Why Use a Word Counter?
Word counters are essential tools for writers, bloggers, students, marketers, and developers. Whether you're hitting an academic word limit, optimizing a blog post for SEO, staying within Twitter's character limit, or tracking daily writing goals — knowing your exact word and character count matters.
Ideal Word Counts by Content Type
- Tweet / Social post: 71–100 words for best engagement
- Email subject line: 6–10 words
- Blog post (SEO): 1,500–2,500 words for competitive keywords
- News article: 500–800 words
- Academic essay: 1,000–5,000 words (varies by assignment)
- Meta description: 150–160 characters
- LinkedIn post: 150–300 words for best reach
How is reading time calculated? ▼
Reading time is calculated based on the average adult reading speed of 200–250 words per minute. We use 225 WPM as our baseline. So a 900-word article would show approximately 4 minutes reading time.
Does this count characters with or without spaces? ▼
We show both. "Characters" counts every character including spaces. "No Spaces" counts only non-whitespace characters. Different platforms have different requirements — Twitter uses characters with spaces, while some academic tools count without.
Is my text stored anywhere? ▼
No. All analysis happens locally in your browser. Your text never leaves your device — we don't store, log, or transmit it to any server. Close the tab and it's gone.