PDFFlowStateFree Word Counter & Character Counter Online
Essays have word limits. Meta descriptions and social posts have character limits. Forms cut you off without warning. The PDFFlowState Text Counter is a free word counter and character counter that also counts lines and sentences, in your browser, with no account.
What does Text Counter do?
Text Counter counts words, characters, lines and sentences. It works as a word count tool, character count online tool, sentence counter and line counter in one.
How to count words and characters
- Open the tool. Go to Text Counter. It works on phone and desktop.
- Paste or type your text.
- Read the counts for words, characters, lines and sentences.
No sign-up is needed, so it is a free way to count words online.
When is it useful?
- Essays and assignments with word limits.
- Social posts, bios and ads with character limits.
- SEO titles and meta descriptions, which should stay short enough to display fully. Titles around 50 to 60 characters and descriptions around 150 to 160 are a common rule of thumb.
- Translations and quotes, which are often priced by word.
- Scripts and speeches, where length matters.
Tips
- Check how a limit counts. Some sites count spaces, some do not, and some count in different ways.
- Count the final version. Edit first, then count.
- Counting a PDF? Use Extract PDF Text, then paste the text here.
- Clean up first. Use Text Formatter to remove stray spacing, or Case Converter to fix capitals.
Frequently asked questions
Is the word counter free? Yes. It is free and needs no sign-up.
What does it count? Words, characters, lines and sentences.
Do characters include spaces? Check the counts shown in the tool, since sites differ in whether they include spaces.
Can I count words in a Word document or PDF? Copy the text out and paste it in. For a PDF, Extract PDF Text helps.
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