WORD CALCULATOR

INSTRUCTIONS

This calculator is designed to count how many words and characters are contained in a block of text such as a headline, article or paragraph. It is particularly useful to manage a character limit imposed by an essay question or a posting site such as Twitter.

1. Simply enter or paste your text into the text box below.
2. The number of words and characters will be counted and updated automatically as you enter or change your text.
3. If you edit your text, you can copy the result by clicking on the "Copy To Clipboard" button then paste into your chosen application.

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ENTER TEXT TO BE COUNTED HERE
Copy To Clipboard
COUNT RESULT
WORDS: 0CHARACTERS: 0

NOTES

1. If the word or character count is more than you expected, remember that blocks of text usually include many hidden characters such as spaces, tabs, new and blank lines.