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category: api-reference
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# Word count and character count feature for CKEditor&nbsp;5

This package implements the word count and character count features for CKEditor&nbsp;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

This package is part of our open-source aggregate package.

```bash
npm install ckeditor5
```

## Contribute

The source code of this package is available on GitHub in [https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-word-count](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)
