Moltoyo Research
Small, documented measurement studies behind our text tools. Each page sets out the method, the limits and downloadable measurement data. Results describe the stated corpus and setup only.
Same Character Count, Different Text Widths: 852 GOV.UK Guide Titles
MTW-v1-2026 · Measurements completed 20 October 2026
Widths of 852 GOV.UK guide titles measured in one font and browser, compared within exact codepoint counts. At 60 codepoints, the 12 titles ranged from 581 to 642 CSS pixels.
Average Characters per Word: An English Text Study
MTD-v1-2026 · Data version dated 26 September 2026
250 English samples of 500 words across five text types. The mean was 6.33 characters per word including spaces, from 5.53 for classic fiction to 6.76 for technical writing.