Free online word counter tool—count words, characters (with/without spaces), sentences, and paragraphs instantly in your browser for essays, SEO, social posts, and PDF text.
Word count, characters with and without spaces, sentences, and paragraphs typically update live as you type or paste. Use character-without-spaces for tight ad fields and characters-with-spaces for many CMS limits.
Yes. Character counts (with and without spaces) update live alongside word count—useful for essay limits, title tags (~60 characters), and meta descriptions (~155–160). For platform-specific social caps, also try Social Character Counter on this site.
Title tags often target ~60 characters and meta descriptions ~155–160. Paste drafts into this free word counter, trim until counts fit, then preview in SERP Preview before publishing.
Yes. All Unicode text—including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean—is counted. CJK writing systems do not always map 1:1 to English "words," so prefer character counts when a platform specifies glyph limits. Keep one language per draft when comparing against English word goals.
Use the PDF tab to pick a file; text is extracted locally with pdf.js and counted like pasted text. Free PDF word counter works best on text-based PDFs—scanned image-only files need OCR first so text is selectable.
No. Counting runs entirely in your browser. Embargoed releases and client copy stay off third-party word-count SaaS.
This word counter tool measures length. Readability Checker estimates reading difficulty. Use both for long-form: hit length targets here, then check grade level there.
Yes. Paste the draft and watch character counts. Remember platform rules change and media attachments may alter effective limits—treat counts as a drafting aid, then verify in the native composer.
Most browsers split on whitespace, so compound-hyphen terms usually count as one word while line-broken hyphenations may count as two if a space was inserted. URLs pasted as a single token count as one word but many characters—watch the character column for CMS fields, not just word count.
Rich paste can include hidden line breaks or non-breaking spaces that inflate character counts. Paste as plain text when possible, or strip formatting in your editor first. Smart quotes and em dashes count as single characters but may display wider in some preview tools.
Yes. Free online word counter with no login required—use it anytime in your browser.
Yes. Paste a draft title or meta description to watch character counts while you edit. Search snippets still vary by device and language, so treat common 60/160 guidelines as planning targets—not hard Google guarantees.
Character counts include CJK glyphs as individual characters. “Word” boundaries differ by language; for CJK copy, prefer character count and reading-time estimates over English-style word splits when briefing translators.
Tools split words on different rules for hyphenation, CJK characters, and URLs. For academic limits, ask which counter the institution uses and stick to one tool for the whole draft. When writing for the web, treat the count as a pacing guide—clarity beats hitting an exact integer.