Word Counter

Word Counter — live word count, character count, and keyword insights

When you need to know how many words are in your essay, blog post, caption, or meta description, you don’t want to fight with menus or dig through settings. This Word Counter is a simple, accurate word and character counter that updates in real time as you type or paste. It works as a general word count tool for writers and students, a character counter for social media, and a quick helper for SEO jobs like checking title and description lengths.

At the top you’ll see the essentials: total word count and character count, with and without spaces. The sidebar goes deeper, showing sentences, paragraphs, unique words, average word length, and average sentence length, along with estimated reading time and speaking time. It’s useful whether you’re trimming a 300-character meta description, drafting a 1,500-word article, or checking how long a script will take to read out loud.

The editor is selection-aware: highlight a sentence, paragraph, or section and a small overlay will show temporary totals for just that part. That’s handy when a brief has a “300 words per section” requirement, or when you’re cutting down an intro without touching the rest of the piece. You’ll also see counts for lines and spaces so you can meet stricter formatting rules when they show up.

Because this is more than a bare number counter, you also get keyword density bars that reveal which words dominate your text. It’s not meant to replace a full SEO suite, but it gives you an instant feel for whether you’re repeating the same phrase too often or barely mentioning your target term. When you need to save or share these stats, export an analysis.json file for core metrics and a keywords.csv file with word frequency and percentages.

Everyday workflows are streamlined with quick actions: Paste from the clipboard, Copy all back out, Clear the editor, or Download your draft as a .txt file. If you prefer to hear your writing, use the built-in text-to-speech to listen through paragraphs and catch rhythm or clarity issues by ear. It doubles as a lightweight review pass without opening another app.

On top of the standard counters, there are simple writing length meters for common limits: SEO title (around 60 characters), meta description (around 155 characters), tweet/X (280 characters), and SMS (160 characters). Paste only your title, description, or caption to see where it sits against these soft caps. That makes this a handy little SEO word counter and social media character counter without needing extra plugins or extensions.

Everything runs entirely in your browser. The tool doesn’t send data to a server or store your drafts remotely, which makes it safe for sensitive documents, school assignments, internal notes, and client-only content. Open it in a tab, paste or type, grab the numbers you need, and close it again when you’re done — nothing sticks around.

For even smoother writing, pair this Word Counter with other tools in the suite: clean messy text with Advanced Text Cleaner, check readability with the Readability Test Tool, test your speed in Typing Speed Test, or normalize casing with Case Converter. If you work with word games or creative prompts, the Word Unscrambler is a useful companion too.