Sentence Counter

Paste or type text to count sentences, words, characters, paragraphs, lines, average sentence length, reading time, and writing structure.

Count Sentences

Sentence count = text sections ending with punctuation such as periods, question marks, or exclamation points
Your sentence count result will appear here.

How the sentence counter works

Paste text:
Add your article, essay, paragraph, script, email, report, or document text.

Choose detection:
Select standard, strict, or loose sentence detection depending on the type of text.

Review results:
The calculator shows sentence count, word count, average sentence length, characters, paragraphs, and reading time.

Why use a sentence counter?

A sentence counter is useful for essays, articles, blog posts, scripts, speeches, emails, academic writing, editing, and readability review.

It helps you check sentence structure, sentence length, and whether your writing may be too choppy or too long.

Sentence counter tips

Frequently asked questions

How do I count sentences?

Paste or type your text into the box. The tool estimates sentences using punctuation such as periods, question marks, and exclamation points.

What counts as a sentence?

A sentence is usually counted when text ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. Abbreviations and unusual formatting may affect the estimate.

What is average sentence length?

Average sentence length is the number of words divided by the number of sentences. It helps estimate how short or long your sentences are.

Does this upload my text?

This page counts sentences directly in your browser using the text you enter into the page.