Paragraph Counter
Count paragraphs split on blank lines, with line and sentence figures to show how a draft is structured.
Paragraph Counter is a browser-based text tool on TextToolsBase. Count paragraphs split on blank lines, with line and sentence figures to show how a draft is structured. To use it, paste or type your text and view the result directly in your browser — no signup and nothing to install.
A long block of pasted text hides its structure, and it is hard to tell how many paragraphs are really there when the breaks are inconsistent.
Paragraph Counter splits the text on blank lines and counts the blocks, with line and sentence figures beside it, so you can see how the draft is built and where it runs together.
How to use Paragraph Counter
- Paste your draft to see it split into paragraph blocks.
- Read the paragraph total, counted from the blank-line breaks between blocks.
- Use the line and sentence figures to judge how dense each paragraph is.
Use cases
- Checking that an essay has a sensible number of paragraphs.
- Breaking up a wall of text in a blog draft.
- Reviewing the paragraph structure of an email before sending.
Good to know
Paragraphs are detected by blank lines between blocks, not by indentation, so a single hard return inside a block does not start a new paragraph. Lines and sentences are shown too, because a paragraph that is one very long sentence reads differently from one with several short ones.
Frequently asked questions
How does the tool decide where a paragraph ends?
A paragraph break is a blank line between blocks of text. A single line break inside a block does not start a new paragraph.
Does indentation start a new paragraph?
No. Only blank-line separation counts, so indented or wrapped text stays in the same paragraph.
What if my whole text has no blank lines?
Then it counts as one paragraph, and the line and sentence figures still describe its structure.