Free Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs instantly.

Useful for meeting word count requirements on essays, articles, social media character limits, or SEO content length targets — results update live as you type rather than requiring a button click.

Worked Example

Example: "The quick brown fox jumps." = 5 words, 26 characters, 1 sentence.

Method

Words: split on whitespace. Sentences: split on . ! ?. Paragraphs: split on double line breaks. Characters: string length.

Worked Example

Example: "The quick brown fox jumps." = 5 words, 26 characters, 1 sentence.

Method

Words: split on whitespace. Sentences: split on . ! ?. Paragraphs: split on double line breaks. Characters: string length.