Word counter and character counter
Type or paste your text. The counts update as you type, which helps with essays, assignments, captions and applications that have a word limit.
Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to or stored by EpiFive.
How to use it
- Paste your text into the box, or type straight into it.
- Read the word, character, sentence and paragraph counts below the box.
- Use the reading and speaking times to plan a blog post, a speech or a video script.
Common word limits
- School and college essays: often 250, 500 or 1,000 words. Stay close to the limit you are given.
- A two-minute speech is roughly 260 words at a relaxed pace.
- Blog posts that rank in search are often 1,000 to 2,000 words, but answering the question well matters more than length.
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- Typing speed test: Test your typing speed in WPM and accuracy with 1, 3 or 5 minute tests.
- Meta tag generator: Title, description, canonical, robots, Open Graph and Twitter tags with a live Google preview.
Questions people ask
How are words counted?
Any run of letters or numbers separated by spaces or line breaks counts as one word, the way Microsoft Word and Google Docs count. Hyphenated words such as “well-known” count as one word, and punctuation on its own is not counted.
Does it count Hindi and other Indian languages correctly?
Yes. Words are split on spaces, which works for Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and other scripts, and the danda (।) ends a sentence. Characters are counted the way you see them, so a conjunct like “क्ष” counts as one character.
How is reading time worked out?
Reading time assumes 200 words a minute, an average silent reading pace for adults. Speaking time assumes 130 words a minute, a comfortable pace for a speech or presentation.
What are the character limits on social media?
X (Twitter) allows 280 characters on a free account, an Instagram caption 2,200 and a LinkedIn post 3,000, and Google shows about 155 characters of a meta description. Use the character count with spaces for these limits.
Is my text saved?
No. Counting happens in your browser as you type. Nothing is uploaded, and the text is gone when you close the page.