Word counter

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Count characters, Chinese, English words, digits, lines, and paragraphs, plus reading time.

Characters
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No spaces
0
Chinese
0
English words
0
Digits
0
Lines
0
Paragraphs
0

Paste text to estimate reading time.

How to use

Paste an article or copy. You immediately see total characters, characters without spaces, Chinese, English words, digits, lines, and paragraphs. Reading time is estimated at about 400 units per minute.

FAQ

Do character counts include spaces?

Total characters include spaces and line breaks. No spaces strips spaces, tabs, and line breaks first.

How are Chinese and English counted?

Chinese is counted as Han characters. English is counted as words (runs of letters). Digits are counted separately.

How is reading time estimated?

Chinese characters plus English words, divided by about 400 per minute and rounded. Under one minute shows as 1 minute.

How are paragraphs split?

Non-empty blocks separated by blank lines. Without blank lines, one non-empty block is one paragraph.