Count your words
The free Vivlab word counter analyzes your text live: words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and reading time.
Paste your text and everything updates on its own.
A few handy limits
Meta description: around 155 characters for a clean display in Google.
SEO title: around 60 characters before it gets cut off.
Tweet: 280 characters max.
Words
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Characters
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Characters (no spaces)
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Reading time
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Why count your words?
Every format comes with its own length. Knowing your word and character count in real time lets you write exactly what's needed: not too short to convince, not too long to get cut off.
Stay within SEO limits
A meta description shows up to around 155 characters in Google, and a title up to around 60. Keeping an eye on the counter helps you avoid the « … » that chops your message in the search results.
Fit on social media
Each platform has its rules: 280 characters on X, longer descriptions elsewhere. Counting before you post saves you from nasty surprises at publish time.
Estimate reading time
People read about 200 words per minute on average. Showing reading time helps you size a blog post, a newsletter or a script so it stays easy to get through.
Who's it for?
Web writers, students with a required word count, community managers, marketers: everyone benefits from checking the length of their text before sharing it.
Tip: don't aim for the longest text possible, aim for the right length for the format. Text sized for its channel always works better than text that's too dense or too chatty.