Word Count Bookmarklet

Add to bookmarks bar, select text, click it to get the word count.

<a href="javascript:(function(){var%20t;if%20(window.getSelection)%20t%20=%20window.getSelection();else%20if%20(document.selection)%20t%20=%20document.selection.createRange();if%20(t.text%20!=%20undefined)%20t%20=%20t.text;if(!t%20||%20t%20==%20""){%20a%20=%20document.getElementsByTagName("textarea");%20for(i=0;%20i<a.length;%20i++)%20{%20%20if(a[i].selectionStart%20!=%20undefined%20&&%20a[i].selectionStart%20!=%20a[i].selectionEnd)%20%20{%20%20%20%20t%20=%20a[i].value.substring(a[i].selectionStart,%20a[i].selectionEnd);%20%20%20%20break;%20%20}%20}}if(!t%20||%20t%20==%20"")alert("please%20select%20some%20text");else%20alert("word%20count:%20"%20+%20t.toString().match(/(\S+)/g).length);})()" class="button">Count Words</a>

Bookmarklet

Count Words < Drag to Bookmarks Bar

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