Read Time

Paste a post or drop Markdown, MDX or text files to see how long they take to read. Code, tables and images get their own time.

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Reading speed

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Paste text above, drop a Markdown or text file, or press paste anywhere on the page. The read time shows up here as you type.

How it works

What gets counted

  • Words in headings, paragraphs, lists, quotes and link text
  • Frontmatter, URLs, JSX, imports, comments and symbols are skipped
  • Code blocks add about 4 seconds per line; inline code reads slower
  • Images add 12 seconds for the first, a little less for each after
  • Tables and math take longer; CJK text is timed per character

How the estimate adapts

  • The word count matches the Portfolio read-time script exactly
  • Technical, dense or code-heavy writing slows the pace a little
  • Lists and tables are easier to skim, so they speed it up
  • Plain text is never treated as Markdown, so # and * stay ordinary
  • Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded

Keyboard shortcuts

Paste
anywhere on the page adds text (or files) to the input
CtrlO
open a file
CtrlShiftC
copy the read time
Esc
back to all files in batch view