Word counter
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- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Reading time
- 0 min
Reading time assumes about 200 words a minute.
What the counter measures
- Words: runs of characters separated by spaces or line breaks.
- Characters: every character, including spaces and line breaks. Characters (no spaces) leaves out spaces and line breaks.
- Sentences: pieces of text ended by a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Paragraphs: blocks of text separated by a blank line.
- Reading time: words divided by 200, rounded up.
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For typical length targets for essays, posts and messages, see the word count guide.