Count the words in a document


               

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Use word count

  1. Open the Google Docs app Docs.
  2. Open a document.
  3. Tap More More.
  4. Tap Word count to see the number of:
    • Words
    • Characters
    • Characters excluding spaces

Note: Unless you select a certain part of the document, word count applies to everything except headers, footers, and footnotes.

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