Word & Character Counter - Sentences, Paragraphs, Lines
What is a sentence counter?
A sentence counter scans your text and reports sentences, words, characters, and paragraphs in one view. It helps you balance pacing, meet submission limits, and catch run-on sections before publishing. Because it runs in your browser, results update as you type and no content is uploaded.
How to use the sentence counter
- Paste or type text: Drop in an article, email draft, or essay. The tool supports long and short inputs.
- Review counts: Totals update live for sentences, words, characters (with and without spaces), paragraphs, and lines.
- Copy results: Copy the stats or download them as a CSV summary.
Why use this sentence counter?
- Meet limits with confidence: Hit platform caps for press releases, app descriptions, or meta tags without guesswork.
- Improve readability: Spot long sentences that slow readers and break them up for clarity.
- Plan SEO briefs: Balance word targets and paragraph counts when outlining articles or landing pages.
Use case 1: College essay compliance
Paste your draft, watch the word limit, and trim sentences that push you over the allowed range.
Use case 2: Marketing copy pacing
Check sentence length distribution to keep social posts snappy and landing pages scannable.
Use case 3: Localization prep
Count characters with and without spaces to predict text expansion before translating UI strings.
Examples
Basic example
Input: "Writing short sentences keeps readers engaged. This tool measures them for you."
Output: 2 sentences, 13 words, 78 characters with spaces, 2 paragraphs.
Advanced example
Input: A 500-word blog draft pasted into the field, counting emojis as words, characters without spaces.
Output: 500 words, 32 sentences, 2,720 characters without spaces, 8 paragraphs.
Common errors
Unexpected sentence splits
Abbreviations like "e.g." can trigger extra counts. Replace dots with commas until final export.
Word count off by one
Hidden characters such as non-breaking spaces can skew counts. Paste into plain text first to normalize.
Tips and proven approaches
- Draft in the tool for live feedback instead of pasting at the end.
- Keep average sentence length under 20 words for web readability.
- Pair this tool with the word frequency counter to spot overused terms.
Related tools
- Clean pasted text with the remove line breaks tool before counting.
- Strip HTML tags using the plain text converter to measure only the visible copy.
Privacy and security
All counting happens locally in your browser. Your drafts never leave your device, so private documents stay private.