Whether you're hitting an essay's minimum word count, keeping a blog post within an ideal length, or checking an assignment against a word limit, you need an instant, accurate count as you write. This tool counts words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs live, with nothing typed or pasted ever leaving your browser.
Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace, the same way most word processors count words. Punctuation attached to a word doesn't split it into two.
No, pasted formatting is ignored. Only the text content is counted, so the number matches what you'd get counting the same text anywhere else.
No. Nothing you type or paste is stored, sent to a server, or kept after you leave the page. It only exists in your browser tab while you're using it.