Punctuation Counter

Get a full count & summary of the punctuation in your text with our free punctuation counter tool — type or paste writing below for an instant analysis.

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Punctuation summary will appear below:

Paste or type text into the box above to get a free online breakdown of all punctuation used.

    What does the punctuation counter do?

    This tool scans text and returns a clear punctuation analysis. It counts every punctuation character, shows totals, and breaks down each symbol so you can quickly see how often full stops, commas, apostrophes and others appear.

    Quick results

    Immediate totals for punctuation, words, characters, sentences and lines.

    Punctuation analysis

    Easy-to-read list of each punctuation character and its count.

    What punctuation does the tool count?

    All of the following punctuation marks are detected and counted by our tool.

    Full stops Apostrophe Commas Colons Hyphens Semicolons Question marks Exclamation marks Ellipsis Em dash En dash Parentheses Brackets Braces Quotation marks Slash Backslash At sign Hash Percent Ampersand Asterisk Plus Equals Less-than Greater-than Caret Tilde Grave accent Underscore Vertical bar Bullet Middle dot Currency symbols

    How to use the punctuation counter

    • Paste or type your text into the tool inpux text box.
    • Click the Count Punctuation button.
    • See totals and a full punctuation analysis below the input area.
    • Use the copy or clear buttons to manage your text.
    • Adjust and re-calculate to refine your writing if necessary.

    Features of the punctuation counter

    Instant punctuation analysis with no upload, all in your browser. The tool counts for punctuation, words, characters, sentences and lines. The tool also works offline once the page is loaded.

    Designed to be private and simple for writers, editors, teachers and developers. Your text is never sent to us and remains in your browser at all times.

    Who might need to count punctuation in text

    Anyone editing or analyzing text may need a punctuation analysis tool. This could be an author checking text style, editors ensuring consistent punctuation, teachers marking work, data cleaners preparing text, or developers working on code looking for rogue punctuation marks. We aim to assist you in counting your punctuation regardless of your purpose with our free online tool.

    Completely free and private

    Our punctuation analysis tool is free to use with no signup. Processing happens in your browser, allowing full privacy when using the tool. Count punctuation as often as you like – there are no limits.

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