Count Characters And Words
Easily Count Characters and Words with Our Free Online Tool
Welcome to our free online character counter and word counter the perfect tool for writers, students, and social media managers alike. Whether you're crafting the perfect tweet, refining an essay, or writing an article, our tool quickly calculates character counts with and without spaces, provides accurate word counts (including words with hyphens and apostrophes), and updates in real time. Now featuring sentence and paragraph counts, estimated reading and speaking times, and readability metrics, our tool helps you optimize your content to meet character limits for social media, academic papers, and more with instant feedback. The auto-save feature ensures you never lose your work by saving your text directly in your browser's local storage. This comprehensive character counter tool helps you stay within limits, improve readability, and maintain focus on your content's quality. From blog posts to captions, accurate character and word counts are essential for impactful writing. Start typing or paste your text above to track your progress our word counter and character counter is reliable, accurate, and easy to use for all your writing projects!
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Understanding the Readability Score
The score ranges from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate easier readability.
90-100 (Very Easy): Easily understood by an average 11-year-old student. Suitable for texts aimed at a broad audience, such as children's books.
80-90 (Easy): Conversational English, suitable for readers aged 12-13. Good for general audience materials.
70-80 (Fairly Easy): Plain English, easily understood by 13- to 15-year-old students. Ideal for most mass-market novels and articles.
60-70 (Standard): Easily understood by 15- to 17-year-old students. Common for general business communications.
50-60 (Fairly Difficult): Understood by college students. Appropriate for more complex topics requiring some background knowledge.
30-50 (Difficult): Understood by college graduates. Suitable for academic papers and advanced technical documents.
0-30 (Very Difficult): Best understood by university graduates and professionals. Often found in scholarly articles and specialized literature.