Count the Words in Your Text
Words, characters, sentences and reading time, counted as you type.
How to use it
- Paste your text into the field above, or type it directly.
- The numbers update as you type — there's no button to press.
- Use the clear button to start again.
Most word counters are built for Latin text and get Arabic wrong. This one handles two things that matter: the tatweel (ـ), used to stretch letters visually without adding meaning, and diacritics, which most tools count as characters even though they aren't read as separate letters.
Reading time assumes 180 words per minute for Arabic and 225 for English, which are the typical adult rates for each. The difference is real, which is why tools that use a single figure for both give a misleading estimate for Arabic.
Frequently asked questions
Any run of characters separated by whitespace counts as one word, with the tatweel ignored because it's decorative and adds neither a word nor a spoken letter. This matches how editors and translators count in practice.
We show both figures: the total including diacritics, and the total without. The distinction matters because platforms like Twitter count every diacritic as a separate character against your limit.
No. Counting happens entirely inside your browser, so your text never leaves your device — which matters if you're working on an unpublished draft or something confidential.