Word Counter

This tool counts the words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in any text as you type, and estimates how long it takes to read. It counts words correctly in Hindi, Marathi and other scripts, not only English.

1. Paste or type your text into the box.
2. Watch the counts update as you write.
3. Use "Characters (no spaces)" for limits that ignore spaces, such as some application forms.

• Reading time assumes about 200 words a minute; technical writing reads slower.
• Sentences are split at full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, so abbreviations like "e.g." can add an extra count.
• Characters are counted as typed units; a few emoji made of several parts may count as more than one.
• Your text is counted inside this page. It is not uploaded, saved or sent anywhere, and it disappears when you close the tab.

Yes. It uses the browser’s language-aware word segmentation, which handles Devanagari and other scripts, rather than simply splitting on spaces.

Tools disagree on hyphenated words, numbers and symbols. This one counts anything the browser recognises as a word, which matches most word processors closely.

No. Nothing is sent over the network or saved, so it is safe for drafts, assignments and private notes.