This online character counter and word counter shows your text length instantly as you type or paste. It provides reliable counts for characters, words, sentences, lines, and paragraphs, plus extra breakdowns like whitespace, letters, digits, and punctuation. Your text stays private in your browser, and you can copy or download it anytime.
How the counter works
The tool calculates stats directly from the text in the box. It does not change your content. Counts update live on every input, and you can also refresh them with one click. Here’s the breakdown of all the buttons and actions:
Update stats
Refreshes all statistics based on the current text. Stats also update automatically while typing or pasting, but this button is useful after large edits or if you want a manual update.
Copy text
Copies the entire text box content to your clipboard. If the browser clipboard API is blocked or unavailable, the tool uses a fallback copy method.
Download .txt
Downloads your text as a plain .txt file using UTF-8 encoding. The file includes the same line breaks and spacing you see in the box.
Clear
Clears the text box and resets all stats to zero.
Characters
Counts every character exactly as it appears, including letters, numbers, punctuation, symbols, spaces, and line breaks. This is the total text length.
Characters (no spaces)
Counts characters after removing all whitespace. Whitespace includes spaces, tabs, and line breaks. This gives you a “no whitespace” character count.
Words
Counts word-like sequences made of letters or digits. Punctuation and symbols are not counted as words. Words with an internal apostrophe are counted as one word (for example, don’t).
Sentences
Counts sentence-like segments that end with ., !, or ?. This is a best-effort count designed for typical text.
Lines
Counts lines based on line breaks. Each newline creates a new line, including empty lines. If the text box is empty, the line count is zero.
Paragraphs
Counts non-empty text blocks separated by one or more blank lines. Multiple blank lines are treated as one separator.
Letters
Counts letters (A–Z and a–z) found in the text.
Digits
Counts digits (0–9) found in the text.
Punctuation & symbols
Counts characters that are not letters, digits, or whitespace. This includes punctuation and many symbols.
Whitespace (total)
Counts all whitespace characters, including spaces, tabs, and line breaks.
Spaces
Counts space characters only. Tabs and newlines are excluded.
Tabs
Counts tab characters.
Newlines
Counts line break occurrences. Both Windows (CRLF) and Unix (LF) line breaks are handled.
Longest word length
Finds the length of the longest detected word using the same word rules as the word counter.
Average word length
Calculates the average length of detected words. It is the sum of word lengths divided by the number of words.
Average chars per word (no spaces)
Calculates characters without whitespace divided by the word count. This is a quick way to estimate typical word size.
Average words per sentence
Calculates word count divided by the sentence count. If no sentences are detected, the value is shown as 0.
Common uses
- Check character limits for forms, SEO snippets, social posts, and ads.
- Track word counts for essays, articles, and descriptions.
- Measure readability basics using sentences, lines, and averages.
- Audit whitespace and formatting issues before publishing.
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