Using Word Counter
Measure words, Unicode characters, lines, and other text statistics before submitting a document or editing a draft. The original workspace includes Overview, Keyword Density, and Text Details views, along with reading-time and readability estimates. Submission platforms may use different counting rules.
Worked example
Enter Hello world on one line. The basic count should be two words and eleven characters including the space. Add a second line and compare the line count. The word matcher keeps contractions and hyphenated terms together; turning on a number-exclusion option can change the count for text containing standalone numbers.
What to check and what this tool cannot do
Reading time depends on the selected pace and the reader; it does not measure factual accuracy, accessibility, or writing quality. Character counting uses Unicode code points, which can treat an emoji sequence differently from the number of symbols you see on screen. Word boundaries also vary by language. Sentence counts are estimates.
Getting a useful result
Paste the final version rather than an earlier draft. Set a word goal when useful, and inspect the Overview, Keyword Density, and Text Details tabs. Leave a margin near a hard submission limit and verify the final count in the destination editor. Treat readability and reading-time figures as estimates.
Where processing happens
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