What this tool answers
A text counter looks trivial until you need a specific number: a bio that must fit 160 characters, an abstract with a 250-word cap, a script that has to read in under four minutes, or a paragraph where the same word appears six times. This page counts all of those at once and leaves the text in your browser.
It reports characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, estimated reading time at 220 words per minute, and estimated speaking time at 130 words per minute. The word-frequency table ignores a short list of common English stop words so the useful repetitions rise to the top.
How to use it
Paste or type into the box. Every number updates as you type; there is no submit button to forget. Use the copy button if you need the statistics next to the draft in a document. The clear button empties both the text and the results.
For a length limit, type the limit into the "limit" field and the character count will show how much room is left. The counter treats a Chinese character as one character, which is what most submission forms do, and reports CJK characters separately in the word count so a mixed-language draft is not undercounted.
What it does not do
It does not upload, save, or log your text. There is no server-side request when you type. It does not judge grammar, plagiarism, or readability; those need a different tool and, for plagiarism, a database this site does not have. Reading time is an estimate based on average adult pace, not a measurement of your voice.
If you close the tab, the text is gone. Copy it somewhere if it matters.
When the numbers disagree with your editor
Word processors count differently: some split hyphenated words, some count em dashes as words, and some count footnotes. If a submission form rejects a draft that your editor says is under the limit, trust the form's own counter and trim the difference. This tool follows the common web convention: whitespace-separated tokens for words, CJK characters counted individually.