A free and easy tool to count words and characters in your text. Perfect for students, writers, and social media managers who need to meet specific length requirements.
You’ve finally done it. After hours of research and typing, you've written the perfect essay, the killer blog post, or the witty social media update. But just before you hit "submit" or "publish," a dreaded question pops into your head: "Am I over the word count?"
From university assignments with strict 2,000-word limits to tweets that give you only 280 characters, word counts rule our digital world. They are the invisible guidelines that writers, students, SEOs, and social media managers must follow every single day. Manually counting is out of the question, and that’s where a reliable word counter becomes an essential tool.
This simple utility is a daily driver for many people:
Students: Ensure your essays, reports, and dissertations meet academic requirements.
Writers & Bloggers: Craft articles that are optimized for SEO and readability (e.g., aiming for a 1,500-word blog post).
Social Media Managers: Write perfect captions for Instagram and compelling posts that fit within Twitter's and LinkedIn's character limits.
Anyone: Quickly check the length of an email, a cover letter, or a comment before sending.
It couldn’t be simpler.
Open the Word Counter: Go to the FreeXTool Online Word Counter.
Paste Your Text: Copy the text you want to analyze and paste it directly into the text box.
See the Instant Results: That’s it! The tool will immediately show you the exact number of words and characters as you type or paste.
A word counter can also be a great tool for improving your writing. Is your paragraph 300 words long? It's probably too dense. Aiming for shorter, concise sentences can make your writing more powerful and easier to read. Use the character count to see just how much space you have left to make your point.
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