Free Online Word Counter — Words, Characters & Reading Time

⚡ Quick answer: Word Counter: Free online word counter for words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, unique words, reading time and 6 case converters. It runs 100% in your browser — nothing is uploaded, no account needed.

Why the exact count matters

Word limits are not suggestions: a job application's 300-word cover letter, a grant's 500-word abstract, a blog's platform cap — each one is enforced by the destination, and the penalty for being over is a rejected submission or a mid-sentence cut. The counter reports the number the way the major platforms count it (whitespace-delimited tokens), and it reports the variants too — with and without spaces, unique words, sentences, paragraphs — because different tools define "word" slightly differently and knowing both totals tells you whether you are inside the limit under any reasonable interpretation. The reading-time estimate uses the standard 200–250 wpm range, which is good enough to know if a page is a two-minute read or a ten-minute one.

Working with the counts

The draft autosaves to your browser's local storage, so a long write survives a closed tab and an accidental refresh — on your device only, cleared when you clear site data. The unique-word count is the honest quality signal: a 500-word draft with 280 unique words is repeating itself, and the ratio is a faster way to spot filler than re-reading. Paste, count, trim, paste again — the loop takes seconds, and because nothing leaves the tab, a draft that is not finished (or not publishable) is counted with the same privacy as a finished one.

Who uses this

Writers under a limit, students checking a word minimum, developers validating a form's maxlength against real content. The count is computed in your browser with zero network calls — the draft is read from the box, counted in the tab, and never sent anywhere.

How to use the word counter (3 steps)

1. Paste or type your text into the box — everything updates live as you type, and your draft auto-saves in this browser.
2. Read the stats: words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, unique words, reading time and speaking time.
3. Use the case converters for one-click UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence case, camelCase or kebab-case — then copy the result.

FAQ

• Do spaces count in characters? You get both numbers — with spaces and without — so you can match whichever limit your platform uses.
• Why is my count different from Microsoft Word? Tools define "word" slightly differently (hyphens, numbers, URLs). A 1–2% gap is normal — check your submission platform's rule.
• Is my text stored anywhere? Only in your browser's local storage, on your device. Clearing site data removes it. Nothing is ever uploaded.