Count words and characters in a DOCX file
Measure words, characters, paragraphs and estimated reading time directly from a Word document. Unicode-aware counting supports English, Arabic and many other writing systems.
How to use Word Counter for DOCX
- Choose one DOCX file.
- Run the word counter.
- Review the statistics and download the small text report if needed.
How the counts are calculated
When supported, the browser uses language-aware word segmentation; otherwise it falls back to whitespace boundaries. Results can therefore differ slightly from Microsoft Word for punctuation and specialized scripts.
Frequently asked questions
Are headers and footnotes counted?
The tool counts the main document text extracted by Mammoth.js; auxiliary Word parts may not be included.
Does it count Arabic words?
Yes. Modern browsers use Unicode-aware segmentation.
Why can the count differ from Word?
Applications use different rules for hyphens, symbols and auxiliary document content.