Paper sizes
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Predefined Paper Sizes
- ISO (EN/DIN) sizes: series A, B, C 0–10 (e.g. "A4"), series RA, SRA 0–4
- ISO-based "2 A0" (double A0), "4 A0", "C6/C5", A3plus
- US sizes: letter, ledger, tabloid, legal, folio, executive, A, B, C
- US envelope sizes: "envelope 9" (10, 11, 12, 14), monarch, check, DL, E4
- 4:3 screen sizes S3–6 (width 300–600 pt)
- 1:1 screen sizes S33, S44, S55, S66 (300 × 300 pt etc.)
- screen sizes SW (800 × 450 pt, 16:9), SM (720 × 450 pt, 8:5)
- CD (120 × 120 mm)
Plus keywords oversized (plus 1.5 cm), doublesized, doubleoversized, undersized (minus 1.5 cm)
For definitions, see page-lay.mkii and page-lay.mkiv.
Standardized Paper Sizes
x × y in mm
ISO/EN/DIN formats
Class | A Series | B Series | C Series | D Series | German alternative name (Usage) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4× | 1682 | 2378 | 2000 | 2828 | |||||
2× | 1189 | 1682 | 1414 | 2000 | |||||
0 | 841 | 1189 | 1000 | 1414 | 917 | 1297 | 771 | 1090 | Vierfachbogen |
1 | 594 | 841 | 707 | 1000 | 648 | 917 | 545 | 771 | Doppelbogen |
2 | 420 | 594 | 500 | 707 | 458 | 648 | 385 | 545 | Bogen |
3 | 297 | 420 | 353 | 500 | 324 | 458 | 272 | 385 | Halbbogen |
4 | 210 | 297 | 250 | 353 | 229 | 324 | 192 | 272 | Viertelbogen (Letter) |
5 | 148 | 210 | 176 | 250 | 162 | 229 | 136 | 192 | Blatt/Achtelbogen (Booklet) |
6 | 105 | 148 | 125 | 176 | 114 | 162 | 96 | 136 | Halbblatt (Postcard) |
7 | 74 | 105 | 88 | 125 | 81 | 114 | 68 | 96 | Viertelblatt (File Card) |
8 | 52 | 74 | 62 | 88 | 57 | 81 | 48 | 68 | Achtelblatt |
9 | 37 | 52 | 44 | 62 | 40 | 57 | 34 | 48 | |
10 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 44 | 28 | 40 | 24 | 34 | |
11 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 24 | |
12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 17 | |
13 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |
1/6 | 210 | 198 | (Sechstelbogen) | ||||||
lang | 110 | 220 | (Business Envelope) |
A series are normal paper sizes; B and C series are envelope sizes; D series is very uncommon.
ISO Press-Sheet Sizes
Class | RA Series | SRA Series | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 860 | 1220 | 900 | 1280 |
1 | 610 | 860 | 640 | 900 |
2 | 430 | 610 | 450 | 640 |
3 | 305 | 430 | 320 | 450 |
4 | 215 | 305 | 225 | 320 |
RA Sizes, for work without bleeds, allow 3 mm (1/8") head, foot, and fore-edge trim margins
SRA Sizes, for work with bleeds, allow 3 mm (1/8") head and foot and 6 mm (1/4") fore-edge trim margins
Poster Sizes
Name | Size (x × y in mm) | |
---|---|---|
1/4 Sheet (portrait or landscape) | 420 | 300 |
1/2 Sheet (portrait or landscape) | 590 | 420 |
1/1 Sheet (portrait or landscape) | 840 | 590 |
2/1 Sheet (portrait or landscape) | 1190 | 840 |
3/1 Sheet | 840 | 1780 |
4/1 Sheet (landscape) | 1190 | 1680 |
4/1 Sheet (portrait) | 840 | 2380 |
6/1 Sheet | 1190 | 2520 |
18/1 Large Area Poster | 3564 | 2523 |
1 part of 4 part partition | 1782 | 1262 |
1 part of 6 part partition | 1188 | 1262 |
1 part of 8 part partition | 891 | 1262 |
1 part of 9 part partition | 1188 | 841 |
City Light Poster | 1200 | 1760 |
Advertising Column | 3,6 m | 2,6 m |
Poster World Format (e.g. Switzerland) | 905 | 1280 |
Maybe these formats are only standardized in Europe or even only in Germany.
They are based on ISO A1, "18/1" means "18 times A1".
Traditional Paper Sizes
Usual Raw Print Sheet Formats
Size (x × y in mm) | Trimmed Size | |
---|---|---|
880 | 1240 | |
860 | 1220 | A0 |
700 | 1000 | |
630 | 880 | |
610 | 860 | A1 |
500 | 700 | |
440 | 630 | |
430 | 610 | A2 |
350 | 500 | |
305 | 430 | A3 |
215 | 305 | A4 |
Misc Print Products
Name | Size (x × y in mm) | Used in/for | |
---|---|---|---|
Berliner Format | 315 | 470 | Newspapers |
Rheinisches Format | 360 | 530 | Newspapers |
Nordisches Format | 400 | 570 | Newspapers |
Tabloid | 290 | 370 | Newspapers |
Broadsheet | 365 | 600 | Newspapers |
Broadsheet | 380 | 580 | Newspapers |
US Letter | 216 | 279 | USA, Letters |
US Legal | 216 | 356 | USA, Contracts |
Ledger | 432 | 279 | USA, ? |
Executive | 190 | 254 | USA, ? |
10 × 14 " | 254 | 356 | USA, ? |
11 × 17 " | 279 | 432 | USA, also known as A3+ used in medium format ink jet printers |
Quart | 215 | 305 | ? |
Quarto | 215 | 275 | USA, ? |
Oktav | 140 | 210 | Books |
Statement | 140 | 216 | USA, ? |
Folio | 216 | 330 | USA, ? |
Tabloid | 279 | 432 | USA, ? |
Credit Card | 86 | 54 | Business and Credit Cards |
Historical Paper Sizes
Name | Size (x × y in mm) | Formerly used in | |
---|---|---|---|
Foolscap | 432 | 343 | Commonwealth |
Crown | 508 | 381 | Commonwealth |
Post | 489 | 394 | Commonwealth |
Demy | 571 | 444 | Commonwealth |
Medium | 610 | 483 | Commonwealth |
Royal | 635 | 508 | Commonwealth |
Double Pott | 635 | 381 | Commonwealth |
Double Foolscap | 686 | 432 | Commonwealth |
Super Royal | 686 | 533 | Commonwealth |
Double Crown | 762 | 508 | Commonwealth |
Imperial | 762 | 559 | Commonwealth |
Double Post | 800 | 495 | Commonwealth |
Reichs-Format | 330 | 420 | Deutsches Reich |
Kanzlei (Propatria) | 340 | 430 | Deutsches Reich |
Groß-Propatria | 360 | 450 | Deutsches Reich |
Löwen | 380 | 480 | Deutsches Reich |
Einhorn | 400 | 500 | Deutsches Reich |
Klein-Median | 420 | 530 | Deutsches Reich |
Groß-Median | 440 | 560 | Deutsches Reich |
Post-Median | 460 | 590 | Deutsches Reich |
Royal | 480 | 640 | Deutsches Reich |
Super-Royal | 500 | 650 | Deutsches Reich |
Noten-Royal | 540 | 680 | Deutsches Reich |
Imperial | 570 | 780 | Deutsches Reich |
Federn | 350 | 440 | Schweiz |
Stab | 360 | 450 | Schweiz |
Löwen | 380 | 480 | Schweiz |
Breit-Kanzlei | 380 | 500 | Schweiz |
Klein Median | 410 | 530 | Schweiz |
Glocken | 410 | 600 | Schweiz |
Französisch Post | 440 | 560 | Schweiz |
Doppel-Coquille | 440 | 560 | Schweiz |
Groß Median | 440 | 580 | Schweiz |
Groß Glocken | 440 | 600 | Schweiz |
Deutsch Post | 460 | 590 | Schweiz |
Klein Regal | 470 | 620 | Schweiz |
Raisin | 480 | 640 | Schweiz |
Groß Raisin | 500 | 650 | Schweiz |
Groß Regal | 510 | 680 | Schweiz |
Jesus | 550 | 720 | Schweiz |
Vereinsdruck I | 495 | 760 | Schweiz |
Vereinsdruck II | 550 | 840 | Schweiz |
Vereinsdruck III | 640 | 940 | Schweiz |
Vereinsdruck IV (Elefant) | 700 | 1000 | Schweiz |
Imperial | 600 | 840 | Schweiz |
Groß Elefant | 900 | 1200 | Schweiz |
Remark: I left the format and country names in their own language/spelling intentionally.
(Deutsches Reich = Imperial Germany; Schweiz = Switzerland) --Hraban, April 2006