Guides
Text guides
Text tools for writers, students, marketers and developers: count words and characters, change text to upper, lower or title case, remove duplicate lines and extra spaces, sort lists, turn titles into URL slugs and generate Lorem Ipsum placeholder text. Everything runs in your browser.
Free tools
Text tools
- Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in your text.
- Character Counter
Count characters with and without spaces, plus words and lines.
- Case Converter
Convert text to upper, lower, title, sentence or camel case.
- Remove Duplicate Lines
Remove duplicate lines from a list, with optional case-insensitive matching.
- Remove Extra Spaces
Remove extra spaces, tabs and blank lines from text.
- Text Sorter
Sort lines alphabetically, by length or numerically, ascending or descending.
- Slug Generator
Convert text into a URL-friendly slug, with custom separators.
- Lorem Ipsum Generator
Generate Lorem Ipsum paragraphs, sentences or words for mockups, layouts and design testing.
FAQ
Questions these guides answer
How do I find the word count on Google Docs?
Click Tools, then Word count, or press Ctrl + Shift + C (Cmd + Shift + C on a Mac). Read the guide
How do I keep the word count visible?
Open Word count, tick “Display word count while typing” and press OK. The counter stays in the lower-left corner. Read the guide
Can Google Docs count words in a selection?
Yes. Select the text first; the Word count dialog and the live counter show the selection and the total. Read the guide
Does Google Docs count characters too?
Yes, with and without spaces, in the same Word count dialog. Read the guide
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