About the Word Counter
Paste or type your text and every count updates as you go: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, reading and speaking time, and a Flesch readability score. Set a word goal for an essay or article and watch the bar fill. Your draft is kept on this device only, so you can close the tab and come back.
How to use it
- Type in the box, paste text, or drop a .txt or .md file onto it.
- Read the counts on the right. They change with every keystroke.
- Open Keywords to see the words you repeat most, or Limits to check a platform's character cap.
- Set a goal (for example 1,500 words) and the progress bar tracks it.
Example
- Input
- Make text work better. Count it, clean it, compare it.
- Result
- 10 words · 54 characters · 2 sentences · reading time 3 sec
Questions
How are words counted?
TEXTVERSE uses your browser's own language-aware word breaker (Intl.Segmenter). Hyphenated words like long-term count as one word, numbers count as words, and punctuation does not. Languages written without spaces, such as Japanese and Chinese, are split into real words rather than counted as one block.
Why does my count differ from Microsoft Word or Google Docs?
Each program draws word boundaries slightly differently, especially around dashes, slashes, URLs and numbers like 3.5. The difference is usually under 1%. If your assignment names a tool, check the final count there too.
How is reading time worked out?
Reading time divides the word count by 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults found in a 2019 review of 190 studies. Speaking time uses 150 words per minute. You can change both speeds in Details.
Is my text saved or uploaded?
Nothing is uploaded. The count runs in your browser. Your draft is saved in this browser's local storage so it survives a refresh; turn that off or clear it any time from the settings menu.