Word Counter

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Quick Tips
  • Word count is crucial for SEO, essays, and social media character limits.
  • A standard typed page contains around 250 to 300 words.
  • Reading time is calculated based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute.
  • Characters without spaces is often required for strict academic or professional limits.
  • Punctuation and special characters usually count towards your total character limit.

About Word Counter

The Word Counter gives you an instant, real-time count of words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs as you type or paste text. It also estimates your reading time based on average reading speed. Whether you need to meet a word count for an essay or academic paper, stay within a character limit for social media, optimize a meta description for SEO, or check if your content hits a required length — this tool updates live with every keystroke so you're always in control of your text length.

How to Use

Frequently Asked Questions

The tool shows two character counts — one including spaces and one excluding spaces — so you always have the exact figure you need.

Reading time is calculated using an average reading speed of approximately 200 words per minute, which is a standard estimate for adult readers.

Most SEO experts recommend 1,000 to 2,500 words for competitive blog posts. For informational guides or pillar content, 2,000+ words generally performs better in Google search.

Keep your meta description between 130 and 160 characters (including spaces) to avoid Google truncating it in search results.

Yes, completely free with no account or download required.

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