Word and character count
Count words, characters, graphemes, lines, paragraphs and UTF-8 bytes. Get an approximate reading time for your text.
Features
- Count words using browser language-aware segmentation.
- Compare characters, graphemes and UTF-8 byte length.
- Get line, paragraph and estimated reading-time statistics.
How to use this tool
- Paste or import the text to measure.
- Start processing to calculate the counts.
- Review the statistics and copy or download the report.
Good to know
This tool is free without sign-up, with unlimited processing and exports within the displayed input limits.
- Reading time assumes 200 words per minute. Word boundaries depend on browser segmentation; estimates can vary across languages.
Privacy and local processing
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