The Comma Project
A text analysis project by Roman Bellisari
Not just words, but the invisible structures behind them. See how famous authors shape their sentences by analyzing their works for punctuation patterns and measure your own writing against theirs.
This project started a few years ago to try to better understand punctuation trends within famous books. I wanted to see how the punctuation usage amont different authors compared, and if there was a neat way to visualize this.
This data source behind this project was created by downloading the top 50 most popular copyright free books from the Gutenberg Project. The Gutenberg Project is an open source public archive and the oldest eBook library that aims to 'encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks'. If you are interested in the data source, you can find more information about it here.
Gabriel Marquez
100 years of solitude
Syntax Library
Discover the punctuation patterns behind famous books. Check out some of the other works we've analyzed and see how their structures compare.
About the Punctuation LibraryPunctuate Yourself
Analyze your writing's punctuation and see which author it most closely resembles.
Upload a text file and see how it compares to the punctuation patterns of famous authors. You may find that your writing style is similar to that of your favorite author.