Code to Text Ratio Checker
Analyze the ratio of visible text to HTML markup on any page. Higher ratio = more content for search engines to index.
Free Code to Text Ratio Checker
The code to text ratio measures how much visible, readable content a web page has compared to its total HTML source code. A page bloated with HTML markup, JavaScript, CSS, and comments while containing little actual text may signal thin content to search engines. This free checker analyzes any URL and reports the exact ratio of text to code.
Enter any URL to see how much of the page is visible content versus structural code. The tool strips HTML tags, scripts, styles, and comments, then calculates the proportion of readable text in the total source.
A very low code to text ratio often means a page needs more written content. Adding substantive paragraphs, explanations, and informative text improves both the ratio and the page's overall SEO value.
What Does Code to Text Ratio Tell You?
A ratio below 10% typically indicates a page is mostly code with very little text content. This is common on login pages, splash pages, heavily JavaScript-rendered apps, or pages that use images instead of text for content.
A ratio between 25% and 70% is generally healthy. Content-rich pages like blog posts, product descriptions, and documentation typically fall in this range.
A ratio above 70% is uncommon and usually means the page has minimal HTML structure — often plain text files or very simply coded pages. This is not a problem in itself.
How to Improve Your Code to Text Ratio
Add more content. The most direct improvement is writing more substantive text. More content for the same amount of HTML code raises the ratio.
Remove unnecessary code. Clean up unused HTML, redundant wrapper divs, inline styles, and dead JavaScript.
Move CSS and JS to external files. Inline CSS and JavaScript add code to the page source without adding text content.
Minify your HTML. Reducing HTML file size by removing whitespace and comments improves the ratio without changing visible content.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is code to text ratio?
The percentage of visible text content versus total HTML source code on a page.
What is a good ratio?
25%–70% is generally healthy. Below 10% often indicates thin content.
Does it directly affect rankings?
Not confirmed as a direct factor, but low ratios often correlate with thin content, which Google does penalize.
Is this free?
Yes. Completely free, no sign-up needed.