WebFX Readability Test Tool

Spec sheet

Purpose

The tool analyzes webpage text and scores common readability indicators.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Audience

WebFX identifies developers, copywriters, marketers, usability assessors, and SEO experts as users of the tool.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Founded

1995Read 28 Sep 2026 · webfx.com

Dynamic pages

Pages using React, Vue, or JavaScript may return a word count of zero; WebFX suggests pasting the page text instead.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Gated content

The tool cannot reach or score gated content by URL; WebFX suggests copying and pasting its text.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

HTML handling

HTML is allowed in the text input and is stripped from the text.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Input methods

Users can test a URL, enter or paste text, upload a file, or refer the tool from a website.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Maker and headquarters

The tool is presented as brought to users by WebFX, whose headquarters are in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Page areas

Users can test a whole webpage or a specific content area identified with a page element.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Readability formulas

The tool uses Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease, Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog, Coleman Liau, Automated Readability Index, and SMOG.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Supported files

File upload supports TXT, DOC, and DOCX documents.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Text highlights

The page offers highlights for hard sentences, very hard sentences, passive voice, and adverbs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Text statistics

Results include word and sentence counts, complex word count and percentage, average words per sentence, and average syllables per word.Read 4 Oct 2026 · webfx.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• AI Readability Checkers#26 of 267.0