Text & Character Calculators
Flesch Score
Calculate Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level scores. Get readability metrics, syllable counts, and improvement tips. Browser-based.
Headline Analyzer
Analyze headlines for emotional impact, power words, and SEO effectiveness. Get scores and suggestions to write better blog titles and article headlines.
Readability Score
Calculate readability scores with Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, and more. Analyze your text's reading level and get suggestions to improve clarity.
Reading Time
Calculate reading time for any text. Customizable reading speed. Perfect for blog posts, articles, and documentation. Free and private.
Sms Length
Calculate SMS length, segments, and encoding (GSM-7/Unicode) in real-time. Optimize texts for marketing, avoid splits, and reduce costs. Works with emojis.
Syllable Counter
Count syllables in text for poetry, haikus, and song lyrics. Real-time analysis with word-by-word breakdown. Perfect for meter checking and readability scoring.
Word Frequency
Count word frequency in any text. Find most used words, analyze keyword density, and identify overused terms. Perfect for SEO and writing analysis.
Text Analysis and Optimization
Text calculators help content creators stay within platform limits and optimize their writing. From SMS character counting to reading time estimation, these tools provide instant feedback on text metrics.
SMS Length Calculation
SMS messages have complex length rules. Standard GSM-7 encoding allows 160 characters per segment. Using special characters (like curly quotes or emoji) switches to UCS-2 encoding, reducing capacity to 70 characters. Multi-part messages use headers, further reducing available space.
Understanding SMS segmentation prevents unexpected costs in marketing campaigns and ensures messages display correctly across carriers.
Reading Time Estimation
Average adults read 200-250 words per minute. Reading time calculators estimate how long content takes to consume. This helps content creators set expectations and optimize article length for engagement.
Word and Character Counts
Many platforms impose limits: Twitter (280 characters), meta descriptions (155-160), headlines (60-70). Real-time counting helps writers craft content that fits without truncation.
Writing Optimization
- Keep SMS messages under 160 GSM-7 characters to avoid multi-part costs
- Aim for 5-7 minute reading time for blog posts (1,000-1,750 words)
- Front-load important information in character-limited content