A live 250 word counter with a progress bar to your 250-word goal. Type or paste and the count updates instantly. Free, private, and entirely in your browser.
250 words is a standard short-answer length — a cover letter paragraph, a discussion-board post, a personal statement section, or a tight blog intro. It is roughly one double-spaced page. That is about 0.5 page single-spaced (≈ 1 double-spaced), and reads in about 1 minute.
250 words is about 0.5 page single-spaced (≈ 1 double-spaced), depending on font, size, and spacing.
At an average reading speed of about 200 words per minute, 250 words takes roughly 1 minute to read.
Yes. Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, reading time, and the goal progress bar all update live as you type or paste.
Completely. All counting happens in your browser — your text is never sent to any server or stored anywhere.