Word & Character Counter

Words are counted by splitting text on whitespace (spaces, tabs, newlines). Consecutive whitespace is treated as a single separator.

Reading time is based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute. Speaking time uses 130 words per minute.

Both counts are shown: total characters (including spaces) and characters without spaces.

Stop words are common words (the, a, is, etc.) that are excluded from the keyword frequency analysis since they don't carry meaningful content.

Yes. Word and character counting works with any language. Keyword extraction works best with Latin-script languages.

Reading time is estimated using an average adult silent reading speed of 200 words per minute (wpm). Speaking time uses 130 wpm, which reflects a natural conversational pace. These are widely accepted averages used in publishing and content platforms. The actual time will vary based on content complexity, reader familiarity, and language.

Yes. The counter correctly handles Unicode characters including emojis, accented letters, CJK characters, and special symbols. Each Unicode code point is counted as one character. Emojis that use combining characters or zero-width joiners may count as multiple characters, reflecting their actual encoding length.

Yes. The Top Keywords section shows the most frequently used words in your text, excluding common stop words (the, a, is, etc.). You can use this to check whether your target keywords appear with sufficient frequency. For SEO best practices, aim for a primary keyword density of 1-2% of total word count.