Words Per Minute __full__ -
// Throttle updates for performance (update every 200ms max) textarea.addEventListener('input', () => const now = Date.now(); if (now - lastUpdate > 200) lastUpdate = now; updateStats(); else // still update but async for smoothness requestAnimationFrame(() => updateStats());
// Standard definition: 1 word = 5 characters (including spaces) function calculateWordsFromChars(text) const charCount = text.length; return charCount / 5; words per minute
textarea width: 100%; padding: 1rem; font-size: 1rem; font-family: monospace; border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid #ccc; resize: vertical; // Throttle updates for performance (update every 200ms
// If text is empty, reset timer if (charCount === 0) startTime = null; timeSpan.textContent = '0'; wpmSpan.textContent = '0'; return; const now = Date.now()
charSpan.textContent = charCount; wordSpan.textContent = wordUnits.toFixed(1);
// WPM = (words) / (minutes) const minutes = elapsedSeconds / 60; let wpm = 0; if (minutes > 0) wpm = wordUnits / minutes;
// Start timer on first keystroke if (charCount > 0 && startTime === null) startTime = Date.now();
