Convert a word count into an estimated number of pages, or a target page count into an estimated word count, based on standard academic formatting.
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This calculator converts between a word count and a page count in both directions, using widely cited rule-of-thumb figures for standard academic formatting: 12pt Times New Roman font with standard 1-inch margins. Under that common default, a page typically holds roughly 250 words double-spaced, about 375 words at 1.5 line spacing, and roughly 500 words single-spaced — figures used broadly across writing guides, word processors' style defaults, and academic style manuals. Enter either a word count to see how many pages that text would likely fill, or a target page count to see roughly how many words you'd need to write to reach it, and the result includes a breakdown at all three common spacing options so you can compare at a glance.
"Write a 5-page paper." "Keep your essay under 1,000 words." Academic and professional writing assignments are given in both units — word counts and page counts — almost interchangeably, which means students and writers regularly need to convert between the two while planning a draft, well before the document is actually formatted. This calculator handles that conversion instantly in both directions.
The words-per-page figure a page actually holds depends heavily on formatting choices: font, font size, line spacing, and margin width all affect how much text fits on a physical page. This calculator uses the most common academic default — 12pt Times New Roman with standard 1-inch margins on US Letter or A4 paper — since that combination is the default (or explicitly required) formatting for the overwhelming majority of school, university, and general-purpose writing assignments. Under that default, line spacing is the single biggest factor: double-spacing roughly halves how much text fits on a page compared to single-spacing, since it inserts a full extra line's worth of vertical space between every line of text.
The specific figures this calculator uses — about 250 words per double-spaced page, about 375 words per page at 1.5 line spacing, and about 500 words per single-spaced page — are commonly cited rounded averages, not exact universal constants. Real pages vary somewhat based on how many short versus long words appear in the text, how many paragraph breaks and headings are present, and minor differences between word processors' default rendering. Treat these figures as a reliable planning estimate rather than a guarantee of the exact page count your specific document will produce once formatted.
It's also worth noting that a different font or font size shifts these numbers meaningfully. A narrower font like Arial at the same 12pt size tends to fit somewhat more text per line than Times New Roman, while a larger font size (like 14pt) or wider margins reduce how much fits on a page. If an assignment specifies a font other than 12pt Times New Roman, treat this calculator's estimate as a rough starting point and expect the actual page count to shift somewhat once you apply the required formatting.
For strict assignment requirements — a professor asking for "exactly 1,500 words" or "no more than 5 pages" — this calculator is best used early, during planning, to gauge roughly how much content to draft. Once a draft exists, always confirm the actual word count using your word processor's built-in word count feature (which counts your real text precisely) rather than relying on an estimate, since only that gives the exact figure a strict requirement is checking against.
Using the standard academic default of 12pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins, a page holds roughly 250 words double-spaced, about 375 words at 1.5 line spacing, and roughly 500 words single-spaced. These are commonly cited rule-of-thumb figures, not exact counts.
Double-spacing inserts a full blank line's worth of extra vertical space between every line of text, roughly doubling the vertical space each line of text occupies compared to single spacing — so a double-spaced document needs about twice as many pages as the same text single-spaced.
Yes, significantly. This calculator assumes the common academic default of 12pt Times New Roman with standard 1-inch margins. A larger font, a wider font, or narrower margins will fit fewer words per page, while a smaller or narrower font with wider margins fits more — so treat the result as an estimate for that specific standard formatting, not a universal figure.
Use it for planning purposes — roughly how long a draft needs to be, or roughly how many pages a finished piece will run — but always check your actual word count directly against the assignment's stated word or page requirement using your word processor's own word count feature before submitting.
No. All calculation happens instantly in your own browser using JavaScript. The numbers you enter are never transmitted anywhere or stored.