Scope
Assumptions and limits
Sentence and word boundaries are estimates, especially for abbreviations, headings and languages with different punctuation conventions.
Results use the values you enter and the conventions described in the methodology below.
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01
What counts as a word
The preferred method is Intl.Segmenter with word granularity and word-like segments. This handles many scripts more accurately than splitting only at spaces.
Different editors and languages can still treat contractions, hyphens and symbols differently.
02
Characters, sentences and paragraphs
Characters use Unicode code points so emoji are not split into surrogate halves. The no-space count excludes Unicode whitespace. Blank-line-separated groups form paragraphs.
03
Reading and speaking time
Time equals word count divided by the visible words-per-minute setting. These are adjustable estimates, not universal reading-speed claims.
04
Privacy and local processing
Your text is analysed in your browser and is not intentionally sent to Great Future. Raw text, excerpts, hashes and exact counts are excluded from analytics.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does the tool count in real time?
Are spaces included in character count?
Is my text uploaded?
Why can another counter disagree?
Does it work with non-English text?
Can I download my text?
Sources
Method references and scope
Method: results come from tested code using the documented method and assumptions shown on this page.
Review owner: Great Future Product Engineering.
Method and content last reviewed: . Next review due: .