How can I get a word count in iPhone notes app?

I’m trying to count the words in a note on my iPhone 13 pro but I don’t see a way to do that. I looked it up and saw an answer for iPad that i hoped would work for my iPhone, but it doesn’t. The answer given in this forum directs the user to use the Pages app but when I try to do that, the word count does not show up in the bottom right corner as predicted by the instructions for the iPad version of the Pages app. I looked for a setting to change but I don’t find it.

iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Oct 3, 2023 7:18 AM

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That iOS Notes app was not implemented to count words. You need to select the words that you want to count in Notes and then copy to the clipboard. Next, you open Pages for iOS to a new document, and you paste from the clipboard. Select the Pages content again whose words you want to count. While that is still selected, click the ⋯⃝ tool in the menu bar and from that resulting menu, select View Options : Show Word Count.


A badge with the Word count for the current selection will then appear bottom-center in the Pages document.


Pages for Mac, iOS, and iPad have subtle implementation differences. Reading the wrong docs can send you astray.

Posted on Oct 3, 2023 10:02 AM

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Oct 3, 2023 10:02 AM in response to espressonator

That iOS Notes app was not implemented to count words. You need to select the words that you want to count in Notes and then copy to the clipboard. Next, you open Pages for iOS to a new document, and you paste from the clipboard. Select the Pages content again whose words you want to count. While that is still selected, click the ⋯⃝ tool in the menu bar and from that resulting menu, select View Options : Show Word Count.


A badge with the Word count for the current selection will then appear bottom-center in the Pages document.


Pages for Mac, iOS, and iPad have subtle implementation differences. Reading the wrong docs can send you astray.

How can I get a word count in iPhone notes app?

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