Word Counter & Character Counter
Paste or type your text below to get instant word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, estimated reading time, and keyword density analysis. No data is sent anywhere — everything runs in your browser.
Why Word Count Matters
Knowing the length and structure of your text is essential across many professions and activities. Writers need to hit specific word counts for articles and essays. Students face strict limits on assignments. Social media managers must stay within platform-specific character limits. SEO professionals optimize content length for search rankings. And everyday users simply want to know how long a piece of text is.
Standard Word and Character Limits
Different platforms impose different limits, and staying within them is often critical. Twitter (now X) allows posts up to 280 characters for most accounts. Instagram captions have a hard limit of 2,200 characters. Meta descriptions for search engines should stay under 160 characters to avoid truncation in results. Google Ads headlines are limited to 30 characters, while descriptions allow 90. Academic essays often require exact word counts, with penalties for going over or under. Knowing these limits before you publish saves time and rework.
Reading Time Estimates
The average adult reads prose at approximately 200 to 250 words per minute. This tool uses a conservative estimate of 200 words per minute to calculate reading time. For technical documents, dense academic papers, or content in a second language, reading speed may be significantly slower. For light fiction or familiar topics, it may be faster. Use the reading time estimate as a rough guideline when planning presentations, blog posts, or newsletters.
Keyword Density for SEO
Keyword density refers to how often a particular word appears relative to the total word count. While modern search engines use sophisticated semantic analysis rather than simple keyword repetition, understanding which words dominate your text is still useful. Overusing a keyword can make text feel spammy and may trigger search engine penalties. Underusing an important term may mean search engines struggle to understand the topic. This tool shows the most frequent meaningful words, excluding common stop words like "the", "and", and "is", so you can see at a glance what your text is actually about.
How to Use This Tool
Simply paste or type your text into the box above. Statistics update instantly as you type. Use the Copy Text button to grab your content for use elsewhere, or the Clear button to start fresh. All processing happens locally in your browser — your text never leaves your device.