Text Counter

Counted 6 words across 1 paragraph(s) and 2 sentence(s).

How it works

• Counted every character and every non-whitespace character.
• Split on whitespace for words and on line terminators for lines.
• Split on sentence terminators and blank lines for sentences and paragraphs.
• Estimated reading time at 200 words per minute.

• Estimated reading time: 1 minute(s).

Methodology

1. Treat the text as an ECMAScript string: the character count is the number of UTF-16 code units in that string.
2. Split on Unicode whitespace to count words and on line terminators to count lines.
3. Derive sentences and paragraphs from punctuation and blank-line heuristics; the reading-time estimate assumes 200 words per minute.

Usage

1. Paste or type your text.
2. Read the character, word, line, sentence, and paragraph counts.
3. Use the reading-time estimate to size the content.

Examples

These are examples, not current values: they use fixed inputs, while the interactive tool computes live results in your browser.

Two short sentences

{
  "text": "Hello world. This is a test."
}

Two paragraphs

{
  "text": "First paragraph with five words.\n\nSecond paragraph."
}

Limitations

Which count should you trust?

Word counts vary by tool because word boundaries differ. This counter uses whitespace-delimited tokens, which matches prose and most editorial desk checks. Technical text with long identifiers can differ from a writing tool's count.