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Free Word Counter Online
How to Use the Word Counter Tool
Quick Start Guide
- Enter Your Text
- Click in the text area labeled “Start typing or paste your text here…”
- Type directly or paste text from any source (documents, emails, websites)
- Automatic Analysis
- The tool automatically analyzes your text as you type (with a 1-second delay)
- Watch the statistics update in real-time in the four cards below
- Manual Analysis
- Click the “Analyze Text” button for immediate analysis
- Useful for analyzing text that’s already pasted
- Additional Features
- Copy Text: Copies your entire text to clipboard
- Reset: Clears the text area and resets all statistics
- History: View your last 5 analysis sessions with timestamps
Understanding the Statistics
- Words: Counts all words separated by spaces
- Characters: Counts every letter, number, symbol, and space
- Sentences: Counts text segments ending with . ! or ?
- Paragraphs: Counts text blocks separated by line breaks
Character Limit
- Maximum 50,000 characters
- Character counter turns red when approaching limit
Tips for Best Results
- For accurate word counts: Ensure your text is properly formatted with spaces between words
- For paragraph counting: Use the Enter/Return key to create clear paragraph breaks
- For long documents: Break text into chunks under 50,000 characters if needed
- Real-time tracking: The auto-analysis feature helps monitor progress as you write
Common Use Cases
- Academic Writing: Track essay lengths and meet word count requirements
- Content Creation: Optimize blog posts, articles, and social media content
- SEO Writing: Check meta descriptions and title tag lengths
- Professional Documents: Ensure reports and proposals meet length guidelines
- Translation Work: Compare source and target text lengths
Technical Notes
- Works in all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- No internet connection required after initial page load
- Mobile-responsive design
- Keyboard accessible (Tab to navigate, Enter to click buttons)
Need Help?
If you encounter any issues:
- Refresh the page to reset the tool
- Ensure JavaScript is enabled in your browser
- Clear your browser cache if experiencing display problems
- Use shorter text segments if the tool becomes slow with very long text
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this is a completely free online tool with no registration required.
No, all analysis happens in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server.
Any sequence of characters separated by spaces or line breaks counts as a word.
Yes, the tool is fully responsive and works perfectly on smartphones and tablets.
The sentence counter uses standard punctuation (. ! ?) to identify sentence endings.
You can analyze up to 50,000 characters at once, which is approximately 10,000 words.
Yes, the tool works with any language that uses spaces between words.
Yes, all characters including special symbols and numbers are counted in the character total.
Refresh the page or clear your browser data to reset the analysis history.
Currently, you can copy the text and manually record the statistics. The tool displays results on-screen only.