Tabloid Paper Size
Tabloid is a common American inch-based loose size. This size is different from ISO 216 international standards commonly used in other parts of the world, and this standard is mainly used in the United States, Canada, and the philippines. In the US loose size, Letter, Legal and Ledger / Tabloid are the most commonly used for everyday activities. The width of the Tabloid paper is 279mm(11 inches) and the height is 432mm(17 inches).
Format/name | Tabloid |
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Width(mm) | 279 mm |
Width(in) | 11 inches |
Height(mm) | 432 mm |
Height(in) | 17 inches |
Taking our commonly used credit cards as a reference, the size of the credit card is 85.6 mm x 53.98 mm (3.4 in X 2.1 in). The paper size of Tabloid format is approximately 3.3 times the width of the credit card and approximately 8 times the height of the credit card.
US Common Paper Size
American loose sizes
North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, is not applicable to ISO 216 international standard paper size, but has its own common paper size, as shown in the following table.
Format | Width × Height (mm) | Width × Height (cm) | Width × Height (in) |
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Half Letter | 140 × 216 mm | 14 × 21.6 cm | 5.5 × 8.5 in |
Letter | 216 × 279 mm | 21.6 × 27.9 cm | 8.5 × 11 in |
Legal | 216 × 356 mm | 21.6 × 35.6 cm | 8.5 × 14 in |
Tabloid | 279 × 432 mm | 27.9 × 43.2 cm | 11 × 17 in |
Ledger | 432 × 279 mm | 43.2 × 27.9 mm | 17 × 11 in |
Junior Legal | 127 × 203 mm | 12.7 × 20.3 cm | 5 × 8 in |
Government Letter | 203 × 267 mm | 20.3 × 26.7 cm | 8 × 10.5 in |
Government Legal | 216 × 330 mm | 21.6 × 33 cm | 8.5 × 13 in |
ANSI Standard Paper Sizes
In 1992, ANSI / ASME Y14.1 adopted by the National Standard Association, De Facto Standard 8 1/2 in × 11 in "Letter", defined a series of paper sizes, and named "ANSI A", The series of paper sizes and ISO 216 international standards are similar, which will be cut into two halves will generate two next smaller sized paper.
Format | Width × Height (mm) | Width × Height (cm) | Width × Height (in) |
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ANSI A | 216 × 279 mm | 21.6 × 27.9 cm | 8.5 × 11 in |
ANSI B | 279 × 432 mm | 27.9 × 43.2 cm | 11 × 17 in |
ANSI C | 432 × 559 mm | 43.2 × 55.9 cm | 17 × 22 in |
ANSI D | 559 × 864 mm | 55.9 × 86.4 cm | 22 × 34 in |
ANSI E | 864 × 1118 mm | 86.4 × 111.8 mm | 34 × 44 in |
Architectural Paper Sizes
In the ANSI / ASME Y14.1 standard adopted by the National Standards Association, a series of paper sizes for architectural purposes are also defined. The size of this series is mainly used by architects, because the paper in this series is 4: 3 and 3: 2, this is the ratio of small integers.
Format | Width × Height (mm) | Width × Height (cm) | Width × Height (in) |
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Arch A | 229 × 305 mm | 22.9 × 30.5 cm | 9 × 12 in |
Arch B | 305 × 457 mm | 30.5 × 45.7 cm | 12 × 18 in |
Arch C | 457 × 610 mm | 45.7 × 61 cm | 18 × 24 in |
Arch D | 610 × 914 mm | 61 × 91.4 cm | 24 × 36 in |
Arch E | 914 × 1219 mm | 91.4 × 121.9 cm | 36 × 48 in |
Arch E1 | 762 × 1067 mm | 76.2 × 106.7 cm | 30 × 42 in |
Arch E2 | 660 × 965 mm | 66 × 96.5 cm | 26 × 38 in |
Arch E3 | 686 × 991 mm | 68.6 × 99.1 cm | 27 × 39 in |