What is the difference between word count and character count?

Word count measures the number of words or CJK characters in the text. Character count measures every character, including punctuation, spaces, and line breaks.

Does the word counter support Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text?

Yes. CJK characters are counted individually, while English and other space-separated languages are counted by word groups.

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time is estimated from the word count using an average reading speed. It is useful for planning drafts, presentations, blog posts, and scripts, but real reading speed varies by audience and content.

Is pasted text uploaded?

No. Counting runs in your browser. The text you paste is not uploaded to BaseToolbox or saved after you leave or refresh the page.

Can I use this for social media or SEO character limits?

Yes. Use the character count and characters without spaces to check meta descriptions, titles, ads, social captions, form fields, and other length-limited text.

Free Online Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in real-time. Estimate reading and speaking time.

Words

Characters

Characters (no spaces)

Sentences

Paragraphs

Estimated Time

Reading Time~0 min

Speaking Time~0 min

Count words, characters, sentences, and reading time online

This word counter helps writers, students, editors, marketers, and developers measure text length quickly. Paste a draft to see word count, character count, characters without spaces, sentence count, paragraph count, line count, estimated reading time, and estimated speaking time.

Common word and character counting uses

Check essay, article, blog post, newsletter, script, or documentation length before publishing.
Measure character count for social posts, meta descriptions, ads, form fields, and product copy.
Estimate reading time and speaking time for presentations, videos, speeches, and learning material.
Review sentence, paragraph, and line counts before editing or converting text to another format.

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Word counter FAQ

What is the difference between word count and character count?: Word count measures the number of words or CJK characters in the text. Character count measures every character, including punctuation, spaces, and line breaks.
Does the word counter support Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text?: Yes. CJK characters are counted individually, while English and other space-separated languages are counted by word groups.
How is reading time calculated?: Reading time is estimated from the word count using an average reading speed. It is useful for planning drafts, presentations, blog posts, and scripts, but real reading speed varies by audience and content.
Is pasted text uploaded?: No. Counting runs in your browser. The text you paste is not uploaded to BaseToolbox or saved after you leave or refresh the page.
Can I use this for social media or SEO character limits?: Yes. Use the character count and characters without spaces to check meta descriptions, titles, ads, social captions, form fields, and other length-limited text.