Squirrel Word Counter

Need to hit a word count for a blog post, essay, or social media caption? This free word counter gives you instant stats — words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time. No signup, works offline, and processes text locally in your browser.

What does this word counter measure?

Total words, total characters, characters without spaces, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time (based on 200 words per minute average). These are the exact metrics you need for blog post requirements, academic paper limits, social media character caps, and SEO content guidelines.

Why not just use Google Docs or Microsoft Word?

Those work too — if you have them open. This tool is faster when you just need a quick count. Paste text from anywhere — an email, a Slack message, a tweet draft, Notion, a PDF — and get stats instantly without opening a heavy document editor. Bookmark it and it's always one click away.

Is this accurate for social media character limits?

Yes. The character count (with spaces) maps directly to Twitter/X's 280-character limit, LinkedIn's 3,000-character post limit, Instagram's 2,200-character caption limit, and meta description best practices (150-160 characters). The word count is accurate for blog post targets, academic requirements, and content briefs.