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Paragraph Counter

Count paragraphs by splitting text wherever a blank line separates two blocks of text.

How to Use Paragraph Counter
  1. 1Paste your text with paragraphs separated by blank lines
  2. 2View the paragraph count
Frequently Asked Questions

It splits your text wherever there's a blank line (a line break followed by whitespace and another line break), then counts the non-empty blocks that result.

They'll be counted as one paragraph — this tool specifically looks for a blank-line separator, matching how paragraphs are typically formatted in plain text (like email or Markdown).

No — only blank-line separation matters; indentation or other formatting within a paragraph doesn't create a new paragraph boundary.

No — counting happens entirely in your browser.

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