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Paragraph Counter
Count paragraphs and lines, and see how many words each paragraph averages. Long paragraphs are the most common reason writing looks daunting on screen, so the average is often more useful than the count.
Paragraphs
0
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Characters without spaces
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Lines
- 0
- Longest word
- 0 characters
- Reading time
- 0 sec
Your text stays on your device
All counting happens in your browser. Nothing you type or paste is uploaded, stored or sent anywhere.
How to use this tool
- Paste the text you want to check.
- Read the paragraph count and the average words per paragraph.
- The line count is shown separately, since a line break is not the same as a new paragraph.
Notes and limitations
- Paragraphs are separated by blank lines. A single line break within a block keeps it as one paragraph, matching how plain text and Markdown work.
- Several blank lines in a row still count as one break, so extra spacing does not inflate the count.
- Lines and paragraphs are counted separately because they differ: a poem might be forty lines and one paragraph.
- For reading on screen, paragraphs of roughly 40 to 80 words tend to work well. Much longer blocks are the usual cause of a wall-of-text effect.
- Everything runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to a server, which matters when what you are working on is a draft, a client list or anything else you would rather not send anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a paragraph?
A block of text separated from the next by at least one blank line. A single line break does not start a new paragraph, which matches Markdown and most plain-text conventions.
Why is the line count different from the paragraph count?
Because a paragraph can span many lines. A list of ten items on ten consecutive lines with no blank lines between them is ten lines and one paragraph.
How long should a paragraph be?
For screen reading, three to five sentences is a comfortable range. Print tolerates longer. What matters more is that each paragraph covers one idea.
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