How is reading time calculated?

Based on an average of 250 words per minute for reading and 130 words per minute for speaking (both English standards).

Does it count words in Chinese or Japanese?

CJK languages don't use spaces to separate words. The counter falls back to character count for these scripts, which is the standard metric.

Yes. Two consecutive newlines define a paragraph break, matching Markdown convention.

Yes. "Characters" includes all visible characters plus spaces. "Characters (no spaces)" excludes only whitespace.

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How is reading time calculated?: Based on an average of 250 words per minute for reading and 130 words per minute for speaking (both English standards).
Does it count words in Chinese or Japanese?: CJK languages don't use spaces to separate words. The counter falls back to character count for these scripts, which is the standard metric.
Are paragraphs counted by blank lines?: Yes. Two consecutive newlines define a paragraph break, matching Markdown convention.
Does it count punctuation as characters?: Yes. "Characters" includes all visible characters plus spaces. "Characters (no spaces)" excludes only whitespace.