with processing in your browser.
Works locally in your browser
How this tool works
Use this tool to measure text while drafting an article, speech, application, or message. The text remains in browser memory and is not persisted or transmitted.
Inputs and definitions
Type or paste text into the editor. Counts update after the browser has time to process your latest edit; Clear removes all entered text.
Methodology
Words use the browser Internationalization Segmenter when available, with a whitespace and letter-number fallback. Characters count Unicode code points. Reading time uses 238 words per minute and speaking time uses 130.
Assumptions
Reading and speaking times are estimates based on fixed average rates; language, complexity, pauses, and accessibility needs change real timing.
Worked examples
Worked example
Paste “Hello world.” The tool reports two words, twelve characters, one sentence, one paragraph, and one line.
Enter and review
Type or paste text into the editor. Counts update after the browser has time to process your latest edit; Clear removes all entered text.
Process locally
Words use the browser Internationalization Segmenter when available, with a whitespace and letter-number fallback. Characters count Unicode code points. Reading time uses 238 words per minute and speaking time uses 130.
Paste “Hello world.” The tool reports two words, twelve characters, one sentence, one paragraph, and one line.
Limitations and common mistakes
Sentence boundaries are heuristic and can differ around abbreviations, initials, code, and languages without familiar punctuation.
Frequently asked questions
Does the tool save my text?
No. It remains in the current browser session only.
Why can word counts differ?
Editors use different segmentation rules, especially for compounds and languages without spaces.
How is reading time calculated?
Word count is divided by 238 words per minute and rounded up to seconds.
Sources
- Unicode text segmentation — Unicode Consortium (accessed )
Method and content record
The method, examples and limitations describe how this tool works. Recorded checks do not establish independent professional review.
Record attribution, date and versions
Record attribution: ToolsOrigin calculation review; introduction guidance checked by Codex.
Record date: .
Content version 1.0.1. Engine version 1.0.0.