Short paragraph
Input: "RapidUnits ships fast tools."
Output: 4 words, 27 characters
Word count uses whitespace-separated token count.
Word counter
Paste or type text to get live writing statistics without sending text to any server.
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Reading time
- 0 min
Formula and algorithm
- Words: split trimmed text on whitespace.
- Characters without spaces: remove whitespace and count remaining characters.
- Reading time estimate: words / 200 minutes.
Worked examples
Two-paragraph draft
Input: Text with one blank line between paragraphs
Output: 2 paragraphs
Paragraphs are split by blank lines.
500-word article
Input: 500 words
Output: 2.5 minutes reading time
Reading time uses 200 words per minute baseline.
FAQ
Does this tool upload my text?
No. Counting is done locally in your browser.
How are sentences counted?
Sentence count is estimated by punctuation boundaries like ., !, and ?.
Is reading time exact?
No. It is an estimate based on a 200 words-per-minute reading speed.
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Updated: June 7, 2026