Typesetting Calculator

Calculate how many characters, words, and lines fit on a page based on font size, leading, margins, and page dimensions.

Page Width (inches)

Page Height (inches)

Left/Right Margins (in each)

Top/Bottom Margins (in each)

Font Size (pt)

Leading / Line Spacing (pt)

Avg Char Width Factor

Total Pages in Book

Words Per Page

Characters/Line

Lines/Page

Characters/Page

Text Area (sq in)

Typesetting Formulas

Text Width = Page Width - (Left Margin + Right Margin)

Text Height = Page Height - (Top Margin + Bottom Margin)

Characters/Line = Text Width (in) x 72 / (Font Size x Char Width Factor)

Lines/Page = Text Height (in) x 72 / Leading

Words/Page = Characters/Page / 5 (average word length)