Word Counter
Words, Characters, No spaces, and Sentences update while you type. English words are tokens split on spaces, and each Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character counts as one word. Reading level is not scored.
How to use
- Type or paste into the box whose placeholder is Type or paste your text here. There is no count button. The four figures move on each keystroke.
- Read Words, Characters, No spaces, and Sentences. Characters is the length of the text as typed, including spaces.
- No spaces drops spaces, tabs, and line breaks. Sentences look for . ! ? and also for 。！？. An empty box is zero on every figure.
When it helps
Use Words before a caption or an assignment with a cap. Mixed English and Chinese lands in one total: space-separated English tokens, plus one for each CJK character, even when the Chinese has no spaces between characters. Keep that CJK rule in mind if a limit was written for English only. A paragraph of Chinese will count far higher than a space-based guess.
After you know the length, the Case Converter can switch the same wording to UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, or Sentence case. If you need bold, a list, or a saved note, the Text Editor has formatting buttons and Download .txt. This page only reports the four numbers.
Limits
It does not grade reading level, and it does not score keywords or reading time. A sentence is a split on . ! ? and 。！？, so an abbreviation such as Mr. can add an extra break. The counter does not know that Mr. is not the end of a sentence.
An English token counts as a word only when it contains a letter or a digit after the split on spaces. A lone dash is not a word. Each CJK character is one word on top of those tokens. A standalone emoji is not given its own word. There is no button to exclude headings or quoted lines.
Questions
Do I need spaces between Chinese characters?
No. Each Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character adds one to Words even when the characters sit together. English words still need spaces between them.
What does No spaces leave out?
Spaces, tabs, and line breaks. Punctuation and letters stay in that figure. Characters keeps the spaces as well, because it is the raw length.
Does a high score mean harder reading?
No. Nothing here estimates grade level. Sentences are only pieces split on . ! ? and 。！？, which is a count, not a reading grade.