Clean Copied Text

Word and character counter

Count characters, words, lines, paragraphs and reading time as you type or paste. Useful for posts, bios, titles, descriptions, resumes and emails — with friendly length hints for common platforms.

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Characters
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No spaces
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Words
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Sentences
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Lines
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Paragraphs
< 1 min
Reading time

Length hints(typical guidelines, not exact limits)

  • Title tag0 / 60
  • Meta description0 / 160
  • SMS0 / 160
  • Tweet / X0 / 280
  • YouTube title0 / 100
  • Instagram caption0 / 2,200
  • LinkedIn post0 / 3,000

Your text stays in your browser. Clean Copied Text does not upload or store what you paste.

What this tool fixes

  • Characters with and without spaces
  • Words, sentences, lines and paragraphs
  • Estimated reading time
  • Quick length hints for posts and titles
  • Average words-per-minute estimate shown as a rounded reading time
  • Live updates as you type or paste, with no button to click

How to use it

  1. 1Paste your textDrop in the messy text you copied from anywhere.
  2. 2Click cleanClean Copied Text fixes the formatting instantly, in your browser.
  3. 3Copy the resultCopy the clean text or download it as a .txt file.

Common uses

Checking a meta description or title lengthSizing a LinkedIn or social postCounting words for a bio or summaryEstimating reading time for an articleDrafting a tweet or post within a strict character budgetChecking if an abstract or bio fits a submission's word limit

Limitations

  • Reading time and length hints are estimates based on common averages, not exact platform rules — confirm against the specific platform when it matters.
  • Sentence counting is punctuation-based and can miscount abbreviations like "Mr." or "e.g." as sentence endings.

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Frequently asked questions

Are the platform length hints exact limits?
They are helpful guidelines, not guaranteed limits. Platforms change their rules, so always double-check when it matters.
Does it store what I type?
No. Counting happens entirely in your browser and nothing is uploaded or saved.
How is reading time calculated?
It is estimated from your word count using a common average reading speed, not from analyzing sentence complexity.
Does it count spaces as characters?
The main character count includes spaces; a separate "no spaces" count is shown alongside it for when you need that instead.
Does it update while I am still typing, or only after I stop?
It updates on every keystroke — there is no button to click and no delay.
How are paragraphs counted?
A paragraph is any block of text separated from the next by at least one blank line — it does not need to be a grammatically complete paragraph.
Does "..." get counted as three sentences?
No. A run of consecutive punctuation like "..." or "?!" counts as a single sentence ending, not one per character.
Does it count words correctly for languages without spaces, like Chinese or Japanese?
Not precisely. Word counting is based on whitespace between words, so a run of characters with no spaces is counted as a single word — for those languages, the character count is more meaningful than the word count.

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