Word Counter Online – Count Words, Characters & Sentences
Count words, characters, characters without spaces and sentences instantly with ZeroKB's free online Word Counter.
Word Counter Online
ZeroKB's free online Word Counter helps you count words, characters, characters without spaces and sentences in your text. Simply type or paste your content into the text box and the results are updated automatically as you edit your text.
How to Use the Word Counter
Step 1: Enter or Paste Your Text
Type your content directly into the text box or paste existing text into the Word Counter.
Step 2: Check the Word Count
The tool automatically counts the words in your text and displays the current word count in real time.
Step 3: Check Character Count
The Character result shows the total number of characters in your entered text, including whitespace.
Step 4: Check Sentences
ZeroKB also detects sentences based on common sentence-ending punctuation such as periods, question marks and exclamation marks.
What Does a Word Counter Show?
A word counter can provide useful information about the length of written content. ZeroKB's Word Counter displays the total number of words, characters, characters without spaces and detected sentences.
Words vs Characters
Words and characters measure different aspects of text. Word count shows how many words are present, while character count shows the number of individual characters in the entered text. The tool also provides a separate count without spaces.
Characters With Spaces vs Without Spaces
The Characters count includes whitespace contained in the text. The Without Spaces count removes whitespace before calculating the character total. This allows you to compare both measurements quickly.
Why Use an Online Word Counter?
An online word counter can be useful when you need to check the length of an article, document, assignment, description, message or other written content. Real-time counting makes it easy to monitor text length while writing or editing.
Word Counter for Content Writing
Writers, students and website owners can use a word counter to quickly check the length of their content. It can also help when a particular word or character limit needs to be followed.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Word Counter
What is a Word Counter?
A Word Counter is an online tool that calculates the number of words in entered text. ZeroKB's tool also shows characters, characters without spaces and detected sentences.
Does the Word Counter count characters?
Yes. ZeroKB's Word Counter displays both the total character count and the character count without spaces.
Can I paste text into the Word Counter?
Yes. You can type text directly into the text box or paste existing content into the Word Counter.
Does the tool count sentences?
Yes. The tool detects sentences using common sentence-ending punctuation such as periods, question marks and exclamation marks.
Is the ZeroKB Word Counter free?
Yes. The ZeroKB Word Counter is available as a free online tool.