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Whether you're a student working on an essay, a writer crafting a blog post, or a social media manager fitting content into character limits, knowing your exact word and character count is essential. Our tool counts everything instantly as you type.
Most academic assignments specify a required word count. A typical college essay ranges from 500 to 2,500 words, while graduate-level papers often require 3,000 to 5,000 words. Our counter helps you stay within your required range without manually counting.
Every social media platform has its own character limit. X (formerly Twitter) allows 280 characters per post, Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters, LinkedIn posts allow 3,000 characters, and Facebook posts support up to 63,206 characters. Our tool shows your character count against each platform's limit in real time.
The average adult reads at approximately 238 words per minute, while the average speaking pace is about 150 words per minute. Our tool uses these rates to estimate how long your text will take to read silently or speak aloud — useful for planning blog posts, presentations, and speeches.
Keyword density refers to how frequently a specific word appears in your text relative to the total word count. For SEO purposes, maintaining a natural keyword density (typically 1-3%) helps search engines understand your content's topic without penalizing for keyword stuffing. Our tool shows your top keywords and their frequency automatically.