Sentence Counter
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Find out how many sentences and paragraphs your writing has, and how long they are on average.
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Sentences: 2
Words: 5
How to use it — step by step
Any text you have written — an essay, article, email or story.
1
Paste your input
Paste or type your content into the big input box.
2
Count Sentences
Press the button. The result is created instantly on your device.
3
Copy the result
Check the output and press Copy to use it anywhere.
Pro tips
Small things that make the result better.
✦Aim for an average of 15–20 words per sentence for easy reading.
✦Very long sentences make text hard to follow — split them.
✦Blank lines separate paragraphs.
Quick facts
Sentencesand paragraphs
Averagewords per sentence
Longestsentence length
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is a sentence detected?+
A sentence ends with a full stop, question mark, exclamation mark or ellipsis. Abbreviations like “Mr.” may be counted as extra sentences.
How are paragraphs counted?+
Blocks of text separated by at least one blank line count as paragraphs.
Is my data safe?+
Yes. Everything runs inside your own browser. Your text, files and images are never uploaded to any server.
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