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I have "thrown in" a list of paper sizes I made some time ago. If someone can pretty up the tables it would be good. Rich Farmbrough, 10:56 20 August 2007 (GMT).
Missing from the article is the 12" by 12" size commonly seen in Scrapbooking. SpareSimian ( talk) 20:41, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Should there be a section listing common criticisms of non-standard sizes and aspect ratios? This is hinted at in the article but no detail is given. Turkeyphan t 16:45, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
I don't understand the given reasoning for this. There is no problem copying an 8x10.5 sheet unto an 8.5x11 sheet, except that you will have somewhat larger margins. I worked for the government prior to the change in size and routinely photocopied documents where the original was on the smaller size, even though the copier had normal letter sized sheets. The site referenced for this section does not have any mention of the idea that there was a problem photocopying government sized documents and forms, merely the Reagan ended the 2 different sizes. Wschart ( talk) 21:10, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Are there any specifications on thicknesses? 12.53.10.226 ( talk) 17:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Paper weigh in US is 2.8ounce squarefeet. You take as many sheet as you like and weigh it. Let`s say you lay in a weigh 500pcs of paper, that`s one stack. If I\m guessing right you\ll read 1410ounce, measure it and divide it accordingly. Allow me to do the height measure for you:2.05in. 2in is close to a tall girl big thumb up. Don`t let her pass, peep her and let`s do some math
I find it interesting that Post Quarto isn't included. I have found it as a size, which is basically the same size as Imperial and is produced by a number of correspondence paper manufacturers (At least here in the UK), and is widely available. J.P.Lon ( talk) 01:19, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
It might be noteworth to mention at the main article that Jeppesen, (the de-facto publischer of aeronatical charts worldwide) use the 5-1/2" × 8-1/2" paper -half letter- half letter format. (punced with 7 holes). This information is not well known for outside the US, and very handy to know for i.e. 'poor men' flight simmers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.28.9.104 ( talk) 12:05, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
This seemed like a good idea so I added it. Frankk74 ( talk) 08:15, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
In the table "Other sizes", the 5.5 × 8.5 inch size had "Jepps*" added to the list of names by Frankk74 in this edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Paper_size&diff=prev&oldid=310508971 There does not appear to have been any related entry made for the asterisk, which is confusing. Can the asterisk at least be removed or have a corresponding note added? Owen Genat 09:53, 21 December 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Owen.genat ( talk • contribs)
My Word says there is a envelope size "Choukei 3". This wikipedia page should explain it to me what "Choukei 3" is, but it does not. My guess is that it's one of the Japanese (JIS) sizes. I suggest that somebody adds this information, who is knowledgeable about it. 83.77.253.211 ( talk) 16:15, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
Designation | Size (mm × mm) | fits |
---|---|---|
Chou 1 | 142 × 332 | A4 folded in half lengthwise |
Chou 2 | 119 × 277 | B5 folded in half lengthwise |
Chou 3 | 120 × 235 | A4 folded in thirds |
Chou 31 | 105 × 235 | A4 folded in thirds |
Chou 30 | 92 × 235 | A4 folded in fourths |
Chou 40 | 90 × 225 | A4 folded in fourths |
Chou 4 | 90 × 205 | JIS B5 folded in fourths |
Designation | Size (mm × mm) | fits |
---|---|---|
Kaku A3 | 320 × 440 | A3 |
Kaku 0 | 287 × 382 | B4 |
Kaku 1 | 270 × 382 | B4 |
Kaku 2 | 240 × 332 | A4 |
Kaku 3 | 216 × 277 | B5 |
Kaku 4 | 197 × 267 | B5 |
Kaku 5 | 190 × 240 | A5 |
Kaku 6 | 162 × 229 | A5 |
Kaku 7 | 142 × 205 | B6 |
Kaku 8 | 119 × 197 | salaries, wages |
Designation | Size (mm × mm) | fits |
---|---|---|
You 0 = Furusu 10 | 235 × 120 | A4 folded in thirds |
You 0 | 197 × 136 | kyabine (cabinet) size photos (165 mm × 120 mm) |
You 1 | 176 × 120 | B5 folded in quarters |
173 × 118 | ||
You 2 | 162 × 114 | A6 |
You 3 | 148 × 98 | B6 folded in half |
You 4 | 235 × 105 | A4 folded in thirds |
You 5 | 217 × 95 | A4 folded in fourths |
You 6 | 190 × 98 | B5 folded in thirds |
You 7 | 165 × 92 | A4/B4 folded in quarters |
An anonymous user recently changed the table for American architectural Arch sizes, e.g. for ‘Arch A’ from 8½ʺ × 11ʺ to 9ʺ × 12ʺ. When I wanted to revert that unexplained and unsourced change, I encountered that this section does not cite any source (reliable or not). Can someone shed some light on this with an authoritative reference? — Christoph Päper 13:45, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
ISO_217 gives the RA and SRA series of paper which are used by printers then cut down to A series to allow printing to the edge. cant see any reason why it cant be included here. Dasy2k1 ( talk) 11:25, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
It will seem odd to many readers that the US continues to use nonstandard paper sizes with no apparent plan to phase them out. A section explaining the reasons for this would improve the article. Presumably this issue has been considered by the US government and shelved indefinitely like metrication, but some explanation would be informative. -- Ef80 ( talk) 19:54, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
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A table (or link to a page) discussing playing card sizes is expected and missing. There is an entire industry revolving around playing cards and sleeves for playing cards (and collectible cards such as sports players, etc.), so this is a rather glaring omission for now. Urhixidur ( talk) 15:01, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
To "prove" the area of the A series is based on meters squared, it might be nice to include the math behind it with unrounded numbers. For A0, the width and height are given by:
1000 / (2 ^ (1 / 4)) = 840.8964153...
1000 * (2 ^ (1 / 4)) = 1189.207115...
840.8964153... x 1189.207115... = 1000000
So while the rounded size of A4 at 210x297mm has an area of 62370mm and a ratio of 1.414285714..., the math-defined size is 210.2241038... by 297.3017788... mm, is an area of 62500 and a ratio of 1.414213562... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.8.185.176 ( talk) 16:17, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
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I think the section tablet sizes in the main article should be renamed to notepad sizes. The term tablet is misleading for some parts of the non-English-speaking world that use simple English for communication, where, the term tablet means either a medicine tablet (common meaning) or a tablet computer (specialized meaning). The paper tablet is always called a notepad or a writing pad, never a tablet. Vedabit ( talk) 06:31, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
papermaking used to have a large section about paper sizes, which I assume existed before this article, paper sizes, was created. For the sake of reference and if someone finds something that should be incorporated, I am pasting the content removed from papermaking, and leaving a redirect to this page. YamaPlos talk 22:11, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
In the beginning of Western papermaking, paper size was fairly standard. A page of paper is referred to as a leaf. When a leaf was printed on without being folded, the size was referred to as folio (meaning leaf). It was roughly equal to the size of a small newspaper sheet. ("Folio" can also refer to other sizes – see paper sizes.)
A Folio folded once produces two leaves (or four pages), and the size of these leaves was referred to as quarto (4to) (about 230 x 280 mm).
If the original sheet was folded in half again, the result was eight pages, referred to as octavo (8vo), which is roughly the size of an average modern novel. An octavo folding produces four leaves; the first two and the second two will be joined at the top by the first fold. The top edge is usually trimmed to make it possible to look freely at each side of the leaf. Sometimes books are found that have not been trimmed on the top, and these pages are referred to as unopened.
An octavo book produces a printing puzzle. The paper was first printed before folding and thus pages 8 and 1 are printed right-side-up on the bottom of the sheet, and pages 4 and 5 are printed upside-down on the top of the same side of the paper. On the opposite side, pages 2 and 7 are printed right-side-up on the bottom of the sheet, and pages 6 and 3 are printed upside-down on the top of the sheet. When the paper is folded twice and the folds trimmed, the pages fall into proper order.
Smaller books are produced by folding the leaves again to produce 16 pages, known as a sixteen-mo citation needed (16mo) (originally sextodecimo). Other folding arrangements produce yet smaller books such as the thirty-two-mo (32mo) (duo et tricensimo).
When a standard-sized octavo book is produced by twice folding a large leaf, two leaves joined at the top will be contained in the resulting fold (which ends up in the gulley between the pages). This group of eight numberable pages is called a signature or a gathering. Traditionally, printed signatures were stacked on top of each other in a sewing frame and each signature was sewn through the inner fold to the signature on top of it. The sewing ran around leather bands or fabric tapes along the backs of the signatures to stabilize the pile of signatures. The leather bands originally used in the West to stabilize the backs of sewn books appear as a number of ridges under the leather on the spine of leather books. The ends of the leather strips or fabric bands were sewn or glued onto the cover boards and reinforced the hinging of the book in its covers.
While opinions and speculation abound on exact reasons for standardized paper sizes, the most revealing feature of popular sizes (such as Letter and ISO 216 sizes) is that they conform not to some arbitrary device dimension, but that the length of the paper is chosen to be the width of the page times the square root of two (≈1.414). This feature allowed for a large page to be cut in half and the resulting two pages to have the same aspect ratio as the original piece (just with half the size). Repeated cuts can be made to reduce the entire sheet to one size of pages without wasted paper. This format was formalized by ISO 216 however such logic dictated efficient paper sizes long before the ISO was created. For example, traditional 8.5"x11" Letter paper is within a few millimetres of A4 paper (ISO 216) dimensions. While paper sizes "may" have been chosen based on the size of original frames, the frames themselves were chosen to make page reduction efficient without distorting the aspect ratio of the pages regardless of final size chosen. Some paper sizes do not conform to this idea when specific applications are needed.
Sorry i have no account here and dont know how to add a new discussion thread. I found 3 different sizes for Paper size "Foolscap". What is correct? please investigate!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foolscap_folio http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-foolscap.htm
Compare this two pages with this article. 3 different sizes of foolscap. Is there no international ISO for or something like that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.144.60.99 ( talk) 11:16, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
I accidentally found these diagrams at commons, which suggest there was a separate soviet standard for paper sizes and a (proprietary?) J series with golden ratio for A-series sides. — Christoph Päper 09:51, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
If I understand the diagram correctly, the SU standard (GOST?) was the same as the A series but used numeric designations. If there was reliable source, it should be included.
ISO | GOST? | Size | Aspect ratio | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | 24 | 594 mm × 840 mm | 1:√2 = 2√2:4 | 0.707 | 1.414 |
– | 23 | 594 mm × 630 mm | ⅔√2:1 = 2√2:3 | 0.943 | 1.061 |
A2 | 22 | 594 mm × 420 mm | √2:1 = 2√2:2 | 1.414 | 0.707 |
(A5×4) | 21 | 594 mm × 210 mm | 2√2:1 | 2.828 | 0.354 |
(A4×4) | 14 | 297 mm × 840 mm ? | 1:2√2 = ¼√2:1 = 1√2:4 | 0.354 | 2.828 |
(A4×3) | 13 | 297 mm × 630 mm ? | 2:3√2 = ⅓√2:1 = 1√2:3 | 0.471 | 2.121 |
A3 | 12 | 297 mm × 420 mm | 1:√2 = ½√2:1 = 1√2:2 | 0.707 | 1.414 |
A4 | 11 | 297 mm × 210 mm | √2:1 = 1√2:1 | 1.414 | 0.707 |
I’m less sure about that “J series”, which is the A series cut to the Golden ratio. The file description says it was “created by contemporary artist Joshua Bryan”, so perhaps WP:OR. The sizes provided therein are wrong for J4 and J5, though.
Designation | Short side | Long side |
---|---|---|
A0 | 841 mm × | 1189 mm |
J0 | 735 mm × | |
A1 | 594 mm × | 841 mm |
J1 | 520 mm × | |
A2 | 420 mm × | 594 mm |
J2 | 368 mm × | |
A3 | 297 mm × | 420 mm |
J3 | 260 mm × | |
A4 | 210 mm × | 297 mm |
J4 | ||
A5 | 148 mm × | 210 mm |
J5 |
We could include a table showing the A series cut to various popular aspect ratios, of course, but I don’t see how that’s very useful.
Ratio | 9:16 (0.5625) | 3:5 = 9:15 (0.6) | 1:φ (0.618…) | 5:8 = 10:16 (0.625) | 2:3 (0.6) | 1:√2 (0.707…) | Base | 4:3 (1.3) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Designation | J? | A | ||||||
0 | 669 | 713 | 735 | 743 | 793 | 841 | 1189 | 1121 |
1 | 473 | 505 | 520 | 526 | 561 | 595 | 841 | 793 |
2 | 334 | 356 | 367 | 371 | 396 | 420 | 594 | 560 |
3 | 236 | 252 | 260 | 263 | 280 | 297 | 420 | 396 |
4 | 167 | 178 | 184 | 186 | 198 | 210 | 297 | 280 |
5 | 118 | 126 | 130 | 131 | 140 | 148 | 210 | 197 |
— Christoph Päper 09:08, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
They could be from ЕСКД ГОСТ 2.301-68 (= ESKD GOST 2301:1968). A Russian site says the designations of those longish formats are not purely numeric, but the ISO label followed by an ‘x’ (possibly multiplication sign ‘×’ actually) and the factor, e.g. DIN 2A0 = GOST A0x2, but DIN 4A0 ≠ GOST A0x4, also listed are: A0×3, A1×3, A1×4, A2×3–A2×5, A3×3–A3×7, A4×3–A4×9. I’ve added the resulting names to the first table where possible and necessary. Note that …×1 and …×2 usually would be aliases for existing formats.
ОСТ 5115 and ГОСТ 9327-60 seem related. The latter lists formats down to A13, B12 and C8 and also specifies ½, ¼ and ⅛ prefixes for halving the shorter side (repeatedly), e.g. ½A4 = 105 mm × 297 mm. — Christoph Päper 01:50, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
n | (×1) | ×2 | ×3 | ×4 | ×5 | ×6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A0 | 841×1189 | 1682×1189 | 2523×1189 | 3364×1189 | 4204×1189 | 5045×1189 |
A1 | 594×841 | = A0 | 1784×841 | 2378×841 | 2973×841 | 3568×841 |
A2 | 420×594 | = A1 | 1261×595 | 1682×595 | 2102×595 | 2523×595 |
A3 | 297×420 | = A2 | 892×420 | 1189×420 | 1487×420 | 1784×420 |
A4 | 210×297 | = A3 | 631×297 | 841×297 | 1051×297 | 1261×297 |
A5 | 148×210 | = A4 | 446×210 | 595×210 | 743×210 | 892×210 |
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DL and DLE sizes are not correct. The wikipedia page /info/en/?search=Envelope#International_standard_sizes seems to list the correct size for the DL format.
I am hesitant to edit the page itself because I am not able to verify the supposedly correct values against the authoritative standard that defines them (paywalled; ergo mistakes like this). However, numerous online sources converge towards a common size for both DL and DLE, neither of which corresponds with the value mentioned in this article.
How should this issue be resolved?
31.203.178.78 ( talk) 07:31, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
The article currently says "The origins of the exact dimensions of Letter size paper (8 1⁄2 in × 11 in or 216 mm × 279 mm) are lost in tradition and not well documented." As I mentioned some years ago at Talk:Letter_(paper_size)#Origins, Letter paper's aspect ratio is almost exactly four fifths of the golden ratio (which is itself (1+√(5))/2 ). The difference between φ*4/5 and 11/8.5 is only about 0.0003. I'm not sure where one would find a source proving this was deliberate, but it seems so unlikely to be mere unintentional coincidence that it deserves some sort of acknowledgement, at least something like "It is not known whether the close (about 99.9761%) match to four fifths of the golden ratio was intentional". Likely related: US Legal's ratio is within 2% of φ itself, as 14" is the closest half-inch step of height to match that ratio, for a width set to 8½". — Undomelin ( talk) 15:27, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
IEEE's Printer Working Group (PWG) publishes a freely available standard, PWG 5101.1, which includes media sizes that printer manufacturers should support. I repeat the tables provided therein below for convenient reference. — Christoph Päper 12:10, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
Legacy Name | Alias (common name) | Self-Describing Name (inches) | Localized Name | Width | Height | Covered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
index-3x5 | na_index-3x5_3x5in | 3 x 5" | 3 in | 5 in | Yes | |
personal (envelope) | na_personal_3.625x6.5in | Personal Envelope | 3.625 in | 6.5 in | No | |
monarchenvelope | na_monarch_3.875x7.5in | Monarch Envelope | 3.875 in | 7.5 in | No | |
na-number-9-envelope | na_number-9_3.875x8.875in | #9 Envelope | 3.875 in | 8.875 in | No | |
index-4x6 (postcard) | na_index-4x6_4x6in | 4 x 6" | 4 in | 6 in | Yes | |
na-number10-envelope | comm-10 (envelope) | na_number-10_4.125x9.5in | #10 Envelope | 4.125 in | 9.5 in | No |
a2 (envelope) | na_a2_4.375x5.75in | A2 Envelope | 4.375 in | 5.75 in | No | |
number-11 (envelope) | na_number-11_4.5x10.375in | #11 Envelope | 4.5 in | 10.375 in | No | |
number-12 (envelope) | na_number-12_4.75x11in | #12 Envelope | 4.75 in | 11 in | No | |
5x7 | na_5x7_5x7in | 5 x 7" | 5 in | 7 in | Dukes | |
index-5x8 | na_index-5x8_5x8in | 5 x 8" | 5 in | 8 in | Yes | |
number-14 (envelope) | na_number-14_5x11.5in | #14 Envelope | 5 in | 11.5 in | No | |
invoice | statement, mini, half-letter | na_invoice_5.5x8.5in | Statement | 5.5 in | 8.5 in | Half Letter, Memo |
index-4x6-ext | na_index-4x6-ext_6x8in | 6 x 8" | 6 in | 8 in | No | |
na-6x9-envelope | 6x9 (envelope) | na_6x9_6x9in | 6 x 9" | 6 in | 9 in | No |
c5 (envelope) | na_c5_6.5x9.5in | C5 Envelope | 6.5 in | 9.5 in | No | |
na-7x9-envelope | 7x9 (envelope) | na_7x9_7x9in | 7 x 9" | 7 in | 9 in | Imperial |
executive | na_executive_7.25x10.5in | US Executive | 7.25 in | 10.5 in | Executive, Monarch | |
na-8x10 | governmentletter | na_govt-letter_8x10in | 8 x 10" | 8 in | 10 in | 8 * 10.5, Quarto |
governmentlegal | na_govt-legal_8x13in | 8 x 13" | 8 in | 13 in | 8.5 * 13, Foolscap | |
quarto | na_quarto_8.5x10.83in | Quarto | 8.5 in | 10.83 in | 8 * 10, 9 * 11 | |
na-letter | letter, a, engineering-a | na_letter_8.5x11in | US Letter | 8.5 in | 11 in | Yes |
fanfold-european | na_fanfold-eur_8.5x12in | European Fanfold | 8.5 in | 12 in | Fanfold 12 × 8.5 | |
letter-plus | na_letter-plus_8.5x12.69in | US Letter (Plus) | 8.5 in | 12.69 in | No | |
foolscap, german-legalfanfold | na_foolscap_8.5x13in | Foolscap | 8.5 in | 13 in | F4 | |
oficio | na_oficio_8.5x13.4in | Oficio (Mexico) | 8.5 in | 13.4 in | 216 mm * 340 mm | |
na-legal | legal | na_legal_8.5x14in | US Legal | 8.5 in | 14 in | Yes |
super-a | na_super-a_8.94x14in | 8.94 x 14" | 8.94 in | 14 in | No | |
na-9x11-envelope | 9x11 (envelope), letter-tab | na_9x11_9x11in | 9 x 11" | 9 in | 11 in | No |
arch-a | architecture-a (envelope) | na_arch-a_9x12in | 9 x 12" | 9 in | 12 in | Yes |
letter-extra | na_letter-extra_9.5x12in | US Letter (Extra) | 9.5 in | 12 in | No | |
legal-extra | na_legal-extra_9.5x15in | US Legal (Extra) | 9.5 in | 15 in | No | |
10x11 | na_10x11_10x11in | 10 x 11" | 10 in | 11 in | No | |
na-10x13-envelope | 10x13 (envelope) | na_10x13_10x13in | 10 x 13" Envelope | 10 in | 13 in | No |
na-10x14-envelope | 10x14 (envelope) | na_10x14_10x14in | 10 x 14" Envelope | 10 in | 14 in | No |
na-10x15-envelope | 10x15 (envelope) | na_10x15_10x15in | 10 x 15" Envelope | 10 in | 15 in | No |
11x12 | na_11x12_11x12in | 11 x 12" | 11 in | 12 in | No | |
edp | na_edp_11x14in | 11 x 14" | 11 in | 14 in | No | |
fanfold-us | na_fanfold-us_11x14.875in | US Fanfold | 11 in | 14.875 in | US Std Fanfold | |
11x15 | na_11x15_11x15in | 11 x 15" | 11 in | 15 in | No | |
tabloid | ledger, b, engineering-b | na_ledger_11x17in | 11 x 17" | 11 in | 17 in | ANSI B |
european-edp | na_eur-edp_12x14in | 12 x 14" | 12 in | 14 in | No | |
arch-b | architecture-b, tabloid-extra | na_arch-b_12x18in | 12 x 18" | 12 in | 18 in | Yes |
12x19 | na_12x19_12x19in | 12 x 19" | 12 in | 19 in | No | |
b-plus | na_b-plus_12x19.17in | 12 x 19 1/6" | 12 in | 19.17 in | No | |
super-b | na_super-b_13x19in | 13 x 19" | 13 in | 19 in | A3+, Super B | |
c | engineering-c | na_c_17x22in | 17 x 22" | 17 in | 22 in | ANSI C |
arch-c | architecture-c | na_arch-c_18x24in | 18 x 24" | 18 in | 24 in | Yes |
d | engineering-d | na_d_22x34in | 22 x 34" | 22 in | 34 in | ANSI D |
arch-d | architecture-d | na_arch-d_24x36in | 24 x 36" | 24 in | 36 in | Yes |
f | e1 | asme_f_28x40in | 28 x 40" | 28 in | 40 in | Engineering F |
wide-format | na_wide-format_30x42in | 30 x 42" | 30 in | 42 in | Arch E 1 | |
e | engineering-e | na_e_34x44in | 34 x 44" | 34 in | 44 in | ANSI E |
arch-e | architecture-e | na_arch-e_36x48in | 36 x 48" | 36 in | 48 in | Yes |
f, engineering-f | na_f_44x68in | 44 x 68" | 44 in | 68 in | Maybe |
Legacy Name | Alias (common name) | Self-Describing Name (mm) | Localized Name | Width | Height | Covered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iso-a10 | a10 | iso_a10_26x37mm | A10 | 26 mm | 37 mm | Yes |
iso-a9 | a9 | iso_a9_37x52mm | A9 | 37 mm | 52 mm | Yes |
iso-a8 | a8 | iso_a8_52x74mm | A8 | 52 mm | 74 mm | Yes |
iso-a7 | a7 | iso_a7_74x105mm | A7 | 74 mm | 105 mm | Yes |
iso-a6 | a6 | iso_a6_105x148mm | A6 | 105 mm | 148 mm | Yes |
iso-a5 | a5 | iso_a5_148x210mm | A5 | 148 mm | 210 mm | Yes |
a5-extra | iso_a5-extra_174x235mm | A5 (Extra) | 174 mm | 235 mm | Maybe | |
iso-a4 | a4 | iso_a4_210x297mm | A4 | 210 mm | 297 mm | Yes |
a4-tab | iso_a4-tab_225x297mm | A4 (Tab) | 225 mm | 297 mm | No | |
a4-extra | iso_a4-extra_235.5x322.3mm | A4 (Extra) | 235.5 mm | 322.3 mm | No | |
iso-a3 | a3 | iso_a3_297x420mm | A3 | 297 mm | 420 mm | Yes |
iso-a4x3, a4x3 | iso_a4x3_297x630mm | A4x3 | 297 mm | 630 mm | Yes | |
iso-a4x4, a4x4 | iso_a4x4_297x841mm | A4x4 | 297 mm | 841 mm | Yes | |
iso-a4x5, a4x5 | iso_a4x5_297x1051mm | A4x5 | 297 mm | 1051 mm | Yes | |
iso-a4x6, a4x6 | iso_a4x6_297x1261mm | A4x6 | 297 mm | 1261 mm | Yes | |
iso-a4x7, a4x7 | iso_a4x7_297x1471mm | A4x7 | 297 mm | 1471 mm | Maybe | |
iso-a4x8, a4x8 | iso_a4x8_297x1682mm | A4x8 | 297 mm | 1682 mm | Maybe | |
iso-a4x9, a4x9 | iso_a4x9_297x1892mm | A4x9 | 297 mm | 1892 mm | Maybe | |
iso-a3-extra | iso_a3-extra_322x445mm | A3 (Extra) | 322 mm | 445 mm | No | |
iso-a2 | a2 | iso_a2_420x594mm | A2 | 420 mm | 594 mm | Yes |
iso-a3x3, a3x3 | iso_a3x3_420x891mm | A3x3 | 420 mm | 891 mm | Yes | |
iso-a3x4, a3x4 | iso_a3x4_420x1189mm | A3x4 | 420 mm | 1189 mm | Yes | |
iso-a3x5, a3x5 | iso_a3x5_420x1486mm | A3x5 | 420 mm | 1486 mm | Yes | |
iso-a3x6, a3x6 | iso_a3x6_420x1783mm | A3x6 | 420 mm | 1783 mm | Yes | |
iso-a3x7, a3x7 | iso_a3x7_420x2080mm | A3x7 | 420 mm | 2080 mm | Maybe | |
iso-a1 | a1 | iso_a1_594x841mm | A1 | 594 mm | 841 mm | Yes |
iso-a2x3, a2x3 | iso_a2x3_594x1261mm | A2x3 | 594 mm | 1261 mm | Yes | |
iso-a2x4, a2x4 | iso_a2x4_594x1682mm | A2x4 | 594 mm | 1682 mm | Yes | |
iso-a2x5, a2x5 | iso_a2x5_594x2102mm | A2x5 | 594 mm | 2102 mm | Yes | |
iso-a0 | a0 | iso_a0_841x1189mm | A0 | 841 mm | 1189 mm | Yes |
iso-a1x3, a1x3 | iso_a1x3_841x1783mm | A1x3 | 841 mm | 1783 mm | Yes | |
iso-a1x4, a1x4 | iso_a1x4_841x2378mm | A1x4 | 841 mm | 2378 mm | Yes | |
a0x2 | 2a0 | iso_2a0_1189x1682mm | A0x2 | 1189 mm | 1682 mm | Yes |
a0x3 | iso_a0x3_1189x2523mm | A0x3 | 1189 mm | 2523 mm | Yes | |
iso-b10 | b10 | iso_b10_31x44mm | B10 | 31 mm | 44 mm | Yes |
iso-b9 | b9 | iso_b9_44x62mm | B9 | 44 mm | 62 mm | Yes |
iso-b8 | b8 | iso_b8_62x88mm | B8 | 62 mm | 88 mm | Yes |
iso-b7 | b7 | iso_b7_88x125mm | B7 | 88 mm | 125 mm | Yes |
iso-b6 | b6 (envelope) | iso_b6_125x176mm | B6 Envelope | 125 mm | 176 mm | Yes |
b6/c4 (envelope) | iso_b6c4_125x324mm | B6/C4 Envelope | 125 mm | 324 mm | No | |
iso-b5 | b5 (envelope) | iso_b5_176x250mm | B5 Envelope | 176 mm | 250 mm | Yes |
b5-extra | iso_b5-extra_201x276mm | B5 (Extra) | 201 mm | 276 mm | No | |
iso-b4 | b4 (envelope) | iso_b4_250x353mm | B4 Envelope | 250 mm | 353 mm | Yes |
iso-b3 | b3 | iso_b3_353x500mm | B3 | 353 mm | 500 mm | Yes |
iso-b2 | b2 | iso_b2_500x707mm | B2 | 500 mm | 707 mm | Yes |
iso-b1 | b1 | iso_b1_707x1000mm | B1 | 707 mm | 1000 mm | Yes |
iso-b0 | b0 | iso_b0_1000x1414mm | B0 | 1000 mm | 1414 mm | Yes |
c10 (envelope) | iso_c10_28x40mm | C10 Envelope | 28 mm | 40 mm | Yes | |
c9 (envelope) | iso_c9_40x57mm | C9 Envelope | 40 mm | 57 mm | Yes | |
iso-c8 | c8 (envelope) | iso_c8_57x81mm | C8 Envelope | 57 mm | 81 mm | Yes |
iso-c7 | c7 (envelope) | iso_c7_81x114mm | C7 Envelope | 81 mm | 114 mm | Yes |
c7/c6 (envelope) | iso_c7c6_81x162mm | C7/C6 Envelope | 81 mm | 162 mm | Maybe | |
iso-c6 | c6 (envelope) | iso_c6_114x162mm | C6 Envelope | 114 mm | 162 mm | Yes |
c6/c5 (envelope) | iso_c6c5_114x229mm | C6/C5 Envelope | 114 mm | 229 mm | Yes | |
iso-c5 | c5 (envelope) | iso_c5_162x229mm | C5 Envelope | 162 mm | 229 mm | Yes |
iso-c4 | c4 (envelope) | iso_c4_229x324mm | C4 Envelope | 229 mm | 324 mm | Yes |
iso-c3 | c3 (envelope) | iso_c3_324x458mm | C3 Envelope | 324 mm | 458 mm | Yes |
iso-c2 | c2 (envelope) | iso_c2_458x648mm | C2 Envelope | 458 mm | 648 mm | Yes |
iso-c1 | c1 (envelope) | iso_c1_648x917mm | C1 Envelope | 648 mm | 917 mm | Yes |
iso-c0 | c0 (envelope) | iso_c0_917x1297mm | C0 Envelope | 917 mm | 1297 mm | Yes |
isodesignated | designated-long, dl (envelope) | iso_dl_110x220mm | DL Envelope | 110 mm | 220 mm | Yes |
iso-ra4 | iso_ra4_215x305mm | RA4 | 215 mm | 305 mm | Yes | |
iso-sra4 | iso_sra4_225x320mm | SRA4 | 225 mm | 320 mm | Yes | |
iso-ra3 | iso_ra3_305x430mm | RA3 | 305 mm | 430 mm | Yes | |
iso-sra3 | iso_sra3_320x450mm | SRA3 | 320 mm | 450 mm | Yes | |
iso-ra2 | iso_ra2_430x610mm | RA2 | 430 mm | 610 mm | Yes | |
iso-sra2 | iso_sra2_450x640mm | SRA2 | 450 mm | 640 mm | Yes | |
iso-ra1 | iso_ra1_610x860mm | RA1 | 610 mm | 860 mm | Yes | |
iso-sra1 | iso_sra1_640x900mm | SRA1 | 640 mm | 900 mm | Yes | |
iso-ra0 | iso_ra0_860x1220mm | RA0 | 860 mm | 1220 mm | Yes | |
iso-sra0 | iso_sra0_900x1280mm | SRA0 | 900 mm | 1280 mm | Yes |
Legacy Name | Alias (common name) | Self-Describing Name (mm) | Localized Name | Width | Height | Covered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
small-photo | om_small-photo_100x150mm | 100 x 150mm | 100 mm | 150 mm | No | |
om_wide-photo_100x200mm | 100 x 200mm | 100 mm | 200 mm | No | ||
Italian (envelope) | om_italian_110x230mm | Italian Envelope | 110 mm | 230 mm | No | |
Postfix (envelope) | om_postfix_114x229mm | Postfix Envelope | 114 mm | 229 mm | iso_c6c5_114x229mm | |
medium-photo | om_medium-photo_130x180mm | 120 x 180mm | 130 mm | 180 mm | No | |
large-photo | om_large-photo_200x300 | 200 x 300mm | 200 mm | 300 mm | No | |
folio | om_folio_210x330mm | Folio | 210 mm | 330 mm | F4 | |
folio-sp | om_folio-sp_215x315mm | Folio (Special) | 215 mm | 315 mm | No | |
Invite (envelope) | om_invite_220x220mm | Invitation Envelope | 220 mm | 220 mm | No |
Legacy Name | Alias (common name) | Self-Describing Name (mm) | Localized Name | Width | Height | Covered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jis-b10 | jis_b10_32x45mm | JIS B10 | 32 mm | 45 mm | Yes | |
jis-b9 | jis_b9_45x64mm | JIS B9 | 45 mm | 64 mm | Yes | |
jis-b8 | jis_b8_64x91mm | JIS B8 | 64 mm | 91 mm | Yes | |
jis-b7 | jis_b7_91x128mm | JIS B7 | 91 mm | 128 mm | Yes | |
jis-b6 | jis_b6_128x182mm | JIS B6 | 128 mm | 182 mm | Yes | |
jis-b5 | jis_b5_182x257mm | JIS B5 | 182 mm | 257 mm | Yes | |
jis-b4 | jis_b4_257x364mm | JIS B4 | 257 mm | 364 mm | Yes | |
jis-b3 | jis_b3_364x515mm | JIS B3 | 364 mm | 515 mm | Yes | |
jis-b2 | jis_b2_515x728mm | JIS B2 | 515 mm | 728 mm | Yes | |
jis-b1 | jis_b1_728x1030mm | JIS B1 | 728 mm | 1030 mm | Yes | |
jis-b0 | jis_b0_1030x1456mm | JIS B0 | 1030 mm | 1456 mm | Yes | |
exec | jis_exec_216x330mm | JIS Executive | 216 mm | 330 mm | na_foolscap_8.5x13in | |
kaku2 (envelope) | jpn_kaku2_240x332mm | Kakugata 2 Envelope | 240 mm | 332 mm | No | |
jpn_kaku3_216x277mm | Kakugata 3 Envelope | 216 mm | 277 mm | No | ||
jpn_kaku4_197x267mm | Kakugata 4 Envelope | 197 mm | 267 mm | No | ||
jpn_kaku5_190x240mm | Kakugata 5 Envelope | 190 mm | 240 mm | No | ||
jpn_kaku7_142x205mm | Kakugata 7 Envelope | 142 mm | 205 mm | No | ||
jpn_kaku8_119x197mm | Kakugata 8 Envelope | 119 mm | 197 mm | No | ||
chou4 (envelope) | jpn_chou4_90x205mm | Chou 4 Envelope | 90 mm | 205 mm | No | |
hagaki (postcard) | jpn_hagaki_100x148mm | Hagaki | 100 mm | 148 mm | No | |
you4 (envelope) | jpn_you4_105x235mm | You 4 Envelope | 105 mm | 235 mm | No | |
you6 (envelope) | jpn_you6_98x190mm | You 6 Envelope | 98 mm | 190 mm | No | |
chou2 (envelope) | jpn_chou2_111.1x146mm | Chou 2 Envelope | 111.1 mm | 146 mm | No | |
chou3 (envelope) | jpn_chou3_120x235mm | Chou 3 Envelope | 120 mm | 235 mm | No | |
jpn_chou40_90x225mm | Chou 40 Envelope | 90 mm | 225 mm | No | ||
oufuku (reply postcard) | jpn_oufuku_148x200mm | Oufuku Reply Postcard | 148 mm | 200 mm | No | |
kahu (envelope) | jpn_kahu_240x322.1mm | Kahu Envelope | 240 mm | 322.1 mm | No |
Legacy Name | Alias (common name) | Self-Describing Name (mm) | Localized Name | Width | Height | Covered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prc-32k | prc_32k_97x151mm | Chinese 32k | 97 mm | 151 mm | No | |
prc1 (envelope) | prc_1_102x165mm | Chinese #1 Envelope | 102 mm | 165 mm | No | |
prc2 (envelope) | prc_2_102x176mm | Chinese #2 Envelope | 102 mm | 176 mm | No | |
prc4 (envelope) | prc_4_110x208mm | Chinese #4 Envelope | 110 mm | 208 mm | No | |
prc8 (envelope) | prc_8_120x309mm | Chinese #8 Envelope | 120 mm | 309 mm | No | |
prc6 (envelope) | prc_6_120x320mm | Chinese #6 Envelope | 120 mm | 320 mm | No | |
prc3 (envelope) | prc_3_125x176mm | Chinese #3 Envelope | 125 mm | 176 mm | No | |
prc-16k | prc_16k_146x215mm | Chinese 16k | 146 mm | 215 mm | No | |
prc7 (envelope) | prc_7_160x230mm | Chinese #7 Envelope | 160 mm | 230 mm | No | |
juuro-ku-kai | om_juuro-ku-kai_198x275mm | Chinese 4k (Large) | 198 mm | 275 mm | No | |
pa-kai | om_pa-kai_267x389mm | Chinese 16k (Large) | 267 mm | 389 mm | No | |
dai-pa-kai | om_dai-pa-kai_275x395mm | Chinese 8k (Large) | 275 mm | 395 mm | No | |
prc10 (envelope) | prc_10_324x458mm | Chinese #10 Envelope | 324 mm | 458 mm | No | |
roc-16k | roc_16k_7.75x10.75in | ROC 16k | 7.75 in | 10.75 in | No | |
roc-8k | roc_8k_10.75x15.5in | ROC 8k | 10.75 in | 15.5 in | No |
The article claims: "In Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and the Philippines, the US letter format is still in common use, despite their official adoption of the ISO standard." but the map shows a bunch of those countries using the US system. I'm not sure which is correct so don't want to edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.195.173.200 ( talk) 14:57, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
Apparently, IBM's Content Manager or document archival system OnDemand recognizes additional "paper sizes and dimensions" that can be written into metadata fields. I'm not sure where they come from and whether they should be added to the article. Some are apparently fanfold sizes for their IBM 1403 and IBM 3800 printers. — Christoph Päper 14:32, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
IBM name | Dimensions | Notes |
---|---|---|
Quarto | 215 × 275 mm | article has 8 × 10 in (UK) and 9 × 11 in (US) for Quarto |
Euro Fanfold | 250 × 340 mm | |
Short | 8½ × 10½ in | shortened Letter (11 in) |
Wide | 14 × 11 in | |
Narrow | 10 × 14 in | |
Stationery | 8 × 10 in | = Quarto (UK) |
3800N | 8½ × 10 in | shortened Letter (11 in) |
3800NS | 11½ × 7½ in | |
3800WS | 13½ × 7½ in | |
3800W | 13½ × 10 in | |
1403W | 13½ × 11 in | |
1403WS | 13½ × 8½ in | shortened Legal (14 in) landscape-oriented |
Executive 1 | 7 × 10½ in | |
Executive 2 | 7¼ × 10½ in | = Executive (Imperial) in article |
Executive 3 | 7½ × 10½ in | |
Cut Sheet | 17 × 22 in | = ANSI C = double Ledger or Tabloid |
Microsoft also supports some extra sizes, some of which agree with IBM above. — Christoph Päper 16:01, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
Meaning | Dimensions | Notes |
---|---|---|
Quarto | 215 × 275 mm | same as IBM |
US Executive | 7¼ × 10½ in | same as IBM's Executive #2 |
US Note | 8½ × 11 in | = Letter |
US Standard Fanfold | 14⅞ × 11 in | probably based upon Letter or Ledger |
German Standard Fanfold | 8½ × 12 in | ISO RA4? |
German Legal Fanfold | 8½ × 13 in | misnomer? same as Government Legal |
10x14 | 10 × 14 in | probably based upon Legal |
9x11 | 9 × 11 in | probably based upon Letter or Ledger |
10x11 | 10 × 11 in | |
12x11 | 12 × 11 in | |
15x11 | 15 × 11 in | |
11x17 | 11 × 17 in | = ANSI B, Ledger, Tabloid |
US Tabloid Extra | 11.69 × 18 in (297 × 457 mm) | Tabloid = 11 × 17 in, A3 = 297 × 420 mm |
US Legal Extra | 9½ × 15 in | Legal = 8½ × 14 in |
US Letter Extra | 9½ × 12 in | Letter = 8½ × 11 in |
US Letter Plus | 8½ × 12.69 in (216 × 322 mm) | |
A4 Extra | 9.27 × 12.69 in (235 × 322 mm) | A4 = 210 × 297 mm, metric foolscap folio (F4) = 210 × 330 mm |
A4 Plus | 210 × 330 mm | |
A+/SuperA/SuperA/A4 | 227 × 356 mm (8.95 × 14 in) | |
B+/SuperB/SuperB/A3 | 305 × 487 mm (12 × 19.2 in) | A3 = 297 × 420 mm |
A3 Extra | 322 × 445 mm | |
B5 Extra | 201 × 276 mm | B5 = 176 × 250 mm (ISO) or 182 × 257 mm (JIS) |
A5 Extra | 174 × 235 mm | A5 = 148 × 210 mm |
PRC 16K | 146 × 215 mm (5¾ × 8½ in) | 188 × 260 mm in article, A5 = 148 × 210 |
PRC 32K | 97 × 151 mm | 130 × 184 mm in article |
Most Extra sizes are the base sizes increased by 1 in or 25 mm in each direction.
Meaning | Dimensions | Notes |
---|---|---|
US Envelope 6¾ (Personal) | 3⅝ × 6½ in | |
US Envelope Monarch | 3⅞ × 7½ in | |
US Envelope #9 | 3⅞ × 8⅞ in | |
US Envelope #10 | 4⅛ × 9½ in | |
US Envelope #11 | 4½ × 10⅜ in | |
US Envelope #12 | 4¾ × 11 in | |
US Envelope #14 | 5 × 11½ in | |
Japanese Postcard | 100 × 148 mm | A6 = 105 × 148 |
Japanese Double Postcard | 200 × 148 mm | A5 = 210 × 148 |
PRC Envelope #1 | 102 × 165 mm | |
PRC Envelope #2 | 102 × 176 mm | B6 = 125 × 176 |
PRC Envelope #3 | 125 × 176 mm | |
PRC Envelope #4 | 110 × 208 mm | |
PRC Envelope #5 | 110 × 220 mm | = DL |
Envelope Invite | 220 × 220 mm | double DL or square DL |
Italian Envelope | 110 × 230 mm | 10 mm longer than DL |
PRC Envelope #6 | 120 × 230 mm | |
PRC Envelope #7 | 160 × 230 mm | C5 = 162 × 229 |
PRC Envelope #8 | 120 × 309 mm | |
PRC Envelope #9 | 229 × 324 mm | = C4 |
PRC Envelope #10 | 324 × 458 mm | = C3 |
PS: I'm an idiot. Almost all of this is already covered in the section above, which I wrote. — Christoph Päper 16:33, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
I suggest moving the Overview: ISO paper sizes table up to near the top of the section, perhaps to after "...several extensions" and before "The following international...". Any reason not to? I imagine many readers come to this article for handy information about (for example) how big a sheet of A3 is, rather than for the history and formulas. Cheers - -- Frans Fowler ( talk) 11:46, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
About to perform two tasks:
The ISO 216 article referred to this heading -- I moved it out to "NA paper sizes", since that is what it is about. But can anyone explain what "loose sizes" even means?? These seem to be the common sizes; how is this "loose"? Imaginatorium ( talk) 04:46, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
The values given for metric in the current table are not exactly matching those for inches, e.g. Arch D is given as 24 × 36 in² and 610 × 914 mm² while calculating (mm = in×2.54) would result in 609.6 × 914.4 mm². I wouldn't be surprised if the actual dimensions of plotters, papers etc. are actually the values stated in the current table (i.e., exact mm values) due to engineering practices but is there any source for that? I don't deem the current source and other "conversion" sites very credible in this regard (i.e., I think most copied from wikipedia if anything :)) and they are not unanimous anyway. -- Stefantauner ( talk) 11:58, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
In the 1970s, ANSI almost introduced an approximated √2 ratio when a base size of 8½ in × 12 in, i. e. 1 inch taller than Letter/A, was briefly considered. It was labeled F4 in drafts due to its length of exactly one foot. At c. 216 mm × 305 mm it would have been slightly larger than ISO A4, 6 mm wider and 8 mm taller.
The series was intended to run from F9 = 1½ in × 2⅛ in through F0 = 34 in × 48 in. Its alternating aspect ratios 17:12 ≈ 1.417 and 24:17 ≈ 1.412 approximate √2 ≈ 1.414 very well. The standardization work was allegedly abandoned because the adoption of ISO sizes seemed more realistic at the time. 2A01:C22:B464:7B00:C8A3:872F:1C1E:DB30 ( talk) 22:01, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
ISO 217 | mm × mm | US | mm × mm | in × in |
---|---|---|---|---|
RA0 | 860 × 1220 | "F0" | 864 × 1219 | 34 × 48 |
RA1 | 610 × 860 | "F1" | 610 × 864 | 24 × 34 |
RA2 | 430 × 610 | "F2" | 432 × 610 | 17 × 24 |
RA3 | 305 × 430 | "F3" | 305 × 432 | 12 × 17 |
RA4 | 215 × 305 | "F4" | 216 × 305 | 8½ × 12 |
RA5* | 152 × 215 | "F5" | 152 × 216 | 6 × 8½ |
RA6* | 107 × 152 | "F6" | 108 × 152 | 4¼ × 6 |
RA7* | 76 × 107 | "F7" | 76 × 108 | 3 × 4¼ |
RA8* | 53 × 76 | "F8" | 54 × 76 | 2⅛ × 3 |
RA9* | 38 × 53 | "F9" | 38 × 54 | 1½ × 2⅛ |
Currently, tables with halving series have a lot of redundant data. Should this be reduced, e.g. as follows? — Christoph Päper 01:09, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
raw | special raw | untrimmed | trimmed | drawing area | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RA0 | 1,220 mm (48 in) | SRA0 | 1,280 mm (50+1⁄2 in) | A0U | 1,230 mm (48+1⁄2 in) | A0T | 1,189 mm (46+3⁄4 in) | 1,159 mm (45+3⁄4 in) |
860 mm (33+3⁄4 in) | 900 mm (35+1⁄2 in) | 880 mm (34+3⁄4 in) | 841 mm (33 in) | 811 mm (32 in) | ||||
RA1 | SRA1 | A1U | A1T | |||||
610 mm (24 in) | 640 mm (25+1⁄4 in) | 625 mm (24+1⁄2 in) | 594 mm (23+1⁄2 in) | 564 mm (22+1⁄4 in) | ||||
RA2 | SRA2 | A2U | A2T | |||||
430 mm (17 in) | 450 mm (17+3⁄4 in) | 450 mm (17+3⁄4 in) | 420 mm (16+1⁄2 in) | 390 mm (15+1⁄4 in) | ||||
RA3 | SRA3 | A3U | A3T | |||||
305 mm (12 in) | 320 mm (12+1⁄2 in) | 330 mm (13 in) | 297 mm (11+3⁄4 in) | 277 mm (11 in) | ||||
RA4 | SRA4 | A4U | A4T | |||||
215 mm (8+1⁄2 in) | 225 mm (8+3⁄4 in) | 240 mm (9+1⁄2 in) | 210 mm (8+1⁄4 in) | 180 mm (7 in) |
Format | R… series | SR… series | …U series | …T series | drawing area |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A0 | 1,220 mm (48 in) | 1,280 mm (50+1⁄2 in) | 1,230 mm (48+1⁄2 in) | 1,189 mm (46+3⁄4 in) | 1,159 mm (45+3⁄4 in) |
860 mm (33+3⁄4 in) | 900 mm (35+1⁄2 in) | 880 mm (34+3⁄4 in) | 841 mm (33 in) | 811 mm (32 in) | |
A1 | |||||
610 mm (24 in) | 640 mm (25+1⁄4 in) | 625 mm (24+1⁄2 in) | 594 mm (23+1⁄2 in) | 564 mm (22+1⁄4 in) | |
A2 | |||||
430 mm (17 in) | 450 mm (17+3⁄4 in) | 450 mm (17+3⁄4 in) | 420 mm (16+1⁄2 in) | 390 mm (15+1⁄4 in) | |
A3 | |||||
305 mm (12 in) | 320 mm (12+1⁄2 in) | 330 mm (13 in) | 297 mm (11+3⁄4 in) | 277 mm (11 in) | |
A4 | |||||
215 mm (8+1⁄2 in) | 225 mm (8+3⁄4 in) | 240 mm (9+1⁄2 in) | 210 mm (8+1⁄4 in) | 180 mm (7 in) |
This table would not be suitable for the article, but perhaps someone who disovers here on Talk will find it useful or insightful. Columns are roughly ordered by size (not strictly possible due to different rounding rules being applied). — Christoph Päper 12:54, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
n | OST бn | SAC Dn | DIN Dn | OST аn | An, AnT | RAn | NAn | SIS En | AnU | OST вn | SRAn | Cn | SIS Gn | Bn | JIS Bn | SIS Fn | SIS Dn | *Hn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1056 | 1064 | 1090 | 1152 | 1189 | 1220 | 1219 | 1242 | 1230 | 1256 | 1280 | 1297 | 1354 | 1414 | 1456 | 1477 | 1542 | 1610 |
1 | 747 | 760, 764 | 771 | 814 | 841 | 860 | 864 | 878 | 880 | 888 | 900 | 917 | 958 | 1000 | 1030 | 1044 | 1091 | 1139 |
2 | 528 | 528, 532 | 545 | 576 | 595 | 610 | 610 | 621 | 615 | 628 | 640 | 648 | 677 | 707 | 728 | 738 | 771 | 805 |
3 | 373 | 376, 380 | 385 | 407 | 420 | 430 | 432 | 439 | 440 | 444 | 450 | 459 | 479 | 500 | 515 | 522 | 545 | 569 |
4 | 264 | 260, 264 | 272 | 288 | 297 | 305 | 305 | 310 | 308 | 314 | 320 | 324 | 339 | 354 | 364 | 369 | 386 | 403 |
5 | 186 | 184, 188 | 192 | 203 | 210 | 215 | 216 | 220 | 220 | 222 | 225 | 229 | 239 | 250 | 257 | 261 | 273 | 285 |
6 | 132 | 126, 130 | 136 | 144 | 149 | 152 | 152 | 155 | 154 | 157 | 160 | 162 | 169 | 177 | 182 | 185 | 193 | 201 |
7 | 93 | 88, 92 | 96 | 101 | 105 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 136 | 142 |
8 | 66 | 59, 63 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 101 |
9 | 46 | 40, 44 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 71 |
10 | 33 | 25, 29 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 |
(11) | 23 | 16, 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
I was surprised this article didn't mention that ISO paper sizes use what's commonly known as the silver ratio. So I added this information and used a citation from the WP article Silver ratio (which is also known as the [[silver ratio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishorigami.info/academic/lister/a4.php|title=The A4 rectangle|last=Lister|first=David|work=The Lister List|publisher=British Origami Society|location=England|accessdate=2020-04-12}}</ref>). The addition was reverted ( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Paper_size&oldid=prev&diff=950655874) with the note "Origami reference contradicted by WP silver ratio (TW)". Why is that? I don't see the contradiction. Thanks, WikiWikiHigh ( talk) 20:55, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Did you actually read what I wrote? Can you do elementary arithmetic?I quit reading after these were your first two sentences. Please be WP:CIVIL and assume WP:GOODFAITH. WikiWikiHigh ( talk) 22:31, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
The comparison image contradicts the text and table, listing in order of increasing size ...C F B G D... instead of ...C G B F D...; the reference matches the text, the image should be changed. 37.160.78.205 ( talk) 23:42, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
My copy of Microsoft Word has a lot of (duplicate, redundant or unnecessary) predefined paper formats, most of which are described in this article. At least four formats, however, do not appear here.
Name | Nominal size | mm × mm | in × in | AR |
---|---|---|---|---|
L | 89x127mm | 88.9 × 127 | 3+1⁄2 × 5 | 10∶7 |
2L | 127x178mm | 127 × 177.8 | 5 × 7 | 7∶5 |
Cabinet | 120x165mm | 119.9 × 165.1 | 4+17⁄24 × 6+1⁄2 | 1.38 |
HV | 101x180mm | 101.1 × 180.1 | 4 × 7+1⁄12 | 16∶9 |
Can anyone provide more details about those sizes? — Christoph Päper 09:27, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
PS: L and 2L are in fact mentioned for photo prints. The archives mention Cabinet kyabine as proper content for Japanese You 0 envelopes (197 mm × 136 mm). — Christoph Päper 09:38, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
Why are the inch values in this article's tables given to the nearest 1/24 of an inch? Usually, inch fractions have a power of 2 as the denominator, e.g., 1/2, 3/4, 7/8, 5/16. 72.225.211.249 ( talk) 05:36, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
The article is inconsistent on the description of the 'Government Letter' paper size. The text refers to a size of 8'×10.5' while the table gives 8'×10' as the size. It seems that the situation is complex and both entries are valid; this should be clarified. -- Lemzwerg ( talk) 13:09, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
@ Crissov: The newly added section titled "K" is completely unsourced, and full of confusion. I suppose "K" is short for kiku ("chrysanthemum", 菊), and perhaps these sizes get referred to using "K", but is this a formal name? Then the shirokuban stuff is confused: shi-roku is literally "four-six", meaning "four-by-six" (sun), but it is not helpful to claim this is the name "46" (forty-six). Please can someone else look at this, and possibly this section would be better deleted unless it can be sourced. Imaginatorium ( talk) 03:57, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
Moniker | Size | mm × mm | in × in | aspect ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
om_dai-pa-kai_275x395mm | #8K? | 275 × 395 | 10+5⁄6 × 15+13⁄24 | 13∶9 |
roc_8k_10.75x15.5in | 8K | 273 × 394 | 10+3⁄4 × 15+1⁄2 | 13∶9 |
om_pa-kai_267x389mm | 8K | 267 × 389 | 10+1⁄2 × 15+1⁄3 | 1.46 |
jis_b4_257x364mm | B4 | 257 × 364 | 10+1⁄8 × 14+1⁄3 | √2∶1 |
iso_b4_250x353mm | B4 | 250 × 353 | 9+5⁄6 × 13+11⁄12 | √2∶1 |
om_juuro-ku-kai_198x275mm | 16K | 198 × 275 | 7+19⁄24 × 10+5⁄6 | 1.39 |
roc_16k_7.75x10.75in | 16K | 197 × 273 | 7+3⁄4 × 10+3⁄4 | 1.39 |
om_16k_195x270mm | 16K | 195 × 270 | 7+2⁄3 × 10+5⁄8 | 1.38 |
om_16k_184x260mm | 16K | 184 × 260 | 7+1⁄4 × 10+1⁄4 | √2∶1 |
jis_b5_182x257mm | B5 | 182 × 257 | 7+1⁄6 × 10+1⁄8 | √2∶1 |
iso_b5_176x250mm | B5 | 176 × 250 | 6+11⁄12 × 9+5⁄6 | √2∶1 |
prc_16k_146x215mm | 16K | 146 × 215 | 5+3⁄4 × 8+11⁄24 | 1.47 |
prc_32k_97x151mm | 32K | 97 × 151 | 3+5⁄6 × 5+23⁄24 | 14∶9 |
There apparently is an open issue from 2015 saying that Dai-Pa-Kai and Pa-Kai might have been swapped, referring to them as Chinese localised 8k and 16k sizes, respectively. — Christoph Päper 13:24, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
References
The article cites 1959 as the date of the adoption of ISO sizes into the UK. That may be the sate of some bill or other (there is no citation), but as late as 1974 I was still purchasing quarto loose leaf paper for my folders. I would suggest that the effective date of adoption by the general public was nearer to 1980, based on the size of old graph pads I have from university. Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 11:31, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
The inconsistent use of the ratio symbol (u+2236) in the article means that when users do in-page searches for specific ratios, they might find partial or no results at all despite there being such sizes. e.g. Compare how "4:3" vs. "4∶3" returns 3 matches for the former and 15 matches for the latter, neither overlapping with the other. (~ 2022-10-28 19:30:00 gmt+3)
Could the editor intervene and enforce one of the other to be used throughout? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.3.145.55 ( talk) 16:34, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
@ John Maynard Friedman: changed the heading "International paper sizes" to "International standard paper sizes". I honestly don't understand your explanation, starting with "The US is international too". For a start, the US is a single country, whereas "almost every other country" has to be something like "international". And I do not see how adding "standard" helps, because after all US sizes are absolutely a standard set of sizes, at least within the US. There are of course a few other countries, all close to the US (geographically, except the Philippines culturally) which use the US system/standard, but it is still pretty marginal. And how is calling almost all countries in the world except the US "international" a US-centric term? I thought it best to ask, rather than just revert... Imaginatorium ( talk) 18:31, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
The tables for Japanese (modern) sizes include conversions (very approximate, it seems) to sun (寸). I suggest these should all be removed; almost no-one alive even knows what a sun is, in any applied measurement sense. For traditional sizes, of course, it might have significance, if that is how the sizes were first defined. But I tried to edit the table, and the inch (I mean, really, what is this for?) column does not appear in the source - why not? Imaginatorium ( talk) 17:32, 12 April 2023 (UTC)