Reference guide

Word Count and Reading Time

Understand word counts, character counts, reading-time estimates, speaking time, and text metrics.

Word counting

Different editors can treat punctuation, hyphens, symbols, and languages differently. This site uses a practical whitespace-based count for many text tools.

Reading time

Reading time is an estimate based on words divided by an assumed reading speed. Actual reading speed varies by reader and material.

Keyword density

Density alone is not a quality or ranking score. Use it as a descriptive text metric rather than a target to stuff keywords.

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