Unstructured Text
Paragraph Counter
Count the paragraphs in your writing and check how long each one tends to be.
When to use it
Typical uses: Checking essays against structure requirements such as a five-paragraph essay; Keeping blog paragraphs short for mobile readers; Analysing the structure of long documents.
In a pipeline
Text InputParagraph CounterExport CSV
Settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default or hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text column | select | — | Text |
Example
Paragraph Counter: an example
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| Paragraphs | Words | Average Words per Paragraph | Longest Paragraph (words) | Shortest Paragraph (words) |
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| 3 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
Worth knowing
- What counts as a paragraph? Any block of text separated from the next by one or more blank lines. Single line breaks inside a block do not start a new paragraph.
- My paragraphs are separated by single line breaks. What can I do? Word processors sometimes copy paragraphs with single line breaks. Add a blank line between them, or use Find and Replace with regular expressions to double the line breaks.
- How long should a paragraph be? For web content, two to four sentences, or roughly 40 to 80 words, is easy to scan. Academic writing often uses longer paragraphs.
- The counts are added as columns, so a folder of documents gives one row of counts per file — ready for Sort Rows or Export CSV.