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Everyday conversions and text limits
Word counts, character limits and unit conversions people look up every day.
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How many pages is 500 words?
500 words is roughly 1 page single-spaced or 2 pages double-spaced, using the common assumption of 12pt Times New Roman with standard margins (~500 words/page single-spaced, ~250 words/page double-spaced). Paste your actual text into a word counter to get both estimates directly rather than doing the division by hand.
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X (Twitter) character limit checker
Standard X (Twitter) accounts get 280 characters per post; Premium subscribers can post significantly longer. Paste your draft into a character counter to see the exact count as you write, rather than guessing or trimming after a failed post.
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Instagram caption character limit
Instagram captions can be up to 2,200 characters, including hashtags. Only around the first 125 characters show before users have to tap "more" to expand it, so the effective limit for anything you want seen immediately is much shorter than the hard cap.
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Convert centimeters to inches
Divide the centimeter value by 2.54 to get inches - this is an exact conversion (1 inch is defined as precisely 2.54cm), not a rounded estimate. 10cm is exactly 3.937 inches.
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Convert kilograms to pounds
Multiply kilograms by 2.20462 to get pounds - or, for the exact defined relationship, divide by 0.45359237 (the exact weight of a pound in kilograms). 50kg is approximately 110.23 pounds.