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| Writing | Typical limit |
|---|---|
| Tweet / X post | 280 characters |
| Meta description | about 150–160 characters |
| Page title for search | about 50–60 characters |
| Common App college essay | 650 words |
| Cover letter | 250–400 words |
| Abstract | 150–300 words |
| Blog post | 1,000–2,000 words |
Using 12 pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins, one single-spaced page holds about 500 words and one double-spaced page about 250 words. So 1,000 words is about 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced. Fonts, headings and paragraph breaks change the real number, so treat it as an estimate.
Words are runs of letters or numbers separated by spaces, so hyphenated words such as "well-known" count as one. Sentences end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. Paragraphs are blocks separated by a blank line or line break. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute and speaking time 130 words per minute, typical averages for adult readers and presenters.
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About 4 minutes at an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, and about 8 minutes to speak aloud.
Roughly 650 words at a typical speaking pace of 130 words per minute.
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