Word Counter

About this tool

A word counter helps you meet length requirements for essays, articles, or posts, and stay within character limits (e.g. Twitter, meta descriptions). This tool updates the counts live as you type or paste. Words are counted by splitting on whitespace; empty lines still count as lines.

How to use

• Type or paste your text in the text area.
• Watch the word, character, and line counts update in real time.
• Use the counts to hit essay limits, SEO meta length, or social limits.

When to use this tool

• Meeting word limits for essays, articles, or assignments.
• Staying within character limits (e.g. Twitter, meta descriptions, SMS).
• Checking line count for code or list length.
• Rough sizing for translation or content planning.

Tips

• Words are counted by splitting on whitespace; hyphenated words count as one word.
• Character count includes spaces. For 'no spaces' counts, subtract spaces manually or use a dedicated field if your platform shows it.

FAQ

How are words counted?

We split the text on spaces and newlines; each non-empty piece counts as one word. Punctuation attached to a word is still part of that word.

Does this work for other languages?

Yes. The counter works on any text; word boundaries are based on spaces, so languages that use spaces between words work the same way.