Compact Newspaper Size
A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format, especially one in the United Kingdom. The term as used for this size came into use after The Independent began producing a smaller format edition in 2003 for London's commuters, designed to be easier to read when using mass transit.
According to Compact newspaper format size, the width of the newspaper is 280mm(11 inches) and the height is 430mm(16.9 inches), as shown in the picture on the right.
Format/name | Compact |
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Width(mm) | 280 mm |
Width(in) | 11 inches |
Height(mm) | 430 mm |
Height(in) | 16.9 inches |
The average length of a normal adult man’s arm is 25 inches (63.5 cm). If we compare this, the width of Compact newspaper is about 0.4 times that of an arm, and the height of a newspaper is about 6.8 times that of an arm.
Common Newspaper Sizes
Format/name | Width × Height (cm) | Width × Height (mm) | Width × Height (in) |
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Berliner | 31.5 × 47 cm | 315 × 470 mm | 12.4 × 18.5 in |
Compact | 28 × 43 cm | 280 × 430 mm | 11 × 16.9 in |
Nordisch | 40 × 57 cm | 400 × 570 mm | 15.7 × 22.4 in |
Broadsheet | 59.7 × 74.9 cm | 597 × 749 mm | 23.5 × 29.5 in |
US Broadsheet | 38.1 × 57.8 cm | 381 × 578 mm | 15 × 22.8 in |
British Broadsheet | 37.5 × 59.7 cm | 375 × 597 mm | 14.8 × 23.5 in |
South African Broadsheet | 41 × 57.8 cm | 410 × 578 mm | 16.1 × 22.8 in |
Tabloid | 28 × 43 cm | 280 × 430 mm | 11 × 16.9 in |
Canadian Tabloid | 26 × 36.8 cm | 260 × 368 mm | 10.2 × 14.5 in |
Norwegian Tabloid | 28 × 40 cm | 280 × 400 mm | 11 × 15.7 in |
Ciner | 35 × 50 cm | 350 × 500 mm | 13.8 × 19.7 in |
Rhenish | 35 × 52 cm | 350 × 520 mm | 13.8 × 20.5 in |
Swiss | 32 × 47.5 cm | 320 × 475 mm | 12.6 × 18.7 in |
New York Times | 30.5 × 55.9 cm | 305 × 559 mm | 12 × 22 in |
Wall Street Journal | 30.5 × 57.8 cm | 305 × 578 mm | 12 × 22.8 in |