Count words, characters and reading time.
Measure words, characters and approximate reading time while you write or review text.
Best for: Essays, captions, applications, SEO snippets, speeches and any task with a length target.
“Word” is not defined identically by every editor. Hyphenation, apostrophes, emoji, CJK text and line breaks can produce small differences between counters. Reading time is an estimate based on an assumed words-per-minute rate.
Counts words, characters and reading-time estimates from the text entered in the browser. Word boundaries are rule-based and can differ from Microsoft Word or publishing platforms for hyphens, emoji and some languages.
Use the destination editor’s own counter when a legal, academic or platform limit is strict.
This section describes the implementation shipped with My Tools HQ. Verify important outputs before relying on them.
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Different applications use different tokenization rules for punctuation, hyphens, symbols and non-Latin text.
It divides the word count by an assumed average reading speed; actual reading time varies by person and material.
The tool can distinguish total characters from counts that exclude spaces, depending on the displayed metrics.
Why different editors disagree by a few words and how to use length metrics without writing to the counter.