Paragraph Counter

Count blocks of writing separated by blank lines, alongside words and characters.

✓ Free to use · Runs in your browser · No sign-up

1. Add your text

Your results update as you type. Everything stays in this browser; your text is not uploaded.

Type or paste up to 100,000 characters. Spaces and line breaks are included in the limit.

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How to use Paragraph Counter

  1. Paste the text you want to check.
  2. Leave a blank line between separate paragraphs.
  3. Watch the paragraph, word, and character totals change as you edit.

A closer look

This tool counts groups of non-empty lines separated by one or more blank lines. A blank line containing spaces also separates paragraphs. A single line break within a group stays in the same paragraph. This makes it useful for emails, plain-text drafts, and copied notes, where visual wrapping can otherwise make paragraphs hard to distinguish.

A practical example

Two lines of writing followed by a blank line and another line form two paragraphs. Wrapping a line on a narrow screen does not create a new paragraph.

A useful tip

If a document uses a single Enter between paragraphs, insert an empty line between them before counting here.

Good questions. Simple answers.

Does a line wrapping on my phone start a paragraph?

No. Wrapping only changes how text fits on the screen; it does not insert a paragraph break.

Do extra blank lines create empty paragraphs?

No. Several blank lines between two blocks still separate just two paragraphs.

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