1,200 Words in Pages, by Format
| Format | Words per page | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Manuscript, Times New Roman 12 pt, single-spaced | 642 | 1.9 |
| Manuscript, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 spacing | 428 | 2.8 |
| Manuscript, Times New Roman 12 pt, double-spaced | 321 | 3.7 |
| Arial 12 pt, single-spaced | 628 | 1.9 |
| Arial 12 pt, double-spaced | 314 | 3.8 |
| A4, Times New Roman 12 pt, single-spaced | 678 | 1.8 |
| A4, Times New Roman 12 pt, double-spaced | 332 | 3.6 |
| Paperback 5" × 8", Garamond 11 pt | 265 | 6 |
| Paperback 5.5" × 8.5", Garamond 11 pt | 314 | 4 |
| Paperback 6" × 9", Garamond 11 pt | 384 | 4 |
Letter pages have one-inch margins; paperback pages use print margins and 1.15 line spacing. Paperback counts are rounded up to an even number, because every printed leaf has two sides. All figures are for typical fiction; dialogue-heavy text fills more pages, long-paragraph nonfiction fewer. Change any of it in the calculator above.
1,200 Words for an Essay, an Assignment or a Speech
Most essay and assignment limits are set in words, and the page count follows from the format the instructor asks for. In the common one — 12 pt, double-spaced, one-inch margins — 1,200 words is about 3.7 pages in Times New Roman and about 3.8 pages in Arial, which sets slightly wider.
Read aloud at an average pace of 183 words a minute, 1,200 words take about 7 minutes. A speech delivered more slowly, with pauses, runs longer than that.
How Long Does It Take to Read 1,200 Words?
At the average adult reading speed of 260 words a minute for fiction, 1,200 words take about 5 minutes to read silently; nonfiction, read at about 238 words a minute, takes about 5 minutes. Read aloud, at 183 words a minute, it takes about 7 minutes. The speeds come from a 2019 review of 190 reading studies by Marc Brysbaert. Reading time at your own speed →
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