Word Counter
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Free online word counter
Whether you are writing an essay with a word limit, crafting a social media post, checking a resume length, or just curious how long your text is, this free word counter gives you instant counts for words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time.
What is the average reading speed?
The average adult reads about 200 to 250 words per minute for general content. Academic or technical text is usually read at 100 to 150 words per minute. Speed readers can hit 400 or more words per minute. The reading time estimate in this tool is based on 200 words per minute, which is a standard baseline for general writing.
How many words is a typical blog post?
A short blog post is usually 500 to 800 words. A standard blog post runs 1000 to 1500 words. Long form content that ranks well in search is typically 1500 to 2500 words. Some in-depth guides and pillar pages go to 3000 words or more. Google tends to favor longer, more comprehensive content for competitive search terms.
How many words is a tweet?
Twitter and X allow up to 280 characters, which works out to roughly 40 to 50 words depending on word length. LinkedIn posts can go up to 3000 characters, Instagram captions up to 2200 characters, and Facebook posts up to 63,206 characters, though shorter posts tend to perform better on all platforms.
How many words is a novel?
A standard novel is between 70,000 and 100,000 words. A short novel or novella is typically 20,000 to 50,000 words. Young adult fiction often runs 50,000 to 80,000 words. Epic fantasy novels can exceed 200,000 words. Most agents and publishers expect a debut novel to fall between 80,000 and 100,000 words.