Estimate how many pages your word count will fill.
Enter a word count directly, or paste text into the box to have the word count filled in automatically. The page estimate updates instantly for all common formats.
Page count depends heavily on font size, line spacing, and margin settings. These estimates assume standard 1-inch margins and common fonts (Times New Roman, Arial).
| Format | Font size | Spacing | Words/page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic (double-spaced) | 12 pt | Double | ~250 |
| Standard (single-spaced) | 12 pt | Single | ~500 |
| Compact (single-spaced) | 11 pt | Single | ~600 |
| Dense (single-spaced) | 10 pt | Single | ~700 |
About 1 page single-spaced or 2 pages double-spaced. Common for high school assignments and short blog posts.
About 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced. Typical for undergraduate coursework.
About 5 pages single-spaced or 10 pages double-spaced. Standard for many university assignments and detailed blog articles.
About 160 pages single-spaced, or roughly 300 formatted book pages. This is the standard length for a debut novel.
Digital documents, printed books, and academic papers all use different page dimensions, margins, fonts, and line spacing. This calculator gives estimates — your actual page count depends on your specific document settings. Always check the final page count in your word processor.
A double-spaced page in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins holds about 250 words. Single-spaced, the same page holds around 500 words. These are the standard assumptions teachers use when setting page-based essay lengths, and they are the defaults this calculator is built on.
Roughly 3 pages single-spaced or 6 pages double-spaced in 12 pt type with standard 1-inch margins. In a printed paperback format, 1,500 words comes closer to 5 or 6 book pages. Enter 1500 above and switch between formats to see the estimate for each layout instantly.
Yes, noticeably. Verdana and Arial are wider than Times New Roman, so the same word count fills more pages. Font size matters even more: dropping from 12 pt to 10 pt fits roughly 40 percent more words on a page. Margins and line spacing round out the four big variables.