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Word counts the number of words in a document while you type. Word also counts pages, paragraphs, lines, and characters.

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When you need to know how many words, pages, characters, paragraphs, or lines are in a document, check the status bar.


Partial word count

For a partial word count, select the words you want to count. The status bar shows the word count for that selection and for the entire document.

Tip: Find the number of characters, paragraphs, and lines by clicking on the word count in the status bar.
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Count the number of characters, lines, and paragraphs

You can view the number of characters, lines, paragraphs, and other information in your Word for Mac, by clicking the word count in the status bar to open the Word Count box. Unless you have selected some text, Word counts all text in the document, as well as the characters, and displays them in the Word Count box as the Statistics.

Word count dialog box

Count the number of words in a part of a document

To count the number of words in only part of your document, select the text you want to count. Then on the Tools menu, click Word Count.

Just like the Word desktop program, Word for the web counts words while you type.

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If you don’t see the word count at the bottom of the window, make sure you’re in Editing view (click Edit Document > Edit in Word for the web).

Click the word count to switch it off and on.

Word Count Disabled

Maybe you noticed that Word for the web gives you an approximate word count. That’s because it doesn’t count words in areas like text boxes, headers, footers, and SmartArt graphics. If you need an exact count, click Open in Word, and look at the word count at the bottom of the Word document window.

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How does our word counter tool work?

The service checks the number of words, characters, and other related information in a text in a matter of seconds. Just copy and paste your content into the input field or enter the URL of the page you want to check and click the respective button to get the results.

Our word calculator tool scans inserted texts and analyzes them in terms of how many characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs there are in total. Plus, it checks the number of characters with white spaces removed, the average number of words in a sentence, and the average reading time.

What exactly does the tool check?

Our word counter tool was developed to accurately measure the number of characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs used in a piece of content. The word counter tool includes:

  1. Real-time word counter The tool allows you to count the number of characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in a URL or a text as you are typing it into the input field.
  2. Selected text word counter The word count tool displays the exact number of characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in a URL or a selected part of the analyzed content.
  3. Character counter The tool checks how many characters with and without white spaces there are in a text, including letters, punctuation marks, and numbers.
  4. Word counter With the help of this tool, you can find out how many words there are in a text.
  5. Sentence counter Our service lets you know how many complete sentences there are in a text.
  6. Paragraph counter With this tool, you can insert text to find out how many paragraphs there are in it in a matter of seconds.
  7. Average word number per sentence The tool indicates how many words there are on average in one sentence of the analyzed text.
  8. Estimated reading time The service points out how long it takes users on average to read a piece of text.

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Why is word count important for SEO?

Counting the number of words and characters of different texts (main content on a page, meta tags, etc.) is essential for SEO tasks. For example, the title and description tag that users see in the SERP have character limits you need to stick to.

You also need to keep track of the size of the web page’s main content. If it is much shorter than similar pages on your top competitors’ websites, your chances of getting higher rankings decrease. Plus, longer content tends to better reveal the topic of the page so users don’t have to leave the page in search of additional information. Long, helpful content can increase user engagement of your website. Counting paragraphs and words per paragraph is useful to make sure your text is readable and properly structured.

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Why do you need an online word or character counter?

Tools for checking the number of words and characters in a text are indispensable to many fields and can be used for a number of purposes.

They come in handy when you need to check the length of title and description tags to make sure they don’t go beyond the allowed limits. If they do, people who see such pages on the SERPs may go for a competitor with a more clear and concise snippet.

Plus, word counters are useful when it comes to determining the optimal text length for advertisements, for example, on Google Ads. The service also helps specialists stick to technical assignment guidelines that clearly spell out word and character limits.

On top of that, such tools help you check the number of words in your content and that of your competitors.

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Who is the word count checker designed for?

The word count checker will help anyone working with texts and to those whose work is related to marketing. For example, the service helps bloggers, copywriters, PPC and SEO specialists in optimizing content, determining the cost of writing services, checking the word count for advertisements, and much more.

On top of that, the tool is useful for educational purposes. Both students and teachers can use it for writing and checking term papers, essays, and abstracts.

Word counting is also essential in office work where there is a need to write and translate various types of articles, texts, and materials. Journalists, lawyers, secretaries, translators, and a number of other professionals can benefit from word counters.

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FAQ

How do you check the word count?

To do this, you can use our service. Just copy and paste or type a URL into the input field and click the respective button to get the results. In a matter of seconds, the tool will provide you with the results containing information about the total number of words in your text as well as the word count in an average sentence.

What is the maximum number of words that it can count?

With the help of this service, you can check texts that are up to 30,000 words long.

Can I count the number of sentences and paragraphs?

Yes, the service counts the exact number of sentences and paragraphs in a piece of text. Copy and paste the text into the input field and click the respective button to get the results.

What is the average number of characters in a word?

The average word in the English language contains 4.7 characters.

What is the average number of words in a sentence?

Sentences can consist of one word or stretch over several lines. Everything depends on the style, goal, and audience. The average sentence length is 15-20 words.

What do I do with the word count report?

Once you get the results, you can understand how many words you have on the page compared to your top competitors, check to see if the number of words in a text doesn’t exceed technical assignment guidelines, make sure the text is readable and scannable, and so on.

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Are you looking for an easy way to check the word count in your Microsoft Word document? Word has an easy-to-use, built-in tool that keeps track of your word count in each of its versions, including desktop, mobile or online. This wikiHow article will teach you how to view the word count for a section of text or your entire document in Microsoft Word.

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    Launch Microsoft Word. This can be done by double clicking on the Word icon on your desktop, in your Taskbar (Windows) or Dock (Mac). If you don’t see an icon, click on the ‘Start» menu in the lower left of your PC’s screen. Click on the ‘All Programs» drop down and select Microsoft Word.[1]

    • On Mac, click on the Launchpad (a gray rocketship) icon in your dock. Type ‘Word’ in the search bar at the top of the screen.
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    Navigate to an existing document. To open a document, go to the File menu, and then click on Open. A dialog box will appear with a list of available documents.[2]

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    Select a document. In the dialog box, navigate to the document you wish to open. Select the document, and once it’s highlighted, click on Open in the lower right of the dialog box.

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    Select Tools. Once your document is open, select the Tools menu at the top center of the window.[3]

    • This step only applies to a MAC OS.
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    Scroll to Word Count. In the Tools menu dropdown, click on «Word Count.»

    • If you’re not using a Mac, you won’t see any Tools heading at the top. In this case, go to the Review tab at the top of your document. Once there, you’ll see «Word Count» on the left-hand side of the section.
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    Review your word count. A box will open displaying the number of words, as well as the number of characters, paragraphs, lines and pages, contained in your document.

    • In many documents, the word count is displayed live on the left side of the bottom bar of the document window. Click on this word count to get additional information, such as the number of pages and characters.
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    Place your cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to count. Click on the beginning of the sentence, paragraph or section of text for which you want a word count.

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    Highlight the section of text. Drag your cursor to the end of the text section, which should now be highlighted in blue.

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    Click on the Tools menu. Select the Tools menu at the top center of the document window.

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    Click on Word Count. Select Word Count from the Tools menu dropdown. A box displaying the number of words, characters, lines, pages and paragraphs will appear on the screen.

    • The word count for a selected portion of text will usually be displayed in the bottom bar of your document.
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    Launch the Microsoft Word mobile app. On your smartphone or tablet, tap on the Word app to launch it.

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    Open a document. The app will usually open the last document you were working on. If not, you will see a list of recently-opened files. Tap on the file you wish to work on.

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    Tap the Edit menu. Once your document is open, tap on the Edit menu (a capital «A» with a pencil icon) on top center of your screen. The Edit menu will open in the bottom half of your screen.

    • In Word for iPad, simply tap on the «Review» menu at the top center of the tablet’s screen.
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    Tap on «Home.» Home is located on the left side of the Edit menu bar. This will open a pop-up menu.

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    Tap on «Review.» The Review menu is near the bottom of the Edit menu pop-up.

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    Tap on «Word Count.» Word Count is near the bottom of the Review menu. When you tap it, the number of words, characters and pages in your document will be displayed.

    • In Word for iPad, word count is an icon, several lines with the numbers «123» displayed in the upper left, in the main menu bar under the Review menu.
    • Highlight a section of text by tapping on it with your fingers, then tap on Word Count to display the number of words in the highlighted portion of your document.
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    Launch Word online. Navigate to office.live.com and log in with your Microsoft ID and password or choose to use the free version.

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    Open a document. On the left side of your screen, select a recent document.

    • If you don’t see the document you want to edit, select Open from One Drive or Open from Dropbox in the lower left corner of the window.
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    Review the word count. Once you have an open document, check the bottom left, side of the document. The word count automatically appears in the lower scroll bar.

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    How do I select the area to word count in Word 2016?

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    Highlight the passage; it should show the word count.

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    When I am in the header area, Word will not show me a word count. What can I do?

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    Select all of the words in the header and the word count for the words you highlighted will be displayed in the word count box on the status bar.

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    I don’t see Word Count in the lower left corner. Why not?

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    Right click on the status bar and click on «Word Count» so that it has a tick next to it.

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  • On Word for PC/Mac, make sure the Microsoft Word window is fully maximized. Otherwise, the window can be moved within your viewable area, and the Word Count in the lower portion of the document could be hidden.

  • To ensure the word count is always visible in your documents, select View from the Preferences menu in the upper left corner of your Mac or PC. The check the box to the left of «Live Word Count.»

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1. Open the document.
2. Find the word count at the bottom-left corner.
3. Click the word count for more info.
4. Highlight a section to see the word count for that section.

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Who is this word-counting tool for?

This tool is made for anyone who needs to keep a count of their word, characters, sentences and paragraphs automatically. From teachers, students to bloggers, SEOs and content writersFor writing assignments or meta descriptions with specific word counts.

What is the best word count for SEO?

Many might suggest the longer the content, the better for ranking. But that’s a misunderstanding from studies, like Backlinko citing that the “average Google first page result contains 1,447 words”.

The length of your web copy should first be determined by how helpful the content is for your users’ needs – whether that’s getting an answer to a question or simply showcasing a product.

By checking the top ten results that rank for your main keyword and doing keyword research to understand which other words people search for, you can calculate how long your content should be, and whether you can answer the user’s intended search better.

Remember: word count is not indicative of quality!

Word counter for essays


With our tool you can find out how many words you need for each section of any essay.You can see how many words you will need in a different essay at once by using the word counter tool.

Step 1: Count words per each line. To get better results, count the first line, any middle line, and the last line of the page of your composition. For instance, you can get 8 words for first line; 7 words for any middle line; and 8 words for the last line. By estimation, you can assume that each line contain 8 words.

Contents

  • 1 How do you count the number of words in a paragraph?
  • 2 How do you count 250 words in an essay?
  • 3 How do you count words?
  • 4 How do you count 750 words in an essay?
  • 5 How do you count 150 words?
  • 6 How do you count 1500 words in an essay?
  • 7 How do you count 450 words in an essay?
  • 8 How do you count words in OET writing?
  • 9 How do you count 100 words in an essay?
  • 10 How many paragraphs is a 650 word essay?
  • 11 What words are not counted in essays?
  • 12 How do you count letters in writing?
  • 13 What does 300 words look like typed?
  • 14 What does 250 words look like typed?
  • 15 How do you count words in an assignment?
  • 16 What does 1600 words look like?
  • 17 How do you count word limits in exams?
  • 18 What does 200 word limit mean?
  • 19 What is the word limit for article Writing?
  • 20 How long is a 500 word paragraph?

How do you count the number of words in a paragraph?

First of all, click “Review” tab. Then click “Word Count” in “Proofing” group. And you shall see the “Word Count” box on your screen, manifesting the number of paragraphs along with other information.

How do you count 250 words in an essay?

You know the minimum number of words you need to write for the essay is 250. So in this case, divide 250 with 6, to get 45 – the number of lines you will need to write to reach the word count. You would need about 3 extra lines to leave some space between each paragraph, so add it to 45 and you are left with 48 lines.

How do you count words?

Use word count

  1. Open the Google Docs app .
  2. Open a document.
  3. Tap More .
  4. Tap Word count to see the number of: Words. Characters. Characters excluding spaces.

How do you count 750 words in an essay?

A word count of 750 words will equal about 1.5 pages single spaced or 3 pages double spaced.

How do you count 150 words?

150 words is about 7-10 sentences.
A sentence typically has 15–20 words.

How do you count 1500 words in an essay?

Answer: 1500 words is 3 pages single spaced or 6 pages double spaced.

How do you count 450 words in an essay?

Answer: 450 words is 0.9 pages single-spaced or 1.8 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 450 words are high school and college essays, short blog posts, and news articles.

How do you count words in OET writing?

Look at an average line of text that you have written, perhaps for a practice task and count how many words you have written. Divide 180-200 words by this number and you now know the rough number of lines you need to write.

How do you count 100 words in an essay?

Answer: 100 words is 0.2 pages single-spaced or 0.4 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 100 words are short memos, blog posts, or marketing copy.

How many paragraphs is a 650 word essay?

3.25-6.5 paragraphs
650 words is about 3.25-6.5 paragraphs for essays or 6-13 for easy reading. A paragraph typically has 100-200 words and 5-6 sentences.

What words are not counted in essays?

For concise and meaningful writing, do your best to avoid these words and phrases in your admission essays.

  • 1) Contractions.
  • 2) Idioms.
  • 3-5) “So on,” “etc,” “and so forth“
  • 6) Clichés.
  • 7-11) “Thing,” “stuff,” “good,” “bad,” “big“
  • 12) Slang, jargon, teen speak.
  • 13) Rhetorical questions.

How do you count letters in writing?

To get better results, count the first line, any middle line, and the last line of the page of your composition. For instance, you can get 8 words for first line; 7 words for any middle line; and 8 words for the last line. By estimation, you can assume that each line contain 8 words.

What does 300 words look like typed?

How long is 300 words visually? 300 words is 2/3rds of a page visually, and 1 and 1/2 pages visually when double-spaced.

What does 250 words look like typed?

Answer: 250 words is 0.5 pages single-spaced or 1 page double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 250 words are short memos, blog posts, or marketing copy.A 250 word count will create about 0.5 pages single-spaced or 1 page double-spaced when using normal margins (1″) and 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman font.

How do you count words in an assignment?

Insert the word count in your document

  1. Click in your document where you want the word count to appear.
  2. Click Insert > Quick Parts > Field.
  3. In the Field nameslist, click NumWords, and then click OK.
  4. To update the word count, right-click the number, and then choose Update Field.

What does 1600 words look like?

Answer: 1,600 words is 3.2 pages single-spaced or 6.4 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 1,600 words are short-form news articles, medium length blog posts, and short pieces of journalism. It will take approximately 5 minutes to read 1,600 words.

How do you count word limits in exams?

There is as such no way to count each and every word of the answer.

  1. More than three letter words are counted and words like is, are etc are not counted. (
  2. One should practise on the sample UPSC copies available in the market or online platforms to know how many words one is able to write on a given page.

What does 200 word limit mean?

Documents that typically contain 200 words are short memos, blog posts, or marketing copy.A 200 word count will create about 0.4 pages single-spaced or 0.8 pages double-spaced when using normal margins (1″) and 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman font.

What is the word limit for article Writing?

For the CBSE Class 12th English Board exam the prescribed word limit for writing an article is between 150-200 words. – An article should begin with an apt heading and the writer’s name.

How long is a 500 word paragraph?

How Many Paragraphs Is 500 Words? 500 words is about 2.5-5 paragraphs for essays or 5-10 for easy reading. A paragraph typically has 100-200 words and 5-6 sentences.

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