How to Count Words and Characters Online
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time with Kivrum Word Counter.
On this page
Quick answer
Open Word Counter, paste or type your text, and read the six statistics as they update. Nothing needs to be uploaded.
What Kivrum Word Counter measures
The workspace reports words, all characters, characters without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and an estimated reading time. The estimate uses 200 words per minute and rounds up to a minimum of one minute when text is present.
Count words and characters step by step
The counter updates immediately after every edit.
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Open Word Counter
Use the button on this page to open the Kivrum tool.
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Enter your text
Type in the editor or paste text you already have.
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Review the statistics
Read the cards below the editor for each live total.
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Copy or clear
Use Copy to place the text on your clipboard, or Clear to start again.
Privacy and processing
Word counting is performed in your browser. The tool does not send the text to a Kivrum processing API. Clipboard access is used only when you choose Copy.
Common counting differences
Word totals can differ between editors because apps define words and sentences differently. Kivrum separates words at whitespace, counts every JavaScript string character in the character total, and detects sentence endings using periods, exclamation marks, and question marks followed by whitespace or the end of the text.
Try it on Kivrum
Open the real tool and follow the steps in this guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kivrum upload my text?
No. The current Word Counter performs its calculations in the browser.
Does the character count include spaces?
The page shows both totals: all characters and characters without whitespace.