Words to pages calculator
Find out how many pages your word count fills. Choose your font, size, spacing and page format.
How the words to pages calculator works
The calculator uses the average words per page for each combination of font, font size, line spacing, and page size. These averages are based on standard 1-inch margins all around. Different fonts pack words differently — Times New Roman is slightly more compact than Arial at the same point size because it is a serif font with narrower letterforms. Courier New is a monospace font where every character takes the same width, resulting in fewer words per line than proportional fonts at the same size.
How many words per page by setting
With 12pt Times New Roman, single spacing, and standard margins on letter paper: approximately 500 words per page. Double spacing halves that to 250 words per page. At 12pt Arial single-spaced: approximately 480 words per page. At 12pt Courier New single-spaced: approximately 400 words per page because its wide monospace characters take more horizontal space. Larger font sizes reduce the word count — 14pt single-spaced fits roughly 400 words per page compared to 500 at 12pt.
Common word counts and their page equivalents
A typical short essay of 500 words fills one single-spaced page or two double-spaced pages. A 1,000-word article fills two single-spaced or four double-spaced pages. A 5,000-word academic paper fills ten single-spaced or twenty double-spaced pages. A 10,000-word dissertation chapter fills around twenty single-spaced pages. A full novel at 80,000 words would fill approximately 160 single-spaced pages or 320 double-spaced pages in manuscript format.
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is 1000 words?
1000 words is approximately 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced using 12pt Times New Roman with standard margins.
How many words are on a page?
A standard page with 12pt Times New Roman, single spacing, and standard margins contains approximately 500 words. Double spacing reduces this to around 250 words per page.
How many pages is a 5000 word essay?
A 5000 word essay is approximately 10 pages single-spaced or 20 pages double-spaced with 12pt Times New Roman and standard margins.
How many pages is 500 words?
500 words is approximately 1 page single-spaced or 2 pages double-spaced with standard settings.
How many words is a novel?
Most novels are 70,000 to 100,000 words. Genre fiction typically runs 80,000 to 90,000. Young adult novels are usually 50,000 to 80,000. Novellas are 20,000 to 50,000 words.