What is a word counter?
A word counter calculates the number of words, characters and sometimes sentences in a piece of text. It helps you stay within length limits and write with intent.
Textorum.io · Word counter
Free Word Counter
Count words, characters and reading time in real time. A clean, distraction-free editor for writers, students and SEO teams.
Analyze your text instantly — directly in your browser.
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- Private
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Word counter
Live
36
Words
217
Characters
3
Sentences
1
Paragraphs
- Instant analysis
- Processed locally in your browser
- No signup required
- Multilingual
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Built for serious writers
Instant feedback
Every keystroke updates metrics in real time — no buttons, no waiting.
Private by design
Your text is processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.
Multilingual
Built for English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese writers.
Editor-grade accuracy
Counts and readability scores match what professional editors actually use.
Why word count matters
How accurate is Textorum.io's word count?
Textorum.io uses a Unicode-aware tokenizer that handles apostrophes, hyphens and non-Latin scripts so the count matches what most editors and CMSs report.
Ideal word counts by content type
Tweets cap at 280 characters, meta descriptions at ~155, and most in-depth blog posts sit between 1,500 and 2,500 words.
Dig deeper with related Textorum.io tools: Count characters online, Count sentences online & Count paragraphs online.
Why use Textorum.io as your word counter?
Real-time results
Analysis updates as you type — no waiting, no buttons.
Private by design
Everything runs in your browser. Your text never leaves the page.
No signup required
Open the tool and start working in seconds — completely free.
Built for writers
Designed for bloggers, SEO specialists, students and content teams.
A word counter for every workflow
- Blog posts and articles
- Essays and assignments
- Tweets and social posts
- Meta descriptions and titles
- Product descriptions
- Emails and newsletters
How to count words with Textorum.io
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Paste or type your text
Drop content into the editor or upload a .txt or .docx file.
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Review the live metrics
See your focus score, word count, readability and SEO signals.
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Refine your writing
Tighten sentences, balance keywords and improve clarity.
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Publish with confidence
Ship clear, well-structured content for readers, SEO and modern search experiences.
Private
Privacy-first writing tools
Textorum.io is built so your words stay yours. No accounts, no tracking of content, no servers reading your drafts.
Processed locally
All analysis runs on your device, inside your browser tab.
No server-side storage
We never send your text to a server or save it to a database.
Transparent metrics
Open formulas for word count, readability and SEO scoring — no black box.
No signup required
Use every Textorum tool freely. No email, no paywall, no friction.
Word counter FAQ
Is the word counter free?
Yes. Textorum.io is 100% free with no signup, no limits and no ads.
Does it work offline?
Once the page is loaded, all counting runs in your browser — no network calls are made on your text.
Can I count words in PDF or Word files?
Upload a .txt or .docx directly. For PDFs, paste the extracted text.
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