Count characters, words and reading time
Paste or type text: every statistic updates live. Chinese characters and English words are counted separately, and reading/speaking time uses speeds you can adjust.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text.
- Adjust the reading/speaking speeds if needed.
- Read the counts; definitions of each number are listed below.
Limits & formats
English words are Latin-letter sequences; Chinese characters are counted per CJK character. Bytes are UTF-8. Reading defaults to 200 words/min (Latin) and 300 characters/min (Chinese); speaking defaults are slower and adjustable.
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