Decision instrument
Character Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time in real time.
Your inputs
Adjust the fields and review the result in this workbench.
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Words
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Characters
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Characters (no spaces)
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Min to Read
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Min to Speak
Interpretation
How Word Counting works
The Word Counter analyzes your text in real-time as you type. It splits text by whitespace to count words, uses regex to detect sentence-ending punctuation, and identifies paragraphs by blank line separators. Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute and speaking time at 130 words per minute.
Example
Key features
A realistic example to show how this tool can support an actual decision.
Formula
Reading Time = Words / 200 wpm | Speaking Time = Words / 130 wpm
- Real-time word and character counting
- Sentence and paragraph detection
- Character count with and without spaces
- Estimated reading and speaking time
- No data sent to any server - works locally
Avoid mistakes
Common mistakes
A few things that can lead to misleading results or poor decisions.