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The Series A is used for Standard Printing and Stationery. The Series B is used for Posters, Wall-Charts etc.
A SERIES A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 mm X mm 841 X 1189 594 X 841 420 X 594 297 X 420 210 X 297 148 X 210 105 X 148 74 X 105 52 X 74 37 X 52 26 X 37 Inch X Inch 33.11 X 46.81 23.39 X 33.11 16.54 X 23.39 11.69 X 16.54 8.27 X 11.69 5.83 X 8.27 4.13 X 5.83 2.91 X 4.13 2.05 X 2.91 1.46 X 2.05 1.02 X 1.46 B SERIES B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 mm X mm 1000 X 1414 707 X 1000 500 X 707 353 X 500 250 X 353 176 X 250 125 X 176 88 X 125 62 X 88 44 X 62 31 X 44 Inch X Inch 39.37 X 55.67 27.83X 39.37 19.68 X 27.83 13.90 X 19.68 9.84 X 13.90 6.93 X 9.84 4.92 X 6.93 3.46 X 4.92 2.44 X 3.46 1.73 X 2.44 1.22 X 1.73

Area of A0 = 1 Square meter A0/A1 = AI/A2 = A2/A3 ...........A9/A10 = 2 Length = 1.414 * Width Width of An = 2^(-1/4-n/2) and Height = 2^ (1/4-n/2) Area of B0 = 1.414 Square meter B0/B1 = B1/B2 = B2/B3 ............B9/B10 = 2 B0/A0 = B1/A1 = B2/A2 ..........B10/A10 Width of Bn = 2^(-n/2) and Height = 2^(1/2n/2)

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The C series is used for folders, post cards and envelopes. C series envelope is suitable to insert A series sizes.

C SERIES C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10

mm X mm 917X1297 648X917 458X648 324X458 229X324 162X229 114X162 81X114 57X81 40X57 28X40

Inch X Inch 36.10X51.06 25.53X36.10 18.05X25.53 25.53X9.02 9.02X12.76 6.38X9.02 4.51X6.38 3.19X4.51 2.25X3.19 1.59X2.25 1.12X1.59

Japanese B Series
B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10

mm X mm

Inch X Inch

1030 x 1456 728 x 1030 515x728 364x515 257x364 182x257 128x182 91x128 64x91 45x64 32x45

40.55x57.32 28.66x40.55= 20.27x28.66 14.33x20.27 10.13x14.33 7.16x10.13 5.06x7.16 3.58x5.06 2.53x3.58 1.79x2.53 1.26x1.79

Width of Cn = 2^(-1/8-n/2) and Height = 2^(3/8-n/2) The allowed tolerances are 1.5 mm for dimensions up to 150 mm, 2 mm for dimensions above 150 mm up to 600 mm, and 3 mm for dimensions above 600 mm. The A, B & C series are trimmed paper sizes. ISO also define format series RA and SRA for untrimmed raw paper, where SRA stands for 'supplementary raw format A'. These formats are only slightly larger than the corresponding A series formats. Sheets in these formats are cut to the end format after binding. The ISO RA0 format has an area of 1.05 m and the ISO SRA0 format has an area of 1.15 m. These formats also follow the sqrt(2)-ratio and half-area rule, but the dimensions of the start format have been rounded to the full centimeter. The common untrimmed paper formats that printers order from the paper manufacturers are
RA SERIES RA0 RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 mm X mm 860X1220 610X860 430X610 305X430 215X305 Inch X Inch 33.86X48.03 24.01X33.86 16.93X24.01 12.00X16.93 8.46X12.00 SRA SERIES SRA0 SRA1 SRA2 SRA3 SRA4 mm X mm 900X1280 640X900 450X640 320X450 225X320 Inch X Inch 35.43 X 50.39 25.19X35.43 17.71X25.19 12.59X17.71 8.85X12.59

Common Application Examples: A0 & A1 A1 & A2 Technical drawings, posters Flip charts

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A2 & A3 A4 A5 A6 B5, A5, B6 A6 C4, C5, C6 B4 & A3 B8 & A8 Japanese Paper Sizes

Drawings, diagrams, large tables Letters, magazines, forms, catalogs, laser printer and copying machine output Note pads Postcards Books Envelopes for A4 letters: unfolded (C4), folded once (C5), folded twice (C6) Newspapers, supported by most copying machines in addition to A4 Playing cards

Japan has adopted the ISO series A sizes, but its series B sizes are slightly different. These sizes are sometimes called JIS B or JB sizes. A JB0 sheet has an area of 1.5 square meters. The area of each size is the arithmetic average of the areas of the A series page with the same number and the A series page with the next higher number. So for example, the area of a JB4 page is the average of the area of an A4 sheet and an A5 sheet. (In the ISO B series, the area of each sheet is the geometric mean of the A sizes, that is, the square root of the sum of their areas.)
JB SERIES JB0 JB1 JB2 JB3 JB4 JB5 mm X mm 1030X1456 728X1030 515X728 364X515 257X364 182X257 Inch X Inch 40.55X57.32 28.66X40.55 20.27X28.66 14.33X20.27 10.13X14.33 7.17X10.13 JB SERIES JB6 JB7 JB8 JB9 JB10 mm X mm 128X182 91X128 64X91 45X64 32X45 Inch X Inch 5.06X7.17 3.59X5.06 2.53X3.59 1.8X2.53 1.27X1.8

Japanese Traditional paper sizes

shiroku-ban
base size: 788 mm by 1091 mm (26 sun* 36 sun) 4 6/4 264 by 379 ( 12.5 sun) 4 6/5 191 by 259 (printing on half sheets) 4 6/5 189 by 262

kiku-ban
base size: 639 mm 939 mm (21 sun 31 sun) Kiku 4, 227 mm 306 mm Kiku 5, 151 mm 227 mm * sun was a unit of length used in Japan and is equal to about 3.03 cm or 1.193 inches The United States, Canada, and in part Mexico, are today the only industrialized nations in which the ISO standard paper sizes are not yet widely used.
US Engineering ANSI A ANSI B ANSI C mm X mm 215.9X279.4 279.4X431.8 431.8X558.8 Inch X Inch 8.5X11 11X17 17X22 US Architecture ARCH A ARCH B ARCH C mm X mm 228.6X304.8 304.8X457.2 457.2X509.6 Inch X Inch 9X12 12X18 18X24

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ANSI D ANSI E

588.8X863,6 863.6X1117.6

22X34 34X44

ARCH D ARCH E

609.6X914.4 914.4X1219.2

24X36 36X48

US Misc. Letter Legal US Govt Statement Executive

mm X mm 215.9X279.4 215.9X355.6 203.2X279.4 139.7X215.9 184.2X266.7

Inch X Inch 8.5X11 8.5X14 8X11 5.5X8.5 7.25X10.5

US Misc. Folio Quarto Tabloid Ledger Foolscap

mm X mm 215.9X330.2 215X275 279.4X431.8 279.4X431.8 342.9X431.8

Inch X Inch 8.5X13 8.46X10.8 11X17 11X17 13.5X17

More Traditional Paper sizes can be found at this link. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html (A very good reference on paper sizes)

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