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Text Statistics
Estimate words, sentences, lines, and reading time while inspecting character counts for a text field or documentation section.
About this tool
When to use it
Estimate words, sentences, lines, and reading time while inspecting character counts for a text field or documentation section.
How to use it
Paste the draft and watch statistics update. Copy the report when comparing revisions, and state the counting rules if another system has its own length limit. Include final line breaks and spacing when testing a form field.
Guide updated . Examples checked against this implementation.
Worked examples
A short sentence
Input
Hello world.Expected output
Words: 2; Characters: 12; Without spaces: 11; Lines: 1; Sentences: 1; Reading time: 1 minCharacter counts use UTF-16 string length. Reading time rounds up at 200 words per minute, so a short nonempty draft still displays one minute.
Errors and unsupported input
An emoji appears to count as more than one characterThe count is code units, not visible glyphs. Use Unicode Converter to inspect code points and check the receiving system's own limit.
Continue this workflow
- Text to Unicode: Explain a character-count discrepancy caused by Unicode sequences.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does a trailing newline add a line?
Yes. A line separator creates another line in this count, including a final empty line.