What the word counter measures
This tool gives you an instant, live breakdown of any text – no button to press. It is handy for anything with a length limit or target: essays and assignments, meta titles and descriptions, social posts, ad copy, product descriptions, or simply checking how long a piece of writing is. Paste text from anywhere, or generate some with the Lorem Ipsum generator and see the counts update.
- Words – runs of non-space characters; the metric most writing targets use.
- Characters – every character, spaces and line breaks included.
- Characters (no spaces) – whitespace excluded; what several platform limits actually count.
- Sentences & paragraphs – useful for readability and structure.
- Reading & speaking time – estimated from average reading (~200 wpm) and speaking (~130 wpm) speeds.
Handy length limits to know
- SEO title tag: aim for roughly 50–60 characters before Google truncates it.
- Meta description: around 150–160 characters is typically shown in search results.
- Twitter/X post: 280 characters.
- Google Ads headline: 30 characters; description 90 characters.
Privacy
Your text never leaves your device – every count is calculated locally in your browser with JavaScript. Nothing is uploaded or stored.
FAQ
How are words counted?
A word is any run of non-space characters. Numbers, hyphenated terms and words with punctuation each count as one word.
With or without spaces – which limit do I need?
It depends on the platform. Many social and SEO fields count characters with spaces, but some count without. Both figures are shown so you are covered either way.
Is my text private?
Yes. Everything is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.