Word and Character Counter
Words: 0
Characters (with spaces): 0
Characters (without spaces): 0
About the Word Counter
Our free Word Counter instantly counts words, characters, and other text statistics as you type or paste. Essential for writers, students, bloggers, and anyone who needs to meet word limits or track document length.
Simply type or paste your text into the box above. The counter updates in real-time, showing you words, characters with spaces, and characters without spaces.
Frequently Asked Questions
A word counter is a tool that counts the number of words, characters, and other text statistics in a piece of writing. It's essential for writers, students, and professionals who need to meet word limits or track document length.
Word counting is important for: meeting essay or article word limits, optimizing content for SEO (ideal lengths for blog posts), crafting social media posts within character limits, academic papers with strict requirements, and tracking writing productivity.
Characters with spaces counts every single character including spaces between words. Characters without spaces counts only letters, numbers, and punctuation. Some platforms (like Twitter/X) count spaces, while others don't.
Yes! Our word counter updates instantly as you type or paste text. You can see the word and character counts change in real-time without clicking any buttons.
Absolutely! You can paste text from any source - Word documents, PDFs, websites, emails, or any other text. The counter will immediately show you the statistics for the pasted content.