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Writing · Runs in your browser
Local processing Word Counter
Count words and Unicode characters locally in your browser with clear, private rules for punctuation, whitespace, and international text.
Browser word counter
Counts on this device Count your text
Up to 1 MiB (1,048,576 UTF-8 bytes). Your text is counted in memory and is not uploaded or saved.
Type or paste text to count.
The short version
How many words are in your text?
Paste or type text above for an immediate local count. The page also shows Unicode character totals so you can check common length limits without uploading your writing.
Read the live totals
Words use locale-sensitive word-like segments when your browser supports Intl.Segmenter. Characters use grapheme clusters when available.
Check the boundary
Inputs up to 1 MiB of UTF-8 text are accepted. Oversized text stays editable but is not counted until it is shortened.
Helpful questions
Word counter FAQs
What counts as a word?
The preferred method uses the browser's locale-sensitive Intl.Segmenter word boundaries and counts only segments marked word-like. It does not count spaces, punctuation, or emoji as words.
How are Unicode characters counted?
Characters use grapheme clusters when the browser supports them, which keeps combining sequences and joined emoji together. Characters without spaces removes clusters made entirely from whitespace.
Is my text stored or uploaded?
No. Word Counter processes text in memory in your browser and does not save or send it. There is no account, server calculation, API, or cloud upload.
What happens if my browser has no Intl.Segmenter?
The tool uses a clearly disclosed whitespace fallback. It counts each non-empty whitespace-delimited token containing a letter or number as one word, so no-space scripts may be under-counted.
Know before you use
Clear, simple boundaries
What it does
The locale-sensitive count of word-like segments. Unicode grapheme-cluster or documented fallback character totals.
What it needs
Text: The text to count, up to 1,048,576 UTF-8 bytes.
Privacy
Processing happens locally in your browser. No text or files are transmitted.
Storage
This tool does not persist your work.