Words to Pages Calculator
A page of 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins holds about 500 words single-spaced or 250 words double-spaced, so 1,000 words is about 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced. Use the converter below to turn your word count into pages in your font, or switch it to convert pages to words.
Words to Pages Calculator
1,000 words at about 250 words per double-spaced page (Times New Roman 12 pt, 1-inch margins).
Word Count to Pages Chart
| Words | Single-spaced | Double-spaced | Handwritten | Reading time | Typically |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 0.5 pages | 1 page | 1 to 1.3 pages | 1 minute | Short answer, abstract (APA limit), Common App minimum |
| 300 | 0.6 pages | 1.2 pages | 1.2 to 1.5 pages | 1 minute | Short-answer and supplemental essay prompts |
| 350 | 0.7 pages | 1.4 pages | 1.4 to 1.8 pages | 2 minutes | UC Personal Insight Question limit |
| 500 | 1 page | 2 pages | 2 to 2.5 pages | 2 minutes | Classic five-paragraph essay; one full single-spaced page |
| 650 | 1.3 pages | 2.6 pages | 2.6 to 3.3 pages | 3 minutes | Common App personal essay limit |
| 750 | 1.5 pages | 3 pages | 3 to 3.8 pages | 3 minutes | A "three-page" double-spaced assignment |
| 800 | 1.6 pages | 3.2 pages | 3.2 to 4 pages | 4 minutes | Upper end of most newspaper op-ed limits |
| 1,000 | 2 pages | 4 pages | 4 to 5 pages | 4 minutes | Most common mid-length essay; in-depth blog post |
| 1,200 | 2.4 pages | 4.8 pages | 4.8 to 6 pages | 5 minutes | Long blog post or short report |
| 1,500 | 3 pages | 6 pages | 6 to 7.5 pages | 7 minutes | A "six-page paper" double-spaced |
| 1,750 | 3.5 pages | 7 pages | 7 to 8.8 pages | 8 minutes | Common upper limit for undergraduate essays |
| 2,000 | 4 pages | 8 pages | 8 to 10 pages | 9 minutes | Short research paper; long-form article |
| 2,500 | 5 pages | 10 pages | 10 to 13 pages | 11 minutes | The "ten-page paper" double-spaced |
| 3,000 | 6 pages | 12 pages | 12 to 15 pages | 13 minutes | Undergraduate research or term paper |
| 5,000 | 10 pages | 20 pages | 20 to 25 pages | 22 minutes | Long research paper, journal article, short story |
| 7,500 | 15 pages | 30 pages | 30 to 38 pages | 33 minutes | Short story becomes a novelette (SFWA) |
| 10,000 | 20 pages | 40 pages | 40 to 50 pages | 44 minutes | Master's thesis chapter; novelette |
| 20,000 | 40 pages | 80 pages | 80 to 100 pages | 1 hour 29 min | Master's dissertation; novella (17,500+ words, SFWA) |
| 50,000 | 100 pages | 200 pages | 200 to 250 pages | 3 hours 42 min | NaNoWriMo goal; a short novel |
| 100,000 | 200 pages | 400 pages | 400 to 500 pages | 7 hours 24 min | Full-length novel; upper limit of many PhD theses |
12 pt Times New Roman, 1-inch margins, no extra space between paragraphs. Handwritten at 200 to 250 words per page; reading at 225 words per minute. For another font, use the calculator or the table below.
Pages to Words Chart
| Pages | Single-spaced | 1.5-spaced | Double-spaced | Typically |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 page | 500 words | 330 words | 250 words | Cover letter, one-page summary |
| 2 pages | 1,000 words | 670 words | 500 words | Short response paper or reflection |
| 3 pages | 1,500 words | 1,000 words | 750 words | Short essay; four to six paragraphs |
| 4 pages | 2,000 words | 1,350 words | 1,000 words | Mid-length essay |
| 5 pages | 2,500 words | 1,650 words | 1,250 words | Standard college essay |
| 6 pages | 3,000 words | 2,000 words | 1,500 words | Argumentative essay with sources |
| 8 pages | 4,000 words | 2,650 words | 2,000 words | Short research paper |
| 10 pages | 5,000 words | 3,350 words | 2,500 words | Upper-level college paper |
| 12 pages | 6,000 words | 4,000 words | 3,000 words | Term paper |
| 15 pages | 7,500 words | 5,000 words | 3,750 words | Long term paper or capstone chapter |
| 20 pages | 10,000 words | 6,650 words | 5,000 words | Long research paper or journal manuscript |
Body text only, in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. A title page and works cited list usually do not count toward a page requirement.
Words per Page by Font and Spacing
| Font | Single-spaced | 1.5-spaced | Double-spaced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times New Roman 12 ptThe usual essay and MLA/APA requirement | 500 | 333 | 250 |
| Arial 12 ptWider letters, fewer words per line | 460 | 305 | 230 |
| Calibri 11 ptWord's default body font from 2007 to 2023 | 560 | 373 | 280 |
| Calibri 12 ptNarrow letters but taller lines | 470 | 314 | 236 |
| Cambria 12 ptSerif alternative accepted by many instructors | 490 | 326 | 245 |
| Courier New 12 ptMonospaced, as in screenplays and some manuscripts | 345 | 230 | 172 |
| Times New Roman 11 ptWhen the limit is in pages, not words | 600 | 400 | 300 |
| Arial 11 ptCommon in business documents | 545 | 362 | 272 |
How We Measured Words per Page
Most words-to-pages charts repeat the same two numbers. We measured instead. We typeset about 4,000 words of essay prose (paragraphs of 120 words with a half-inch first-line indent) in fonts that have exactly the same letter widths as the Word fonts: Liberation Serif for Times New Roman, Liberation Sans for Arial, Carlito for Calibri, Caladea for Cambria and Liberation Mono for Courier New. The text area was 6.5 by 9 inches (a US Letter page with 1-inch margins), with each font's own single line height as Word uses it.
A page packed with 12 pt Times New Roman held 625 words single-spaced and 313 double-spaced. Real documents lose space to a title, headings and the short last line of each paragraph, so every figure on this site is the packed page less 20%. For Times New Roman that gives the familiar 500 and 250 words per page; for 11 pt Calibri, Word's old default, it gives 560 and 280.
What Changes the Number of Words per Page
- Font: wider fonts such as Arial or Courier New fit fewer words per line than Times New Roman.
- Font size: 11 pt fits more words than 12 pt; 14 pt fits noticeably fewer.
- Margins: wider margins leave less room for text on each page.
- Spacing: line spacing and the space Word adds before or after paragraphs both add length.
- Layout: headings, lists, block quotes, tables, and short lines of dialogue leave white space on the page.
Word's default style is not 12 pt Times New Roman, so set the font and spacing your instructions require before you compare page counts.
How to Check the Exact Page Count in Word
- Apply the required font, size, margins, and line spacing to the whole document.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+G (Mac: ⌘ Cmd+Shift+G) to open Word Count.
- Read Pages at the top of the dialog, next to the word count.
More ways to open the dialog are in the guide to checking word count in Word. The online word counter and the batch word counter estimate pages at 250 words per double-spaced page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages is 1,000 words?
About 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. In 12 pt Arial it is about 2.2 pages single-spaced or 4.3 pages double-spaced.
How many pages is 500 words?
About 1 page single-spaced or 2 pages double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. In 12 pt Arial it is about 1.1 pages single-spaced or 2.2 pages double-spaced.
How many pages is 1,500 words?
About 3 pages single-spaced or 6 pages double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. In 12 pt Arial it is about 3.3 pages single-spaced or 6.5 pages double-spaced.
How many pages is 2,000 words?
About 4 pages single-spaced or 8 pages double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. In 12 pt Arial it is about 4.3 pages single-spaced or 8.7 pages double-spaced.
How many words is one page?
About 500 words single-spaced or 250 double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins; 460 and 230 in 12 pt Arial; 560 and 280 in 11 pt Calibri. Headings, short paragraphs and extra paragraph spacing put fewer words on a page.
How many words is 3 pages double-spaced?
About 750 words in 12 pt Times New Roman, 690 in 12 pt Arial, and 840 in 11 pt Calibri, with 1-inch margins. Single-spaced, double those numbers.
How many words is 5 pages double-spaced?
About 1,250 words in 12 pt Times New Roman, 1,150 in 12 pt Arial, and 1,400 in 11 pt Calibri, with 1-inch margins. Single-spaced, double those numbers.
How many handwritten pages is 1,000 words?
About 4 to 5 pages on lined paper, at 200 to 250 words per page. Large or widely spaced handwriting fills more pages.
How do I see the exact page count in Word or Google Docs?
Set the font, size, margins, and spacing your instructions require. In Microsoft Word press Ctrl + Shift + G (Cmd + Shift + G on Mac); the Word Count dialog shows pages along with words. In Google Docs press Ctrl + Shift + C (Cmd + Shift + C on Mac).
Don't Know Your Word Count Yet?
Drop a .docx or .doc file into Word Word Count for a Word-compatible count, then check what counts toward your limit.