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Paste your text into the free content metrics tool by Rext AI and see the word count, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time.

Content counting tips

  • •Use word counts to keep your content within your target length.
  • •Check character counts when working with titles, descriptions, and other character-limited content.
  • •Use sentence and paragraph counts to understand your content structure.
  • •Use estimated reading time to understand how long your content may take to read.

The basics

What is a content metrics tool?

Why a content metrics tool matters

Content metrics give you the word count and other basic facts about your text, and they matter more than they seem. Character counts are the most practical. Title tags and meta descriptions display in limited space, and going over means truncated text in the SERP. Sentence and paragraph counts show how your writing is built, which affects how easily people can read it on a phone.

What a content metrics tool does

A content metrics tool measures the basic size and structure of your writing, like word count, characters, sentences, and paragraphs, then estimates how long the piece takes to read.

What Rext AI provides

Rext AI Get Metrics tool provides you with the exact word count, characters, sentences, and paragraphs, and an estimated reading time.

How it works

How to use the content metrics tool

Use the tool
  1. 1

    Paste or type your content into the box

    It can be a full article, a product description, or a single headline.

  2. 2

    Click "Count metrics"

    Rext AI Get Metrics tool processes your text right away.

  3. 3

    Read your results

    Review the counts and the reading time.

  4. 4

    Edit and run it again

    Trim what drags, expand what feels thin, and recheck until the numbers fit your goal.

Examples

Get metrics tool examples

01 Example 1

Count metrics

  • Rext AI’s get metrics tool instantly analyzes your text and displays important details like word count, character count, sentence count, paragraph count, and estimated reading time in an easy-to-understand format.

Features

Key features and capabilities

Five metrics in one pass

Rext AI's metrics checker shows the word, character, sentence and paragraph counts and the reading time together.

Instant results

No waiting and no setup required to use Rext AI's metrics checker tool.

Works on any text

From one line to a full long-form article.

Free and browser-based

Nothing to download.

Simple layout

Made for quick checks in the middle of a writing session.

FAQ

How is reading time calculated?

 Rext AI checker divides your word count by an average reading speed. Most adults read somewhere around 200 to 250 words per minute, so treat the result as an estimate, since technical or dense writing takes longer.

What's the best word count for SEO?

 There isn't a single number because Google doesn't set a target. Look at what ranks for your keyword and aim to cover the topic at least as thoroughly, without filler.

Can I use it for non-English text?

You can paste any text, but reading time and sentence detection are tuned for English, so results in other languages may be less precise.

Start with one keyword.

Run it on your own site. Read the sources. Decide with the article in front of you, not a promise.

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