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Word Counter (Hindi and All Languages)

Count words, characters with and without spaces, sentences and paragraphs, with reading time, keyword density and limits for posts, meta descriptions and SSC essays.

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Reading time

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What some databases count

Characters are counted as you see them, so the Hindi कि is one character, not two. Reading time assumes about 238 words a minute, speaking about 140.

A counter that understands Indian scripts

Paste a paragraph of Hindi into a typical character counter and the number comes out too high, because every vowel sign and half letter is counted separately. That matters when a form allows 500 characters, or when you are paying for a translation by the character. This counter counts letters the way a reader sees them, in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Urdu and any other language, using the same rules your browser uses to move the cursor.

Everything at once

  • Words, characters with and without spaces, sentences (the danda । counts as a full stop) and paragraphs.
  • Reading and speaking time, for articles, speeches and videos.
  • Keyword density: your most used words as a share of the total, with common words like "the" and "का" left out.
  • Limits for X posts, Instagram captions, LinkedIn posts, page titles, meta descriptions, YouTube titles, text messages and SSC essays.

Text messages in Hindi

One SMS holds 160 characters of plain English, but a single Hindi letter (or an emoji, or a curly quote) switches the whole message to Unicode, and then a part holds only 70. The SMS line under the limits tells you which applies and how many parts your message will be split into.

To change capitals or tidy spacing, use the case converter; to see what changed between two drafts, use text compare.

Frequently asked questions

Why does this give a different character count for Hindi than other counters?

Most counters count code points, the units a computer stores. In Hindi, कि is two code points (क and the ि sign) but one letter to a reader, and स्ते is four code points. This counter counts grapheme clusters, the units the Unicode standard defines as one user-perceived character, which is what you see. The code point total is shown too, for forms and databases that count that way.

How are words counted?

A word is a run of text between spaces that contains at least one letter or digit, the same rule Microsoft Word and exam word limits use. A dash or symbol on its own is not a word. Chinese and Japanese, which do not separate words with spaces, are split by the browser's word segmenter.

How is reading time worked out?

At about 238 words a minute, the average silent reading speed for adults found in a large 2019 review of reading studies (Brysbaert), and speaking time at about 140 words a minute, a comfortable pace for a talk. Your own pace will vary.

Why does the X (Twitter) count differ from the character count?

X counts every link as 23 characters whatever its length, and counts emoji and some scripts (such as Chinese and Japanese) as two. Hindi and other Indian scripts count once per code point there. The X figure shown follows those rules.

What word limit does the SSC essay have?

SSC descriptive papers have usually asked for an essay of about 250 words and a letter or application of about 150 words, and those are the limits shown. Check the notice for your exam, which states the current limits.

Is my text sent anywhere?

No. Counting happens in your browser as you type; nothing is uploaded or saved.