What this tool does
Get instant counts for writing, captions, essays, descriptions and documentation. The tool reports characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs and an estimated reading time.
Counts are useful when a platform has limits or when you are editing for clarity, but a shorter number is not automatically better. Use the statistics to support your writing goal rather than trimming important meaning just to reach an arbitrary count.
Useful for
- Check social captions, descriptions and ad copy against length limits.
- Estimate reading time for articles or documentation.
- Measure how much a draft changed during editing.
How to use it
- Paste or type text into the editor.
- Review the live counts as you write.
- Use the reading-time estimate as a rough planning guide.
- Copy your final text when ready.
Practical tips
- Character limits on third-party platforms can change, so verify critical limits on the platform itself.
- Reading time varies by audience and subject complexity.
- Sentence detection is approximate for abbreviations and unusual punctuation.
- ToolsDiary does not store the text you enter.
Frequently asked questions
Are spaces included in the character count?
The tool shows both total characters and characters excluding spaces.
How is reading time estimated?
The estimate uses a typical adult reading speed and rounds up to a practical minute value.
Does formatting affect the word count?
Whitespace is normalized, so repeated spaces and line breaks do not create extra words.