A 500-word script
At 250 words per minute (a fast reader) that’s about 2 minutes; at 200 words per minute (a slower reader) it’s about 3 minutes — the tool shows both ends of that real range.
Word and reading time counter
Counts words, characters (with and without spaces) and sentences, and estimates reading time using a commonly-cited average adult silent-reading speed range of roughly 200 to 250 words per minute, reported as a real range rather than a single invented number, since actual reading speed varies by reader and text. Useful for a caption, a script, or an article draft before you publish it.
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Estimated reading time
— (at 200–250 words per minute).
How to use the word counter
- Paste or type your text. Enter the caption, script or article you want to measure.
- Read the counts. See word count, character count (with and without spaces) and sentence count together.
- Check the estimated reading time. See a range in minutes, based on the cited 200-250 words-per-minute speed.
- Trim or expand as needed. Use the live counts to hit a target length for your platform or format.
Worked examples
Character counts with and without spaces
"a b c" is 5 characters counting the two spaces, or 3 characters without them — useful when a platform’s limit is specified either way.
Word counter FAQ
- Where does the 200-250 words-per-minute figure come from?
- It is a commonly-cited average adult silent-reading speed range from reading-speed research, reported here as a range rather than one invented number.
- Why is reading time shown as a range, not one number?
- Because real reading speed varies a lot by reader and by how dense the text is, so one single number would overstate precision this tool doesn’t have.
- How does it count sentences?
- By splitting on sentence-ending punctuation — periods, exclamation points and question marks — a simple, real, deterministic method.
- Does it count hashtags or emoji as words?
- Hashtags are counted as words (split on whitespace, same as any other word); emoji are counted based on how they appear in the text.
- Does it store or send my text anywhere?
- No — every count happens entirely in your browser as you type, and nothing is sent to a server.
- Is this useful for video scripts, not just captions?
- Yes — reading time is a reasonable rough proxy for spoken pacing too, though actual speaking speed varies from silent reading speed.
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