Text Counter
Count words, characters, lines and paragraphs in your text. See the estimated reading and voiceover time and discover which words appear most frequently.
About this tool
With this text counter, you can check the number of words, characters (with and without spaces), lines, and paragraphs in your text. Results update automatically as you type. Also check estimated reading and speaking time, discover which words appear most frequently, and see how many times a specific term appears. Everything is processed on your own device, ensuring total privacy.
Applications and Use Cases
- SEO WritingFit titles and meta descriptions within character limits and check keyword density across your text.
- Social MediaVerify that posts for X (Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn and WhatsApp respect each platform's limits.
- Academic WorkManage word and paragraph counts in essays, articles, theses and school reports.
- Scripts and PresentationsUse the speaking time estimate to match speeches, videos and presentations to a target length.
- Editing and ProofreadingSpot repetition with the frequency analysis and compare text versions while you revise.
Analysis Features
Beyond the counts, the tool offers metrics that help you understand your content better.
- Reading and speaking time estimatePlan presentations, videos, and texts by considering the approximate time needed to read or speak the content.
- Word frequencyIdentify repetitions, evaluate term distribution, and check the density of each word in the text.
- Term search and countFind a word or phrase and see how many times it appears in the content.
- Character countCompare the totals with and without spaces to meet different character limits.
How to use the Text Counter
Enter your text
Type or paste the content you want to analyze into the text box.
Watch the results
Counts, reading time, and word analysis update automatically with every change to the text.
Explore the analysis
Use the tabs to see the most frequent words or to count how many times a specific term appears.
Questions and Answers
Characters without spaces add up only letters, numbers and punctuation. The total with spaces also includes blank spaces. We show both because each platform uses a different criterion.
The estimate starts from the word count: about 200 words per minute for silent reading and 130 per minute for speaking. These are reference averages, so the real time varies with the reader and the subject.
Very common words, such as articles and prepositions, are left out so that more meaningful terms reach the top of the list. This filtering is available for Portuguese, English and Spanish; in other languages every word is counted.
Yes. Counting works with any language that separates words by spaces, and there is no size limit. Since everything is processed in the browser, you can paste long texts such as articles, theses or scripts.