Writing guides
Straight answers to the length questions writers, students and marketers ask most.
How many words per page?
How many words fit on a page: about 500 single-spaced and 250 double-spaced. Full chart from 100 to 10,000 words, plus how fonts and margins change it.
GuideHow long is an essay?
Typical essay word counts from high school to PhD, college application essays, and how many paragraphs and pages each length means.
GuideIdeal blog post length
How long should a blog post be? Word-count ranges by post type, what actually matters for search rankings, and ideal title and meta description lengths.
GuideSocial media character limits
Every social media character limit in one table: X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, Reddit, SMS and Google.
GuideAverage reading speed
The average adult reads about 238 words per minute silently and speaks at about 130–150. Reading speed by age, by activity, and how to measure yours.