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DimensionsOfASeriesPaperSizes

APaperSizesQuickLookup

Size Unit Dimensions

A4 in mm is 210x297

Selectthestandardpapersizefromthe'Size'selectorandtheunitfromthe'Unit'selectorthedimensionswillbeshowninthe
dimensionsbox.

ThedimensionsoftheAseriespapersizes,asdefinedbytheISO216standard,aregiveninthetabletotherightofthediagram
inbothmillimetresandinches(cmmeasurementscanbeobtainedbydividingmmvalueby10).TheASeriespapersizechart,
belowleft,givesavisualrepresentationofhowthesizesrelatetoeachotherforexampleA5ishalfofA4sizepaperandA2is
halfofA1sizepaper.

TableofPaperSizesFrom4A0toA10

Size WidthxHeight(mm) WidthxHeight(in)

4A0 1682x2378mm 66.2x93.6in

2A0 1189x1682mm 46.8x66.2in

A0 841x1189mm 33.1x46.8in

A1 594x841mm 23.4x33.1in

A2 420x594mm 16.5x23.4in

A3 297x420mm 11.7x16.5in

A4 210x297mm 8.3x11.7in

A5 148x210mm 5.8x8.3in

A6 105x148mm 4.1x5.8in

A7 74x105mm 2.9x4.1in

A8 52x74mm 2.0x2.9in

A9 37x52mm 1.5x2.0in

A10 26x37mm 1.0x1.5in

ASeriesPaperSizesChart.
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To obtain paper sizes in centimetres, convert mm values to cm by PosterSizes
dividing by 10 and in feet by dividing inch values by 12. More units
hereandsizesinpixelshere. ThickPrinterPapers

PostcardTemplates
4A0&2A0TheDIN476OversizeFormats

ThepapersizesbiggerthanA0,4A0&2A0,aren'tformallydefinedby
ISO 216 but are commonly used for oversized paper. The origin of
MoviePosterCollection
these formats is in the German DIN 476 standard, that was the
original base document from which ISO 216 was derived. 2A0 is
ThickPrinterPapers
sometimes described as A00, however this naming convention is not
usedfor4A0.
PostcardTemplates

ASeriesPaperSizeTolerances

ISO216specifiestolerancesfortheproductionofAseriespapersizesasfollows:

1.5mm(0.06in)fordimensionsupto150mm(5.9in)
2mm(0.08in)forlengthsintherange150to600mm(5.9to23.6in)
3mm(0.12in)foranydimensionabove600mm(23.6in)

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ASeriesPaperSizesDefined

TheAseriespapersizesaredefinedinISO216bythefollowingrequirements:

Thelengthdividedbythewidthis1.4142
TheA0sizehasanareaof1squaremetre.
EachsubsequentsizeA(n)isdefinedasA(n1)cutinhalfparalleltoitsshortersides.
Thestandardlengthandwidthofeachsizeisroundedtothenearestmillimetre.

Note:Forreferencethelastitemistherebecausetheroot2aspectratiodoesn'talwaysgiveawholenumber.

FormoreinformationaboutApapersizeareasandareasofsizesotherthanA0insquaremetresandsquarefeetclickhere.

InternationalUsage

TheAseriespapersizesarenowincommonusethroughouttheworldapartfromintheUS,CanadaandpartsofMexico.TheA4
sizehasbecomethestandardbusinesslettersizeinEnglishspeakingcountriessuchasAustralia,NewZealandandtheUK,that
formerlyusedBritishImperialsizes.InEuropetheApapersizeswereadoptedastheformalstandardinthemid20thcentury
andfromtheretheyspreadacrosstheglobe.

RA&SRAUntrimmedSizes

RA & SRA sizes define untrimmed paper for commercial printing. These formats are designed to allow for ink bleed during the
printingprocesssothatthepapercanthenbetrimmedtooneoftheAseriessizes.ClickhereformoreonRA&SRAsizes.

A3+(SuperA3)

A3Plus,orSuperA3asitissometimesknown,isnotanISO216papersize.Ithasdimensionsof329mmx483mm(13"x19").
This gives it an aspect ratio of 1:1.468 rather than the 1:root 2 aspect ratio of the ISO series paper sizes. In actuality the
A3+/SuperA3nameisquitemisleadingasthispapersizeisknownasB+orSuperBintheUnitedStatesandisANSIBwitha
1"marginforprintbleed.

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