Text Counter
Reckonersweight 1reckoner · computes, doesn't store
The form says 500 characters maximum, the editor says 800 words, and you have written some unknowable amount of both. The Text Counter takes your text and tells you what it adds up to — the counts you need before you submit, in the moment you paste it. Then it forgets everything, which is more than can be said for most places you paste text these days.
This is not a screenshot. It's the real tool, running right here — go on, put something in it.
Open the demo full-screen: /demos/text-counter.html
Questions people ask
Is it safe to paste unpublished writing into an online word counter?
Into most, who knows — into this one, yes. It runs offline in your browser inside a single HTML file, counts on the spot, and stores nothing. Your draft never leaves the page, let alone the building.
How does the Text Counter work?
Paste or type your text and the counts appear. No upload, no processing screen — the arithmetic happens right there in the page. Try the live demo above; it is the real tool.
Who needs a text counter?
Students with word limits, writers with editors, applicants with character-capped forms, and anyone who has ever been told to say it in exactly so many words.
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