Word & Character Counter

Measure words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.

Word & Character Counter
93 UTF-16
16Words
93Characters
78No spaces
2Sentences
1Paragraphs
1 minReading time
About this tool

Made for the task at hand.

A live writing meter for drafts, metadata, and interface copy. Unicode-aware word segmentation makes counts useful beyond English.

How to use

  1. Write or paste text into the editor.
  2. Review live counts and reading time.
  3. Clear the workspace when you are done.
Your work stays yours.
Tool inputs are processed locally in your browser and are never sent to KitVerse servers. Clear the workspace when using a shared device.
Common questions
How is reading time calculated?

The estimate uses an average pace of 200 words per minute and rounds up to a whole minute when text is present.

Are spaces included in characters?

Both totals are shown: characters including spaces and characters excluding whitespace.