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This question crops up a lot. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide a clear answer until we have seen the relevant document, as a “page” can mean different things. The amount of text that fits onto a page depends on factors such as the font size selected, the line spacing, the margins, the layout and other aspects of formatting. In addition, illustrations and diagrams take up a certain amount of space. Hence, in the translation industry we normally charge based on characters including spaces. From this it is possible to generate the number of standard lines in the text and to multiply this by the line price. This finally gives us the price. We generally calculate translation costs based on characters in the target language i.e. in the actual translation. Upon request, however, it is perfectly possible to calculate the number of characters or, alternatively, the word count in the source text. We are very flexible in this respect. The best thing is if you send us the text to be translated at the same time as you contact us with your enquiry, so that we can take a look at it. You will then receive a detailed, clear and transparent quotation from us very soon.