Text Statistics
Instantly count characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, reading time and more. 100% private in-browser analysis.
What is a text statistics tool?
A text statistics tool analyzes written content and provides quantitative metrics such as character count, word count, sentence count, paragraph count, line count, and estimated reading or speaking time. It helps writers, students, SEO specialists and editors understand the structure and length of their text.
What statistics does this tool provide?
It counts characters (with and without spaces), words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, and estimates both reading time and speaking time. All metrics update in real time as you type.
How is the word count calculated?
Words are separated by whitespace characters such as spaces, tabs or line breaks. Multiple consecutive whitespace characters are treated as a single separator. Punctuation attached to a word is considered part of that word.
How are sentences counted?
Sentences are detected by common sentence-ending punctuation marks such as periods, exclamation marks and question marks. Languages without clear punctuation (like Chinese or Japanese) use dedicated rules to split sentences.
How is reading time estimated?
Reading time is estimated based on an average reading speed of 200 to 250 words per minute, which reflects typical adult reading speed. The actual time may vary depending on text difficulty and reader experience.
How is speaking time estimated?
Speaking time uses an average speaking rate of about 130 to 150 words per minute, which matches the pace of public speaking and presentations.
Why is there a difference between characters with spaces and without spaces?
Characters with spaces include every character in the text including spaces, tabs and line breaks. Characters without spaces only count visible characters, which is useful for platforms that limit content length (like Twitter or SMS).
Is my text data safe?
Yes. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. No text is sent to any server, so your content stays 100% private.
Can this tool be used for SEO optimization?
Yes. Content length is an important SEO factor. This tool helps you verify that your articles meet the recommended word count (usually 1,000 to 2,000 words for long-form content) and optimize text density.
Does it support Chinese, Japanese and other non-Latin languages?
Yes. Character counting works for all languages. Word counting uses rules adapted to each language's characteristics, including CJK text segmentation.
Is there a text length limit?
There is no hard limit. However, very long texts (over 100,000 characters) may slow down your browser depending on your device's performance.
Do I need to install anything?
No. This is a 100% browser-based tool. Just open the webpage and start pasting or typing your text. It works on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
How to Use Text Statistics
Analyze any text and instantly see character, word, sentence and paragraph counts plus an estimated reading time. Everything runs locally in your browser and your text is never uploaded.
- Paste or type the text you want to analyze into the input area of the Text Statistics page.
- Watch the live counters for characters, words, sentences and paragraphs update as you edit.
- Check the estimated reading time to see how long an average reader needs for the text.
- Keep editing freely — every statistic refreshes automatically without pressing any button.
Hyphenated terms usually count as one word, so rely on the character count for strict limits like meta descriptions.
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