How to use this tool
Type or paste text into the editor. The results immediately show word and character totals, sentences, paragraphs and approximate reading duration. Adjust the reading speed to fit your audience.
Quick steps
- Enter or paste writing into the text editor.
- Review the live counts for words, characters, sentences and paragraphs.
- Choose a reading speed to see an approximate reading time.
Practical tip
Reading time is an estimate based on your selected words per minute. The sentence count is a rough punctuation-based estimate, not a full grammar parser, especially for abbreviations.
Common questions
Does it count spaces as characters?
It reports characters both with and without whitespace so you can use the measure appropriate to your task.
Are the reading time numbers exact?
No. They use a configurable words-per-minute estimate; actual reading speed varies with difficulty and audience.
Does my writing leave my browser?
No. Text counting and estimates are performed locally in your browser.