Word Counter Methodology

Word counting

Words are counted by trimming leading/trailing whitespace, then splitting on any remaining whitespace:

words = text.trim().split(/\s+/).length

Character counting

• Total characters: text.length
• Characters without spaces: text.replace(/\s/g, "").length

Sentences and paragraphs

Sentences are detected by terminal punctuation (. ! ? …) followed by whitespace or end of string. Paragraphs are separated by double line breaks.

Reading time

Reading time assumes 200 words per minute (WPM), a widely cited average for adult silent reading. minutes = words / 200, rounded up.