Paper Sizes Chart (Inches and Millimeters)

Paper comes in two main systems: US sizes based on inches, used in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and ISO A sizes based on millimeters, used almost everywhere else.

US paper sizes

Name	Inches	Millimeters	Common use
Letter	8.5 × 11	215.9 × 279.4	Everyday printing
Legal	8.5 × 14	215.9 × 355.6	Contracts, forms
Tabloid / Ledger	11 × 17	279.4 × 431.8	Posters, spreadsheets
Executive	7.25 × 10.5	184.2 × 266.7	Notepads, stationery
Half Letter (Statement)	5.5 × 8.5	139.7 × 215.9	Booklets, flyers

International A sizes (ISO 216)

Each A size is exactly half of the size above it (its long side is cut in half), and every A sheet has the same proportions.

Name	Millimeters	Inches (rounded)
A0	841 × 1189	33.11 × 46.81
A1	594 × 841	23.39 × 33.11
A2	420 × 594	16.54 × 23.39
A3	297 × 420	11.69 × 16.54
A4	210 × 297	8.27 × 11.69
A5	148 × 210	5.83 × 8.27
A6	105 × 148	4.13 × 5.83

Photo print sizes

Name	Inches	Centimeters
Wallet	2.5 × 3.5	6.35 × 8.89
4 × 6	4 × 6	10.16 × 15.24
5 × 7	5 × 7	12.7 × 17.78
8 × 10	8 × 10	20.32 × 25.4
11 × 14	11 × 14	27.94 × 35.56

Index cards, business cards and envelopes

Item	Inches	Millimeters
Index card	3 × 5	76.2 × 127
Index card	4 × 6	101.6 × 152.4
Index card	5 × 8	127 × 203.2
US business card	3.5 × 2	88.9 × 50.8
Credit card	3.370 × 2.125	85.60 × 53.98
#10 business envelope	4.125 × 9.5	104.8 × 241.3
A7 invitation envelope (for 5 × 7 cards)	5.25 × 7.25	133.4 × 184.2

Printing on the right paper

When you print something that must be an exact size, such as our printable ruler, choose the PDF made for your paper and print at 100% / Actual size. Printing an A4 file on Letter paper, or the other way round, makes printers scale the page and changes the size.

Want to see a size on screen? The actual size viewer shows a 4 × 6 photo, a business card and other everyday objects at real size.