This counter detects sentence boundaries by looking for runs of text ending in a period, exclamation mark, or question mark, then reports how many sentences, words, and characters your text contains along with the average number of words per sentence — a common readability signal. It updates live as you type, so you can watch the metrics shift while you edit, which is useful for tightening up writing that's running long-winded or checking a piece against a target sentence-length guideline.
It looks for a run of characters that ends in one or more of . ! or ?, and counts each such run as one sentence. This is a simple heuristic — it can occasionally miscount abbreviations like "Dr." or "e.g." as sentence endings, similar to most lightweight sentence counters.
Any run of non-whitespace characters separated by spaces or line breaks counts as one word — so hyphenated words and numbers are each counted as a single word.
Very high averages often signal long, run-on sentences that can hurt readability. Many style guides recommend keeping the average around 15-20 words per sentence for general audiences, so this metric gives you a quick gut-check while editing.
Paste or type, and four figures update straight away: sentences, words, characters, and the average number of words per sentence. That last one is the quick way to tell whether your writing is getting heavy.
A sentence here ends at a period, question mark or exclamation mark, so the count follows your punctuation. Short punchy sentences pull the average down; long chains of clauses push it up. Many style guides suggest keeping the average somewhere in the teens or low twenties for general readers.
It's useful for school assignments with a sentence requirement, for checking an abstract or a product description, and for editing: if the average is over thirty, split a few sentences.
Hello there. How are you? I am fine!
3 sentences · 8 words · 36 characters · 2.7 words per sentence
Abbreviations like "e.g." or "Dr." contain periods and can make the count run slightly high. Check the number if your text is full of them.