How Counts Are Calculated
Words are counted by splitting on whitespace. Characters with spaces is the total string length. Characters without spaces strips all space characters. Sentences count terminal punctuation (. ! ?). Paragraphs count non-empty blocks separated by blank lines. Reading time uses 200 words per minute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace (spaces, tabs, and newlines) and counting non-empty segments. Hyphenated words such as 'well-known' are counted as one word. Numbers, URLs, and punctuation attached to words are included in their word count.
Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute, which is the approximate average silent reading speed for adults. Academic or technical content is typically read more slowly (150-180 wpm), while easy fiction may be read faster (250+ wpm). The estimate is a guideline, not a precise measurement.
Sentences are counted by the number of sentence-ending punctuation marks: periods, exclamation points, and question marks. A period inside an abbreviation (e.g., 'U.S.A.') may cause a slight over-count.
Paragraphs are counted as groups of non-empty lines separated by one or more blank lines. A single block of text with no blank lines counts as one paragraph.
The text area has no hard character limit imposed by this tool. For very large documents, performance may vary by browser.
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