This free word counter analyzes your text in real time, showing word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading and speaking time. Everything runs in your browser — your text is never uploaded to any server, making it safe for confidential documents.
Tweet/X post: 280 characters · Instagram caption: 2,200 chars · LinkedIn post: 3,000 chars · Short blog post: 500–800 words · Standard blog post: 1,000–1,500 words · Long-form SEO article: 1,500–2,500 words · Academic essay: 500–5,000 words · Short story: 1,000–7,500 words · Novel: 70,000–120,000 words.
Average adult reading speed is 200–250 words per minute (wpm) for standard prose. Academic or technical content slows to 100–150 wpm. For presentations, 120–140 wpm is recommended for clarity. At 130 wpm: a 5-min speech needs ~650 words, a 10-min presentation needs ~1,300 words, a 20-min TED talk needs ~2,600 words.
Twitter/X: 280 characters (standard), 4,000 for Premium subscribers. Instagram caption: 2,200 characters. Instagram bio: 150 characters. LinkedIn post: 3,000 characters. Facebook: 63,206 characters. Email subject lines: optimal under 50 characters for best open rates on mobile.