Word Counter: instructions, examples and limits
Counts Unicode letter/number sequences, keeping internal apostrophes and hyphens together.
Open Word CounterThis tool is registered for local processing. Its tool input is handled in the current page; LittleKit’s product analytics do not include the input value.
What it does
Counts Unicode letter/number sequences, keeping internal apostrophes and hyphens together.
Use the word counter to check a draft, submission or caption without uploading the text or treating punctuation as a word.
How to use it
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Paste or type the text in the editor.
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Read words, characters, lines and the other visible statistics as the text changes.
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Copy the result only if you need to include the count in a brief or submission form.
Worked example
Hello, little world! → 3 words.
The example demonstrates the operation. For file-based tools, results depend on the selected file and options.How the result is produced
Counts Unicode letter/number sequences, keeping internal apostrophes and hyphens together.
Important limits
Text stays in this tab. Maximum 100,000 characters. Word and sentence boundaries are estimates; language and punctuation can change counts.
Checks before sharing or relying on the result
- Words are Unicode letter/number sequences with documented handling for internal apostrophes and hyphens.
- Different editors can count emoji, symbols and languages differently.
- No pasted text is sent to analytics or included in a share link.
Choosing the next step
Pick the narrowest operation that matches the problem. A line tool preserves line boundaries, while a text-wide transform may change punctuation or spacing. For sensitive text, use the browser-local workflow and avoid putting the input into a share URL.
See a mismatch between these instructions and the tool? Report a correction with a non-sensitive example.