Essays have word limits, SEO articles have target word counts, social media has character limits, and translators charge by word count. Precise word counting helps you hit your content length targets without going over or falling short.
English counts words (space-separated). Chinese counts characters (each character = one "word"). Most platforms and academic institutions count: Chinese characters + English words separately. Our tool auto-detects and counts both accurately.
"Characters without spaces" is the standard used by most platforms. "Characters with spaces" includes spaces and punctuation — this is what Twitter and Weibo limit by.
English words are split by spaces. SEO articles typically target 1,500–2,500 words. Google favors in-depth content, but longer isn't always better — information density matters more.
Paragraph count reflects structure; sentence count reflects readability. Shorter sentences = higher readability. Academic writing typically targets 100–200 words per paragraph.
Tweet: ≤280 characters
Blog post: 1,000–2,500 words
SEO article: 1,500–2,500 words
Product description: 150–300 words
College essay: 2,000–5,000 words
Master's thesis: 15,000–25,000 words