Character & Word Counter

Everyday & Other

Count characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and UTF-8 bytes as you type.

Calculated Result
54 characters

11 words · 2 sentences · 54 UTF-8 bytes · ~3 sec to read

Characters (no spaces)
44
Characters (no whitespace)
44
Words
11
Sentences
2
Paragraphs
1
Lines
1
UTF-8 bytes
54
Reading time (200 wpm)
3 sec
Formula: Words = whitespace-separated tokens · Bytes = UTF-8 · Reading ≈ words / 200
SMS (160)54 / 160
Post / tweet (280)54 / 280
SEO title (60)54 / 60
Meta description (155)54 / 155

About this calculator

Drafts, bios, and meta tags have hard caps. Paste the text and read characters with and without spaces, word tokens, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and UTF-8 bytes. Reading time assumes 200 words per minute. SMS (160), a short post (280), an SEO title (60), and a meta description (155) show how close you are to each cap.

How It Works & Formula

FormulaChars = Unicode scalar count · Words = whitespace tokens · Bytes = UTF-8

Characters are Unicode scalars (so Café is 4). Words are whitespace-separated tokens. Bytes use UTF-8, so one accented letter can be two bytes. Reading minutes = words / 200.