Paragraph Counter
Count paragraphs, words per paragraph, and find the longest/shortest paragraph in your text. Free, runs in your browser.
Paragraph Counter — Paste any text and instantly see the number of paragraphs, the average words per paragraph, the average sentences per paragraph, and a preview of the longest paragraph in your draft.
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What is paragraph counter?
Paste any text and instantly see the number of paragraphs, the average words per paragraph, the average sentences per paragraph, and a preview of the longest paragraph in your draft.
Paragraphs are detected the same way Microsoft Word and Google Docs treat them: a blank line is a paragraph break, and a single newline is just a soft break inside the same paragraph.
How to use it
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Paste your text
Drop in any text — an essay, a blog draft, an email, a chapter. The character limit is high enough for a full novel chapter.
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Read the paragraph count and per-paragraph averages
The headline number is the count of non-empty paragraphs. The averages help you see if your paragraphs are the right size for the format you are writing for.
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Look at the longest paragraph preview
If one paragraph is much longer than the others, it usually means you have a structural split point hiding in there. The tool surfaces it so you can decide whether to break it up.
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