Converter · SOTA Intl.Segmenter + Flesch
Text Counter & Readability
Count words, characters, emoji-accurate grapheme clusters (via Intl.Segmenter ES2024), sentences, and paragraphs. Plus Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid grade, SMOG, Gunning Fog, ARI.
How to Use Text Counter in 3 Steps
- Configure. Paste text into the counter. All metrics update live as you type or edit.
- Process. Review counts: characters, graphemes (emoji-accurate), words, sentences, paragraphs, average reading time.
- Export. Check readability scores: Flesch Reading Ease (higher is easier), Flesch-Kincaid grade level, SMOG, Gunning Fog, ARI. Pick the one that matches your target audience.
Why Text Counter on Pixlane
Text statistics are needed by writers optimizing readability, SEO specialists tracking content length, students hitting word limits, and social media managers respecting character caps. Pixlane uses the ES2024 Intl.Segmenter API for emoji-accurate grapheme counting — a single 👨👩👧 counts as 1 user-perceived character, not 7 code points like naive tools report.
- Intl.Segmenter Grapheme Count — ES2024 Intl.Segmenter API counts user-perceived characters — 👨👩👧 is 1 grapheme, not 7 code points. Critical for social media character limits and correct emoji handling.
- 5 Readability Metrics — Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade, SMOG Index, Gunning Fog, Automated Readability Index. Multiple perspectives catch hard-to-read passages.
- Smart Sentence Detection — Handles abbreviations (Mr., Dr., e.g.), initials, decimal numbers, and quoted ellipses correctly — gives realistic sentence counts.
- Reading/Speaking Time — Estimates reading time (250 WPM average) and speaking time (130 WPM). Perfect for blog CTAs, podcast scripts, and presentation planning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Intl.Segmenter and why does it matter?
Intl.Segmenter is the ES2024 API for locale-aware text segmentation into graphemes, words, and sentences. It's the only correct way to count emoji in JavaScript — the family emoji 👨👩👧 is one grapheme but 7 UTF-16 code units. Naive .length gives 11 (because surrogates), which breaks every Twitter-style counter. Major browsers shipped it in 2023-2024.
What is Flesch Reading Ease?
A 0-100 score where higher is easier to read. Standard scores: 90-100 very easy (5th grade), 60-70 standard (8-9th grade), 30-50 difficult (college), 0-30 very confusing (grad school). Most newspapers target 60-70.
How does reading time work?
Average adult reading speed is 200-300 words per minute for average-difficulty text. The tool uses 250 WPM (conservative middle). Complex technical content reduces this by 30-50%.
Is this tool free?
Yes. Text Counter on Pixlane is completely free with no signup required.