Counter, case, citations — 100% local.
Simplified generator covering common cases (book, web page, article). For complex sources (chapters in an edited volume, conference proceedings, sources without an author, etc.), always check the exact format in your institution's official APA or MLA guide.
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The counter distinguishes three measures that don't mean the same thing. The word count is what writing briefs use ("500 words"). The character count including spaces is the one for social-media limits and form fields. The sign count (characters excluding spaces) is the unit of the press and publishing, where a freelance piece is often billed per 1500-sign page.
"Each Word" (title case) suits English but not French, where only the first word of a title and proper nouns are capitalised. "Sentence." restores a capital after every full stop: useful for rescuing text typed all in lowercase. Inverted case and UPPERCASE mainly help rework a badly formatted copy-paste.
Both styles answer the same question — where does this information come from? — but order the elements differently.
The generator covers the common cases (book, article, web page). For a specific source — chapter in an edited volume, report, source without an author — check the exact format in the official guide required by your institution.
No. Everything stays in your browser: nothing is transmitted or kept after the tab is closed.
A word is a run of characters separated by spaces or line breaks. Hyphens don't split a word; a URL counts as one word.
APA 7th edition and MLA 9th edition, in simplified form. Complex cases must be checked in the reference manual.