Word Count
Count words and letters live as you type, to stay within any length limit.
Word Count
Word limits are everywhere: essays, articles, product descriptions and social posts. Type or paste your text and the counts update live as you write.
How to use Word Count
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Read the word and character counts that update as you type.
- Trim or expand until you are within your limit.
When it comes in handy
- Keeping to word limits for essays, applications and articles.
- Checking the length of a meta description or ad copy.
- Estimating reading time for a blog post.
Frequently asked questions
How are words counted?
Words are separated by spaces and line breaks. The character count includes spaces and punctuation.
How long should a meta description be?
Around 120 to 158 characters keeps it from being truncated in most search results.
