Word & Character Counter
Count words, characters, Chinese characters, sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time instantly in your browser while you type or paste text.
What this tool solves
Count Chinese characters, English words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and estimated reading time locally in the browser.
Input: plain text, from a draft, essay, post, document or copied content.
Output: word, character, sentence and paragraph counts plus estimated reading time.
How to use it
- Paste or type the text into the counter.
- Compare the metric that matters for your destination: words, total characters, characters without spaces or CJK characters.
- Check the final text in the destination platform when it has its own counting rules.
Common use cases
- Check essay or article length
- Measure social-post or form character limits
- Count mixed Chinese and English text before publishing
Privacy, accuracy and limits
Platforms differ in how they count emoji sequences, hyphenated words, URLs and CJK text. Treat the destination platform as the final authority for strict limits.
WebToolMint keeps this workflow local in the browser where the feature allows it. Network-dependent tools are labelled separately. Keep originals and independently verify results that affect legal, financial, medical or business decisions.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the word count different from Microsoft Word or Google Docs?
Different products tokenize punctuation, hyphens, symbols and CJK text differently, so small differences are normal.
Are Chinese characters counted as words?
The tool reports useful text metrics separately; Chinese does not use spaces in the same way as English, so character count is often more meaningful than an English-style word count.
Does my text leave the browser?
The counter is designed to analyze the text locally while you type or paste.