Word & Character Counter
Type or paste text to see live counts for words, characters, sentences and paragraphs — plus readability level, top keywords, and how you're tracking against common social and SEO character limits.
Top keywords
The most-used words in your text (common words like "the" and "and" are excluded), with how often each appears.
Character limits
How your current text compares to common platform and SEO limits.
How to use word & character counter
- Paste your text
Drop in an essay, article, meta description or caption — counts update instantly.
- Watch the stats
Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, reading/speaking time and readability are all tallied live as you edit.
- Check keywords and limits
See your most-repeated words and whether you're within common social and SEO character limits.
Features
Every metric updates on each keystroke with no button press needed.
A Flesch-Kincaid grade-level estimate, so you know roughly how easy your writing is to read.
See your most-repeated meaningful words — useful for catching overused words or checking SEO keyword balance.
Live progress against X/Twitter, SMS, Google title, meta description and Instagram caption limits.
Your writing stays in the browser and is never uploaded.
Supported formats and limitations
Text and structured input supported by this tool.
Use cases include personal workflows, content preparation, and quick checks. Review output before relying on it for legal, financial, accessibility, or production decisions.
Frequently asked questions
How is reading time calculated?
It divides the word count by an average adult silent-reading speed of about 200 words per minute. Speaking time uses about 130 words per minute, a common average speech rate.
How accurate is the readability score?
It's a Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level estimate based on average sentence length and an approximate syllable count per word — a widely-used, well-established formula, but still an approximation (especially for non-standard English, code snippets or lists).
Why are some words excluded from the keyword list?
Very common words ('the', 'and', 'is', etc.) are filtered out so the list reflects your text's actual topic words, not just the most frequent English filler words.
How are words counted?
The tool splits on whitespace, so runs of spaces or line breaks don't inflate the count.
Is there a length limit?
No hard limit — it comfortably handles long documents since everything runs on your device.