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Paper size guide (ISO 216, ISO 217 and ISO 269) L I M I T E D
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Sheets Sheets Envelopes Rolls – widths

A series mm inches B series mm inches C series mm inches mm inches inches mm
4A0 1682 x 2378 66.22 x 93.62 B0+ 1118 x 1580 44.02 x 62.20 C0 917 × 1297 36.10 x 51.06 1524 60.00 60 1524.00
2A0 1189 x 1682 46.81 x 66.22 B0 1000 x 1414 39.37 x 55.67 C1 648 × 917 25.51 x 36.10 1372 54.02 55 1397.00
A0+ 880 x 1230 34.65 x 48.43 B1 707 x 1000 27.83 x 39.37 C2 458 × 648 18.03 x 25.51 1270 50.00 50 1270.00
A0 841 x 1189 33.11 x 46.81 B2 500 x 700 19.68 x 27.83 C3 324 × 458 12.76 x 18.03 1118 44.02 45 1143.00
A1+ 625 x 880 24.61 x 34.65 B3 353 x 500 13.90 x 19.68 C4 229 × 324 9.02 x 12.76 1067 42.01 40 1016.00
A1 594 x 841 23.39 x 33.11 B4 250 x 353 9.84 x 13.90 C5 162 × 229 6.38 x 9.02 914 35.98 36 914.40
A2 420 x 594 16.54 x 23.39 B5 176 x 250 6.93 x 9.84 C6/5 114 × 229 4.49 x 9.02 841 33.11 35 889.00
A3+ 329 x 483 12.95 x 19.02 C6 114 × 162 4.49 x 6.38 762 30.00 30 762.00
A3 297 x 420 11.69 x 16.54 RA allows for trimming after printing; C6/7 81 × 162 3.19 x 6.38 610 24.02 25 635.00
A4 210 x 297 8.27 x 11.69 SRA allows for bleed or extra trimming C7 81 × 114 3.19 x 4.49 594 23.39 24 609.60
A5 148 x 210 5.83 x 8.27 RA series mm inches C8 57 × 81 2.24 x 3.19 420 16.54 18 457.20
A6 105 x 148 4.13 x 5.83 RA0 860 x 1220 33.86 x 43.03 C9 40 × 57 1.57 x 2.24
A7 74 x 105 2.91 x 4.13 RA1 610 x 860 25.02 x 33.86 C10 28 × 40 1.10 x 1.57
A8 52 x 74 2.05 x 2.91 RA2 430 x 610 16.93 x 24.02 Rolls – lengths
A9 37 x 52 1.46 x 2.05 RA3 305 x 430 12.01 x 16.93 DL 110 x 220 4.33 x 8.66 metre feet feet metre
A10 26 x 37 1.02 x 1.46 RA4 215 x 305 8.46 x 12.01 100 328.08 350 106.68
90 295.28 300 91.44
1/3 A2 198 x 420 7.80 x 16.54 SRA series mm inches 45 147.64 150 45.72
1/4 A3 105 x 297 4.13 x 11.69 SRA0 980 x 1280 38.58 x 50.39 30 98.43 100 30.48
1/3 A4 99 x 210 3.90 x 8.27 SRA1 640 x 900 25.20 x 35.43 25 82.02 85 25.91
1/4 A4 74 x 210 2.91 x 8.27 SRA2 450 x 640 17.72 x 25.20 23 75.46 75 22.86
1/8 A4 37 x 210 1.46 x 8.27 SRA3 320 x 450 12.60 x 17.72 20 65.62 65 19.81
1/3 A5 70 x 148 2.76 x 5.83 SRA4 225 x 320 8.86 x 12.60 15 49.21 50 15.24

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Sources ISO: www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=36631

International standard paper sizes by Markus Kuhn: www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html
Wikipedia – ISO 216: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216
Wikipedia – paper size: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size

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A-series paper size guide (ISO 216) L I M I T E D

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A7 A6 A4 A2 A0

A5

A3

A1

A1 A2

Half a sheet of A4 = A5
Two sheets of A4 = A3
A3
Four sheets of A4 = A2
Eight sheets of A4 = A1
Sixteen sheets of A4 - A0
A4

A5
A6

A0

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A4 landscape centres 1/3 A4 out of A4 portrait

297 mm 210 mm
210 mm

99 mm

297 mm
222.75 mm
74.25 mm

148.5 mm

198 mm

¼ A4 or half A5 A5 ¾ A4

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