Word Counter

Word and character limits show up everywhere: college essays, scholarship applications, Twitter/X posts (280 characters), SEO meta descriptions (roughly 155-160 characters), and job application cover letters. This tool counts words, total characters, characters excluding spaces, and estimates reading time as you type — all instantly, without uploading your text anywhere.

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time is estimated at roughly 200 words per minute, the average adult silent-reading speed, then rounded up to the nearest minute.

Frequently asked questions

Does this tool save or upload what I type? No — everything is counted locally in your browser as you type. Nothing is sent to a server.

Does it count Nepali (Devanagari) text? Yes, word and character counts work with any Unicode text, including Nepali.

What counts as a "word"? Any sequence of characters separated by whitespace — the same method most word processors use.