Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and reading time as you type.
Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute. Speaking pace is closer to 140 words per minute.
What is the Word Counter?
The ToolKy Word Counter gives you live statistics on any block of text: total words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and an estimated reading time. Everything updates as you type, with no button to press and no page reload.
Writers work to limits constantly. Blog posts have target lengths, video scripts have a runtime, essays have strict word counts, and ad copy has hard character caps. Knowing exactly where you stand while you write is far easier than pasting into a tool after the fact.
Reading time is calculated at roughly 200 words per minute, which is the accepted average for adult silent reading. For spoken content such as a video script, expect closer to 130 to 150 words per minute — a 1,000 word script is around seven minutes of talking.
Everything happens in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to a server, which makes this safe for drafts, client work and anything confidential.
How to use it
- 1Paste or type your text into the box.
- 2Watch the word, character and sentence counts update live.
- 3Check the reading time estimate at the bottom.
- 4Clear the box when you are done — nothing is saved anywhere.
What it does
- Live word and character count
- Sentence and paragraph count
- Reading time estimate
- Works offline in your browser
- No text is uploaded or stored
- Unlimited length
Where it helps
- Hit exact word counts without guessing
- Estimate video script runtime before recording
- Keep blog posts within your target length
- Work privately on sensitive drafts
Examples
Input
A 500 word blog draft
Output
500 words · 2,840 characters · 31 sentences · about 2 min 30 s reading time
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