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Word, Character and Reading Counter

Count text using clear Unicode-aware definitions.

  1. 1Enter input
  2. 2Set options
  3. 3Get results

This calculator runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

How it works

  1. Paste text into the textarea. This is not a preset list.
  2. Choose a language and word method. CJK counting is disclosed on the result cards.
  3. Process to see words, characters, and reading estimates.

Text stays in this tab. No upload.

Grapheme vs code-point vs UTF-8 byte counts are shown separately.

Supported inputs and outputs

UTF-8 text.

Example

Whitespace-only input is 0 words.

Questions and answers

Does this send text to a grammar API?

No. Counting is local.

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