Text Counter / Analyzer
Count characters, words, sentences, and analyze text frequency in real time.
Statistics
0
Characters
0 without spaces
0
Words
0
Sentences
0
Paragraphs
0
Lines
0 B
Bytes (UTF-8)
0 bytes
0 sec
Reading Time
~200 words/min
Start typing or paste text above to see real-time analysis.
This text counter analyzes whatever you type or paste and updates every metric live: characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, the UTF-8 byte size, and an estimated reading time at about 200 words per minute. It also ranks your top 10 words and top 20 characters by frequency.
Use it to stay within a tweet, meta description, or essay limit, to check the byte size of a string before it hits a database column, or to spot which words you overuse when editing. Characters are counted by code point, so emoji and Korean or Japanese text are measured correctly, not as raw bytes.
How to use
- Paste or type your text into the Input Text box at the top.
- Watch the Statistics cards update instantly with character, word, sentence, paragraph, line, byte, and reading-time counts.
- Scroll to the frequency tables to see your most-used words (top 10) and characters (top 20) with their percentages.
- Use the 'without spaces' and 'bytes' values when you need to fit a strict character or storage limit.
- Click Copy to copy the text back to your clipboard once you are done.
FAQ
- How are characters counted with and without spaces?
- The 'Characters' figure counts every character including spaces, tabs, and line breaks. 'Without spaces' removes all whitespace first. Both count by Unicode code point, so an emoji or a Korean syllable counts as one character.
- How is the word count calculated?
- The text is trimmed and split on any run of whitespace, then the pieces are counted. This matches how most writing tools count words for languages that separate words with spaces.
- What does the byte count mean?
- It is the size of your text encoded as UTF-8, the same encoding used by most files, APIs, and databases. ASCII letters take 1 byte, while many Korean, Japanese, and emoji characters take 3 to 4 bytes, so the byte count can be larger than the character count.
- How is reading time estimated?
- Reading time is the word count divided by 200 words per minute, rounded up. It is a rough estimate for average silent reading and will vary with difficulty and the reader.
- Is my text sent to a server?
- No. All counting and frequency analysis happen in your browser with JavaScript. Nothing is uploaded, so it is safe to paste private or unpublished writing.