This free utility allows you to count words, characters and words in a text document. Count the number of characters in a paragraph, page or entire document, by writing it or pasting it. When you write a paper for publication there is often a limit with the number of words or letters. This web page contains a free online word count calculator and a free online character count tool. The next time you need to know the number of words or characters in your submission, check it with this tool.