Word Counter
Count words, Chinese characters, characters, paragraphs and lines, and estimate reading time
Runs locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Text
Counts
Words
0
Reading time
0 sec
Chinese characters
0
Chinese punctuation
0
English words
0
Words = Chinese characters + Chinese punctuation + English words
Characters
0
Characters (no spaces)
0
Paragraphs
0
Lines
0
Type or paste text and every count updates as you go
How to use
- 1Paste your text
Paste an article, essay or draft into the box, or type straight into it
- 2Read the counts
Words, characters, paragraphs and reading time update as you type, with no button to press
- 3Edit and recheck
Trim or expand until you hit your target, then select Clear to start on the next piece
How things are counted
- Word count matches Word and WPS
Words = Chinese characters + Chinese punctuation + English words. Each Chinese character (rare extension characters included) and each full-width mark such as ，。！？《》 counts as one; “ ” ‘ ’ … — and · count as Chinese punctuation only next to Chinese text. Half-width punctuation, spaces and emoji are not counted as words
- Words and characters
A run of letters or digits is one English word, and so are words joined by an apostrophe or hyphen such as don't and e-mail, and numbers such as 3.14 and 1,000. Characters are counted as you see them, so 👍🏽 and 👨👩👧 are one each. Line breaks are not characters and blank lines are not paragraphs
- Reading time
Estimated at 400 Chinese characters or 230 English words per minute, adding the two for mixed text. Treat it as a rough guide