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Word & Character Counter
Paste or type your text to instantly count words, characters, and estimate reading time.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated based on the average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute (WPM), which is widely cited in research. Your actual speed may vary based on content complexity and familiarity.
What counts as a word?
A word is any sequence of non-whitespace characters separated by spaces, tabs, or newlines. For example, "hello-world" counts as one word, and hyphenated words are treated as a single word.
Is my text stored anywhere?
No. All analysis is done entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server and never stored. This tool is 100% private and offline-capable.
What is the Twitter/X character limit?
Twitter/X allows up to 280 characters per post (for standard accounts). Use the "Characters (All)" counter to stay within the limit.
What is the LinkedIn post character limit?
LinkedIn allows up to 3,000 characters for regular posts and up to 1,300 for connection invitations. Articles can be much longer (up to 125,000 characters).
How are paragraphs counted?
A paragraph is counted as any block of text separated by one or more blank lines (newlines). A single unbroken block of text with no blank lines counts as one paragraph.
📏 Quick Reference
- Short article — ~500 words
- Blog post — 1,000–2,500 words
- Long-form SEO — 2,500+ words
- Short story — 1k–7.5k words
- Novella — 17.5k–40k words
- Novel — 50k+ words
✍️ Writing Tips
- Aim for sentences under 20 words for readability.
- Short paragraphs (3–5 sentences) improve scannability.
- A 1,500-word article takes ~6 min to read.
- Keep meta descriptions under 160 characters.
- Keep page titles under 60 characters for SEO.