Get instant word, character, line, byte, and reading-time metrics.
Text Analyzer is a comprehensive text statistics tool that instantly provides detailed metrics about any text content. It counts words, characters, lines, and bytes while also estimating reading time based on average reading speed. Perfect for writers, editors, content creators, and developers who need quick insights into text length and complexity without manual counting.
Writers and editors use Text Analyzer to ensure articles, blog posts, and documents meet specific word count requirements. It helps verify that content fits within platform limits (like social media character restrictions) and maintains consistency across multiple pieces.
SEO professionals rely on character counts to optimize meta descriptions (typically 150-160 characters) and title tags (50-60 characters) for search engines. Text Analyzer provides instant feedback to stay within optimal ranges.
Students and professionals need to meet word count requirements for essays, reports, and proposals. Text Analyzer helps track progress toward targets without switching between applications.
Social media managers use character counts to ensure posts fit platform limits: Twitter (280 characters), Instagram captions (2,200 characters), or LinkedIn posts (3,000 characters).
Craft concise emails and messages by monitoring character and word counts. Especially useful for subject lines (typically under 50 characters) and preview text optimization.
Copy and paste any text content into the input field. This can be an article, email draft, social media post, code documentation, or any text you want to analyze.
Press the "Analyze text" button to instantly generate comprehensive statistics including word count, character count, line count, byte size, and estimated reading time.
Check the detailed breakdown displayed below the input. All metrics update instantly, giving you real-time feedback as you edit and refine your content.
Words are counted by splitting text on whitespace and punctuation boundaries. Hyphenated words like "well-known" count as one word, while contractions like "don't" also count as one word. Numbers and standalone punctuation are excluded from the word count.
Characters count each individual letter, number, punctuation mark, and space as one unit. Bytes measure the actual storage size - for basic ASCII characters, one character equals one byte. However, Unicode characters (emojis, accented letters, Chinese characters) may use 2-4 bytes per character.
Reading time is calculated based on an average reading speed of 200-250 words per minute for English text. This is a comfortable reading pace for most adults. Actual reading time varies based on content complexity, reader familiarity with the subject, and individual reading speed.
Yes! Text Analyzer works with all Unicode text including Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, and other languages. However, word counting may be less accurate for languages without clear word boundaries (like Chinese or Japanese) where characters might be counted instead.
Absolutely! Text Analyzer works with any text content including code, markdown, HTML, or technical documentation. The byte count is particularly useful for estimating payload sizes in API requests or database storage requirements.
Byte size is important for developers working with API payloads, database storage, email size limits, or file uploads. Many systems have size restrictions (like 64KB for URLs, 2MB for certain API endpoints), and knowing the exact byte size helps ensure your content fits within those limits.
Word and character metrics depend on writing systems: Latin text splits on spaces and punctuation, but CJK content often treats each Han character as a unit. Byte size in UTF-8 can balloon when emoji or non-ASCII scripts appear, so payload limits should be evaluated in bytes rather than characters to avoid surprises in storage, email, or API gateways.