Word counter
Paste your essay or post. A word is any run of non-space characters, the same rule most word processors use: ‘well-known’ is one word, ‘3,000’ is one word, and an em dash surrounded by spaces counts as one.
This page counts
0
0Characters
0No spaces
0Words
0Lines
0Paragraphs
0UTF-8 bytes
Technical details — what was counted
| Graphemes — visible characters | 0 |
| Unicode code points — Python len() | 0 |
| UTF-16 code units — JavaScript .length | 0 |
| UTF-8 bytes — web, DB, payloads | 0 |
| Korean SMS (EUC-KR-style) bytes, approx. | 0 |
| Whitespace (spaces, line breaks, tabs) | 0 |
| Hangul syllables | 0 |
| Reading time (230 wpm) | 0 |
| Reading time, Korean (500 syllables/min) | 0 |
Essay targets
| Words | Approx. pages (double-spaced, 12pt) |
|---|---|
| 250 | ~1 |
| 500 | ~2 |
| 1,000 | ~4 |
Page estimates vary with font and margins.
Languages without spaces
Chinese and Japanese don't separate words with spaces, so word counts aren't meaningful there — use the character count. Korean separates ‘eojeol’ chunks with spaces, which this counts.
FAQ
Does it match Microsoft Word?
Usually within a word or two. Differences come from how dashes and special spaces are handled.
Are numbers words?
Yes, ‘2026’ counts as one word.
Is my essay uploaded?
No, counting runs entirely in your browser.
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