Word Counter

Paste or type text to see word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time in one browser page.

Use clean-on-paste to strip pasted HTML, repeated spaces, and extra blank lines before checking the count.

Highlight every nth word when you need a visual check for pacing, sampling, or passage length.

Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs
Copy the text or a stats summary to the clipboard
Keep drafts locally available in the same browser

How to use Word Counter

Use this flow when you need a quick word count for a blog post, school assignment, meta description, email, social caption, transcript, or pasted notes.

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Paste or type your text
Add the draft, essay, caption, email, transcript, or notes you want to measure. Leave clean-on-paste enabled when copied formatting would inflate spaces or line breaks.
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Check the live text metrics
Review the word count, total characters, characters without spaces, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated read time while you edit the draft in place.
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Copy text or stats
Copy the cleaned text back to your destination, or copy the stats summary when you need to document the count for an editor, client, teacher, or publishing checklist.

Live word and character counter

Counts update as you type, paste, delete, and revise, so you can trim or expand a draft without rerunning the tool.

Sentence, paragraph, and read time stats

The stats grid adds sentence count, paragraph count, characters without spaces, and estimated reading time for longer writing decisions.

Local browser processing

The counting logic runs in the browser. The current text may be stored locally on the same device so you can return to the draft.

Clean pasted content

Clean-on-paste removes HTML tags, collapses repeated blank lines, and normalizes extra spaces before the counters update in the editor.

Word position highlighting

Highlight every nth word when you want a quick visual check of length, pacing, or repeated review intervals in a long passage.

Copy text or count summary

Copy the full text or copy a compact stats line with words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs for a review note.

Word Counter privacy and processing

Word Counter processes text in the browser and can keep the current draft in local storage on the same device. Use Clear when you do not want the text to remain in that browser.

Processing Local-first

Word Counter calculates text statistics in your browser, including words, characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated read time.

Storage Local

Word Counter can autosave the current text in local browser storage so a draft may still be there when you return on the same device.

Word Counter account access

Word Counter does not require sign-in for counting, cleaning pasted text, copying text, or copying the stats summary.

Before You Use Word Counter

Text length rules vary by platform and editor. Use the counter as a fast check, then confirm any strict submission limit in the destination system.

Privacy

Counting happens in the browser, but autosaved drafts can remain on the same device until cleared.

Clear the tool after checking confidential notes, client drafts, unpublished copy, or personal writing on a shared computer.

Accuracy

Different platforms may count emojis, punctuation, hyphenated words, scripts, or pasted line breaks differently.

For strict school, legal, ad, or publishing limits, compare Rune's count with the destination editor before final submission.

Compatibility

Plain text gives the cleanest result. Pasted web pages, tables, or rich text can include hidden spacing or formatting fragments.

If the count looks wrong, enable clean-on-paste, paste again, and check whether extra spaces or blank lines were part of the source.

Output

Copy Stats gives a compact count summary; Copy Text sends the current text to the clipboard.

Paste the final text into its destination and confirm the limit there if the exact count matters.

Limits

Word Counter runs in the browser and updates counts in real time. Very large pasted documents may slow typing, highlighting, or copy actions.

Questions about Word Counter

What does Word Counter measure?

It measures words, total characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time while you type, paste, and edit.

Can I count characters without spaces?

Yes. The stats grid includes a No Spaces count, which is useful for forms, ad copy, bios, metadata, and other tight character limits.

Does Word Counter require an account?

No. You can count text, clean pasted content, copy text, copy stats, clear the draft, and use local autosave without signing in.

Why might my count differ from another app?

Apps handle punctuation, emoji, non-Latin scripts, hyphenated words, and hidden formatting differently. Use the destination app as the final authority for strict limits.