Word Count: Characters, Words, Lines

Quick answer: Instantly count characters, words, lines, and paragraphs in any text you paste. Open 字数统计 — everything runs locally in your browser, and files never leave your device.

Steps

1. Paste text into the Word Counter.
2. Read the live counters: characters with/without spaces, words, lines, paragraphs.
3. Trim or expand until you hit your target count.

Important notes

• Chinese counts characters; English counts words. For mixed text, "characters excluding spaces" matches most publication limits.
• Journal word limits vary on whether references count — check the specific guideline.

Common questions

Can I count occurrences of a specific word? Use the Regex Tester or your editor's find-all for that.

Does it count file contents? Copy the text out of the file and paste it — no upload needed.