Word and Character Counter
Paste or type your text: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, reading time, and speaking time appear live. Ideal for an essay, an article, or a post.
- Live counting
- With and without spaces
- Keyword density
- 100% private
100% private — Everything is processed directly in your browser: your files, voice, and image are never sent to Chatzam's servers.
How to count the words in a text?
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Paste your text
Type or paste your text into the area above, from Word, Google Docs, or an email.
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Read the counters
Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time update with every keystroke.
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Check the limits
See at a glance whether you're within a text message, an X post, or a meta description limit, then copy your text.
Much more than a simple word counter
With and without spaces
The two character counts required by most guidelines, calculated at the same time.
Reading and speaking time
Estimate how long an article takes to read, or how long it takes to deliver a talk or a speech.
Most frequent words
Keyword density, excluding common filler words, to spot repetition and optimize a text for SEO.
Draft kept
Your text stays in your browser if you close the page by mistake; it's never sent anywhere.
Count the words in an essay, a thesis, or an assignment
School and university guidelines often set a word or character limit: a 200-word summary, a cover letter, a thesis of several thousand words, a character-limited personal statement for a college application. Paste your text to instantly see where you stand. If you're asked for a character count, check whether it's with or without spaces: both are shown.
A character counter for the web and SEO
Web writers, community managers, and SEO specialists work with precise limits: 160 characters for a text message, 280 for an X (Twitter) post, around 155 for a meta description before it gets cut off in Google. The indicators warn you as you approach the limit. The list of most frequent words lets you check that a keyword is present, without being repeated excessively.
Reading time and speaking time
Reading time is estimated from an average silent reading speed, speaking time from a slower spoken pace. Handy for indicating a blog post's length, preparing a talk, a wedding speech, or a video script. To hear your text read aloud, use “Read Text Aloud”; to get the text of a recording, use “Transcribe Audio to Text”.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the word counter free?
Yes, free, unlimited, and with no sign-up.
What's the difference between characters with and without spaces?
The count with spaces includes every character typed, spaces included; the count without spaces only counts letters, digits, and punctuation marks. When a guideline mentions “characters” without specifying, it usually means the count including spaces.
How many words fit on a page?
It depends on the font, size, and line spacing, but a standard page in 12-point type holds roughly 400 to 500 words single-spaced, and about 250 to 300 words double-spaced.
How do I count the words in a Word document or an image?
Copy the text from the document and paste it into the area. For a photo or screenshot, first extract the text with “Image to Text (OCR)”.
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Counting happens in your browser. The text is only kept locally as a draft, and you can clear it at any time.