Live Word & Character Counter — Reading Time Included

Type or paste your text to get instant word count, character counts (with/without spaces), sentence & paragraph counts, estimated reading time, average word length, and more — perfect for students, writers, and content creators.

Estimated reading speed: 200 WPM

How to use the Word Counter

  1. Paste or type your text into the Your Text box. Counts update automatically while you type.
  2. Change the WPM (words per minute) selector to match your reading speed — default is 200 WPM.
  3. Use Clear to remove text, Copy to copy to clipboard, or Download to save a .txt file.
  4. Optional: Set a minimum word length or choose to exclude numbers from the word count for more accurate results for assignments or essays.

FAQ

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time = word count ÷ selected WPM. Example: 600 words at 200 WPM = 3 minutes.

Does the tool count hyphenated or special characters?

Words are detected using a regex that splits on whitespace and many punctuation marks. Hyphenated words count as single words in most cases. The tool is optimized for English text.

Can I download my text?

Yes — use the Download button to save your text as a .txt file.

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