Text Inspector
The Text Inspector tool helps you quickly analyze any piece of text. It provides detailed statistics such as word count, character count, line count, estimated reading time, and more, all in a clean and easy-to-read interface.
Counters and Statistics
Section titled “Counters and Statistics”The Text Inspector provides a rich set of counters and metrics to help you understand your text better. Each counter updates instantly as you type, paste text, or drop a file into the field.
Text Counters
Section titled “Text Counters”- Words: Counts the total number of words in the text.
- Characters: Displays the total number of characters, including spaces.
- Sentences: Estimates the number of sentences based on punctuation marks and structure.
- Lines: Shows how many lines your text contains.
- Paragraphs: Counts paragraphs by detecting blank lines between text blocks.
Time Estimates
Section titled “Time Estimates”- Reading Time: Approximates how long it would take to read the text at an average reading speed.
- Speaking Time: Estimates how long it would take to speak the text aloud at a natural pace.
Encoding Information
Section titled “Encoding Information”- ASCII Size: Shows the file size if the text were encoded as ASCII.
- ASCII Only: Indicates whether the text contains only ASCII characters.
- UTF-8 Size: Displays the text size when encoded in UTF-8.
- UTF-16 Size: Displays the text size when encoded in UTF-16.
- Line Endings: Detects the type of line endings used (LF, CRLF, or CR).
- BOM: Shows whether a BOM is present in the file. This check only works when a file is dropped into the input field.