Text Tools
Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and estimated reading time instantly. Your text stays in your browser.
Word count, character count, and text shape
Word count is useful for assignments, drafts, articles, scripts, newsletters, and notes, but it rarely tells the whole story. This counter also supports character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and reading-time checks so you can see how long the text is and how it is structured.
If the draft still needs shaping, start with the Text Cleanup Toolkit to remove spacing noise or repeated lines. Use the Line Counter for line-heavy text, the Character Counter when a limit counts spaces, the Text Truncator when you need a shorter publish-ready version, and the Reading Time Calculator when you want a quick audience-facing estimate.
Quick answer
Word Counter is a browser-based word counter for counting, cleaning, or reformatting pasted text locally before you copy the result into another workflow.
- Primary task
- word counter
- Processing
- Pasted text is processed in your browser and not stored by ClearUtils.
- Workflow
- Writing Utilities Toolkit
What this tool does
Use this word counter to measure draft length before publishing, check word count and character count, review sentence and paragraph totals, estimate reading time, and move to line counting when the shape of pasted text matters.
Common use cases
Understand text volume and shape to prepare content for publishing and editing workflows.
Use Word Counter when pasted text needs counting, cleanup, rewriting, list preparation, formatting, or a final check before it goes into an email, document, CMS, spreadsheet, prompt, or publishing workflow.
How to use it
- Paste or type text into the box.
- Read the live word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time.
- Use Clear text to reset the tool or Load example to see sample output.
Example workflow
Paste the text you need to count, clean, split, join, sort, or reformat. Review the word, character, line, sentence, paragraph, spacing, or list result, then copy the cleaned output into your document, spreadsheet, CMS, prompt, or editor.
Privacy note
This tool runs client-side in your browser. ClearUtils does not upload, store, or inspect your pasted text to count it.
Practical notes for this tool
Best use case
Use Word Counter when a draft, assignment, article, newsletter, script, support reply, prompt, or note needs a fast browser-local word count plus enough surrounding metrics to decide whether the text is ready to publish or needs cleanup first.
Check a draft before publishing
ClearUtils formats JSON locally, cleans pasted text, and keeps common workflow checks in the browser.
Word count: 13 Character count with spaces: 101 Sentences: 1 Estimated reading time: under 1 minute
Privacy and local processing
Word counting runs locally in your browser on the pasted text. ClearUtils does not upload, store, transmit, or inspect drafts, assignments, prompts, notes, or copied content that you count.
Limitations to know
- Word splitting can differ from a school, CMS, or publishing platform.
- Reading-time estimates depend on assumed reading speed and audience.
- Counts do not judge originality, quality, or whether the text is ready to publish.
Practical FAQ
When should I use Word Counter instead of Text Length Calculator?
Use Word Counter when the main question is word count, reading shape, sentence count, or paragraph count. Use Text Length Calculator when a strict character, byte, or custom field limit is the main constraint.
Related workflow links
FAQ
These answers focus on browser-local pasted-text counting, cleanup, formatting, and the review steps to take before replacing or publishing source copy.
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Does this word counter upload my text?
No. The counter runs in your browser and does not send your text to a server.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated at 225 words per minute and rounded up to the nearest minute.
How does the word counter treat hyphenated or apostrophized words?
It counts hyphenated or apostrophized terms like 'well-known' and 'don't' as single words, which matches the browser-local text analysis used by the tool.