Word Counter
About the Word Counter
The Word Counter on Toolzylo gives you real-time statistics about your text as you type or paste it. It counts words, characters (with and without spaces), and sentences — all updating instantly with every keystroke.
Word counters are essential tools for writers, students, bloggers, journalists, and anyone who works with text. Many platforms impose word or character limits — Twitter's 280-character limit, academic essays with word count requirements, SEO meta descriptions that should stay under 160 characters, and job application forms with field limits. Our tool helps you stay within those limits effortlessly.
The word count is calculated by splitting the text on whitespace and counting non-empty segments. The character count includes every character including spaces, while the "chars without spaces" count excludes all whitespace. Sentences are counted by splitting on sentence-ending punctuation (periods, exclamation marks, and question marks).
All processing happens in your browser. No text is ever sent to a server, making this tool completely private. It works on all modern browsers and is fully optimised for mobile devices.
How to Use the Word Counter
- Type or paste your text into the text area above.
- The word count, character count, and sentence count update automatically in real time.
- Clear the text area to reset all counts to zero.
Features
- Real-time word, character, and sentence counting
- Separate character counts with and without spaces
- No character or word limit on input
- Fully browser-based — no data sent to any server
- Works on all modern browsers and mobile devices
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Word Counter count words?
The counter splits the text on whitespace (spaces, tabs, newlines) and counts the resulting non-empty segments.
Does the Word Counter count characters with or without spaces?
Both. The tool displays the total character count (including spaces) and the character count excluding spaces separately.
Is there a text length limit?
There is no hard limit. The counter handles large texts efficiently since all processing happens in your browser.