Word & Character Counter
Live word, character, sentence, and estimated reading-time counts as you type or paste.
By The Paper Room Editorial Team — Text Tools
Frequently asked questions
What does the word counter measure?▼
Word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time. It handles standard punctuation and whitespace patterns.
How is reading time calculated?▼
Reading time is based on an average reading speed of 200-250 words per minute, which is the widely-accepted average for English text. Actual reading speed varies by content complexity and reader.
Does it count words in other languages?▼
Yes. The tool counts words based on whitespace separation, which works for most Latin-script and Cyrillic-script languages. For languages without spaces between words (Chinese, Japanese, Thai), character count is more meaningful than word count.