--- category: api-reference --- # Word count and character count feature for CKEditor 5 [![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/%40ckeditor%2Fckeditor5-word-count.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-word-count) This package implements the word count and character count features for CKEditor 5. You can use it to obtain the number of words or characters from the editor. ## Demo Check out the {@link features/word-count#demo demo in the Word count and character count feature} guide. ## Documentation See the {@link features/word-count Word count and character count feature} guide and the {@link module:word-count/wordcount~WordCount} plugin documentation. ## Installation ```bash npm install --save @ckeditor/ckeditor5-word-count ``` ## Contribute The source code of this package is available on GitHub in https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-word-count. ## External links * [`@ckeditor/ckeditor5-word-count` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-word-count) * [`ckeditor/ckeditor5-word-count` on GitHub](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-word-count) * [Issue tracker](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues) * [Changelog](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)