Do numbers and prices like 1,000.50 count as words in the counter?
Yes. Numbers count as words in the word counter, and a price written with a thousands comma and a decimal point, such as 1,000.50, is one word, because the comma and point sit between digits. So 'Price 1,000.50 SAR' is 3 words. Punctuation and symbols on their own, such as %, # or ×, are never words.
Examples from price lists and specs
These are real results from the Word and character counter for lines sellers write every day, shown here in their Arabic form:
- «السعر 1,000.50 ريال» (price 1,000.50 riyals): 3 words. The whole price is one word.
- The same line in Arabic-Indic digits with Arabic separators, ١٬٠٠٠٫٥٠: 3 words as well.
- «السعر 1 000 ريال» with a space instead of a thousands comma: 4 words, because the space split the number in two.
- «خصم 20%» (20% off): 2 words. The % sign is not a word.
- «15-20 يوم» (15-20 days): 3 words, because the hyphen separates the numbers.
- «الساعة 12:30» (at 12:30): 3 words, since the colon separates hours from minutes.
- «رقم الطلب #4582» (order no. #4582): 3 words, the number counting without the #.
Why this matters to you
If you write a description to a word limit, a spec list full of figures uses more of it than you think. A description with weight, sizes, price and delivery time can carry ten words of numbers alone. And if you price translation or copywriting per word, a client may ask: do we pay for the numbers? That is for you both to agree, but the counter will count them either way, so know it before you give a figure.
How you write a number changes the count
As the examples show, the same number can count as one word or two depending on how it is written. A thousand written 1,000 is one word; written 1 000 it is two. A delivery time of 15-20 days is three words; written 'from 15 to 20 days' it is five. Do not change your style for the counter, but be consistent throughout, so the figures do not shift between versions of the same description.
- Pick one way to write prices across all your products, for example 1,000.50 with a thousands comma.
- If your text mixes Arabic-Indic and Western digits, make them consistent with the Arabic/Persian/Western digit converter. The word count will not change, but the text will look tidy and consistent to readers.
- Paste the text into the counter, and if the limit is in words, review the numbers first: are they all needed in that spot?
Numbers joined to letters
When a number touches a letter with no space, the two count as one word. '500g' is one word, and so is «1.5م» (1.5 m). '250 g' with a space is two. That is no reason to glue units to numbers to save words; write them the usual way in your language, and simply know how the counter will treat them.
Common questions
Do the digits count as characters too?
Yes. Each digit is a character, and the comma and point are characters too. '1,000.50' is eight characters and one word.
Can the result differ between browsers?
Slightly, in rare cases, because word boundaries follow the Unicode rules in your browser. The examples here were computed with the tool's own logic.