Count words and characters for essays, captions, and form fields. Paste text, see stats instantly in the browser — no document upload to a counter site.
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0 words · 0 chars · 0 lines · 0 sentences
Private by design. Heavy tools (OCR) may take a minute on large files.
How it works
Your draft text is counted locally and is not sent to SortMyFile servers.
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Paste text
Drop content into the counter.
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Read stats
Word and character totals update as you edit.
When you’d use this
Stay under exam essay limits, LinkedIn about sections, or SMS-length captions before posting.
FAQ
About word counter online
Counts spaces?
Character totals include spaces; words split on whitespace.
File upload?
Paste text — this is a text tool, not a DOCX parser.
Free?
Yes.
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