How to use Word and Character Counter
- Enter Content to Count and adjust the options as needed.
- Run the tool and inspect its results, evidence and limitations.
- Copy or download the result, then verify it against the actual website, source data or business records.
Try a concrete example
Paste an article or product description to compare its length with an editorial brief.
How to interpret results
Counts follow the displayed text rules and browser support. A word count is an editing aid, not a quality score. Different publishing systems may count punctuation, spaces or mixed-language text differently.
Frequently asked questions
Are Chinese characters counted by word or by character?
Counts Chinese characters per line; does not perform full Chinese word segmentation.
Do spaces count towards character count?
Provides character counts both including and excluding spaces.
Does an article need a specific word count to rank?
There is no uniform word count requirement; user needs should be answered fully.