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Count words, characters, and sentences. Get reading time and Flesch score as you type.
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Word counter computing 12+ statistics: words, characters (with/without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, lines, syllables, average word length, average sentence length, unique words, and longest/shortest word. Includes readability scores (Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog), word frequency table with counts, keyword density analysis, letter density distribution chart, estimated reading time (slow/average/fast), and a word goal progress bar with configurable target.
Basic word counters miss important metrics like readability, keyword density, and reading time. This tool provides a comprehensive dashboard so writers and editors can assess all aspects of their text in a single view.
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Writers, editors, SEO content strategists, students, and anyone who needs detailed word-level analytics for essays, articles, reports, or creative writing.
Paste or type text into the input area; all statistics update in real time.
Scroll through the Stats section to see words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and syllables.
Set a word goal target in the Goal section — the progress bar fills and turns green when reached.
Review the Word Frequency table sorted by frequency (highest first) to see which words are most common.
Check Keyword Density by entering a target keyword; the tool shows its occurrence count and density percentage.
View the Reading Time section showing estimated read time at slow (150 wpm), average (250 wpm), and fast (350 wpm) speeds.
Input: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This sentence has exactly ten words." → Stats: 15 words, 72 chars, 2 sentences, 1 paragraph; Avg word length: 3.9; Reading time: ~3 seconds (average)Input: "SEO SEO SEO content writing tips for SEO bloggers" with keyword "SEO" → Word freq: SEO=4, writing=1...; Keyword density: SEO = 44.4% (4 of 9 words)How are words defined?
Words are sequences of characters separated by whitespace or punctuation. Hyphenated compounds count as one word.
What readability formulas are used? Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and Gunning Fog Index
both output a US school grade level (e.g., 8.5 = 8th grade).
Does the counter handle non-English text? Yes
Unicode text including CJK, Arabic, and Cyrillic is supported. Syllable counting works best for English.
Can I track multiple word goals?
The tool supports one word goal at a time; reset it when starting a new document.
Authoritative specifications, standards, and in-depth reading for Word Counter.
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Sort lines alphabetically and remove duplicates. Use when cleaning lists; for comparing two texts use text-diff-visual. Input: text lines ≤10MB. Returns sorted unique lines. 100% client-side.
Preview rendered Markdown without editing. Use for quick read-only preview; for editing use markdown-editor, for HTML output copy use markdown-to-html. Input: Markdown ≤10MB. Returns rendered HTML preview. 100% client-side.
Generate URL slugs from titles with lowercase rules. Use as default slug tool; slugify-string is a noindex alias. Input: text ≤10MB. Returns slug string. 100% client-side.
Visual side-by-side diff for two texts with char-level highlights. Use as default diff tool; for similarity score use string-comparison, for JSON use json-diff. Input: two texts ≤10MB. Returns visual diff. 100% client-side.
Obfuscate strings with masking and reversible transforms. Use when hiding PII in demos; for hashing use hash-generator. Input: text ≤10MB. Returns obfuscated text. 100% client-side.
Search and copy emoji with keywords. Use when inserting emoji; for ASCII art use ascii-art. Input: search text. Returns emoji to copy. 100% client-side.
Remove duplicate lines from text while keeping first-seen order. Case and trim options.
Find and replace text with literal, regex, and case-insensitive modes. Shows replacement count.