How are sentences and paragraphs counted?

Sentences are runs of text ending in a period, exclamation mark or question mark (consecutive terminators count once). Paragraphs are blocks separated by one or more blank lines.

How accurate are the character count and the time estimates?

Characters are counted by Unicode code point so emoji count as one, not two. Reading time assumes 200 words per minute and speaking time 130 words per minute — widely used averages, useful as estimates rather than exact figures.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No — all counting and estimation happens locally in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.

What is the difference between characters with and without spaces?

The first counts every code point including spaces, tabs and newlines; the second excludes all whitespace, which is the figure most platforms mean by character limit.

How is a word defined?

A word is any run of non-whitespace characters. So hyphenated terms like state-of-the-art count as one word, and numbers and symbols separated by spaces count individually.

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time is the word count divided by 200 words per minute; speaking time divides by 130 words per minute. Both are standard averages for silent reading and spoken delivery.

Why do emoji count as one character here?

The tool counts by Unicode code point rather than UTF-16 units, so an emoji that would otherwise register as two units is correctly counted as a single character.

Text Statistics — Gera Tools

Text statistics at a glance

The text statistics tool gives a live, detailed breakdown of any text as you type — useful for writers checking length, students meeting an essay limit, and speakers timing a script. It reports counts plus estimated reading and speaking time.

How it works

Each metric is computed directly from the text:

Metric	How it is measured
Characters	Unicode code points (emoji count as one)
Characters (no spaces)	Code points excluding all whitespace
Words	Runs of non-whitespace characters
Sentences	Runs ending in `.`, `!` or `?` (repeats count once)
Lines	Number of line breaks plus one
Paragraphs	Blocks separated by one or more blank lines
Reading time	Words ÷ 200 wpm
Speaking time	Words ÷ 130 wpm

Example

For “The quick brown fox jumps. It runs fast!” the tool reports 8 words, 2 sentences, 40 characters (34 without spaces), and a reading time of well under a minute (8 ÷ 200). A 600-word article would show a reading time of about 3 minutes (600 ÷ 200) and a speaking time of about 4.6 minutes (600 ÷ 130).

Everything is computed in your browser — nothing is uploaded.