Study & writing
Words to pages calculator
Enter a word count, the font size and the line spacing to see roughly how many pages the text fills.
Page counts are estimates; headings, short paragraphs, images and wide fonts all push the real number up.
How words are converted to pages
The page count is the word count divided by how many words fit on one page. With a 12 pt serif font such as Times New Roman, 1-inch margins and single spacing, a Letter or A4 page holds about 500 words. Line spacing multiplies the height of every line, so 1.5 spacing fits about 500 ÷ 1.5 = 333 words and double spacing about 250. An 11 pt font fits roughly 20% more text, which this calculator models as 600 words single-spaced, 400 at 1.5 and 300 double-spaced.
Example: a 1,500-word essay in 12 pt, double-spaced, is 1,500 ÷ 250 = 6 pages. The same essay is 3 pages single-spaced and 4.5 pages at 1.5 spacing. Printed on both sides, the 6 pages use 3 sheets.
| Words | Single (12 pt) | 1.5 spacing (12 pt) | Double (12 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 500 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1,000 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2,000 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 3,000 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| 5,000 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 10,000 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
When the estimate will be off
Words per page is an average, not a rule. Wider fonts such as Arial, Verdana or Calibri at the same point size take more space per letter, so expect a few more pages than shown. Frequent short paragraphs and dialogue leave half-empty lines; headings, block quotes, bullet lists, tables and figures take room without adding many words. A title page, abstract or reference list is usually not counted in the word limit but does add pages.
If an assignment gives a page limit, the teacher almost always expects the house format, often 12 pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. Treat the result here as a target to write towards, then check the real count in your editor before submitting. When a brief gives both a word count and a page count, the word count is the stricter measure, because it cannot be stretched with formatting.
For handwritten pages the numbers are very different: a lined A4 page of average handwriting holds roughly 200 to 250 words, so use this tool only for typed documents.
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is 1,000 words?
About 2 pages single-spaced and 4 pages double-spaced in a 12 pt serif font with 1-inch margins. At 1.5 line spacing it is about 3 pages.
How many words are on a double-spaced page?
Around 250 words with 12 pt Times New Roman and 1-inch margins, and about 300 with an 11 pt font. Wider fonts and many short paragraphs lower that number.
Does font size change the page count much?
Yes. Going from 12 pt to 11 pt fits roughly 20% more words per page, so a 6-page double-spaced essay shrinks to about 5 pages. Changing the font family can matter as much as the size.