Recommended text lengths by format
Find out which text lengths are optimal for different formats – whether blog posts, social media posts or term papers.
Social Media
| Platform | Characters |
|---|---|
| YouTube | 120 – 150 |
| 90 – 100 | |
| 80 – 100 | |
| X (formerly Twitter) | 70 – 100 |
Scientific Work
| Institution | Words |
|---|---|
| High School | 450 – 1,200 |
| University – Bachelor | 9,000 – 15,000 |
| University – Master | 15,000 – 25,000 |
| University – Dissertation | 37,500 – 100,000 |
Work and Blogs
| Text format | Words |
|---|---|
| Blog post | 500 – 1,000 |
| Guide | 1,000 – 10,000 |
| Article | 1,500 – 2,000 |
| Résumé | 400 – 1,000 |
Literature
| Genus | Words |
|---|---|
| Short story | 5,000 – 10,000 |
| Novella | 10,000 – 40,000 |
| Roman | 40,000 – 110,000 |
| Epos | 110,000+ |
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