Word Counter

The number of words counter splits your text using standard whitespace and punctuation delimiters to accurately count words, sentences, and paragraphs in real time. It also provides character counts both with and without spaces.

Yes, 100% safe. The Synctoolo word counter tool operates entirely client-side inside your web browser. None of your text, essays, or code is ever uploaded to any server or stored anywhere.

Hyphenated words like 'state-of-the-art' are counted as a single word, matching the convention used by Microsoft Word and Google Docs.

We calculate reading time using 238 words per minute (the standard median from adult reading-speed studies). Speaking time uses 130 words per minute for natural presentation delivery.

Yes. You can click the Upload button to load any .txt, .md, or .pdf file directly. Text is parsed securely inside your browser memory with zero server uploads.

Yes. Each emoji is counted as one character. Note that some emojis are multiple code points internally, we count what the user perceives as one symbol.

A 500-word essay is roughly 1 page single-spaced (2 pages double-spaced); 1000 words is about 2–4 pages depending on spacing. Paste your draft into the counter and watch the live word count as you edit so you land exactly on the required limit without padding.

An X (Twitter) post allows 280 characters, an SEO meta description shows best around 150–155 characters, and an Instagram caption is truncated in the feed after about 125 characters. Use the character counter to trim copy to each platform's visible limit before publishing.

Most speakers deliver 130–150 words per minute, so a 5-minute talk is roughly 650–750 words. This word counter shows an estimated speaking time so you can time a script or voiceover before recording.