Paper Sizes: A4, A5, Letter and More
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Look up how big a sheet actually is. All eleven steps of the ISO A, B and C series, the North American sizes and the common ID-photo formats, each in millimetres, centimetres and inches, plus pixel dimensions at 72, 150 and 300 DPI. The pixel row is the one that gets used most: print work wants 300 DPI, web images 72 or 96, scans are often 150 — having all three saves doing the arithmetic, which is exactly where a digit tends to slip. The two lookups that come up most, in full: A4 is 595 × 842 px at 72 DPI, 1240 × 1754 px at 150 DPI and 2480 × 3508 px at 300 DPI; A5 is 420 × 595 px, 874 × 1240 px and 1748 × 2480 px at the same three settings. Every ISO step is the previous one folded in half with an aspect ratio of √2, which is why A4 folded becomes A5 with the same shape — and why the long side of A5 always equals the short side of A4, 2480 px at 300 DPI in both cases.
Features
- All eleven steps of ISO A, B and C (A0–A10, B0–B10, C0–C10)
- North American sizes: Letter, Legal, Tabloid, Ledger, Executive and more
- Common ID-photo formats: 25×35, 33×48, 35×45 and 35×49 mm
- Millimetres, centimetres, inches and points (pt) for every size
- Pixel dimensions at 72, 150 and 300 DPI plus a custom DPI field, ready for design and print
- Aspect ratio (√2) and area for the ISO series
- Sizes and whole series sit in one dropdown: pick a size for its full conversion, or A / B / C for a whole series
How to use
- Pick a size (A4, Letter, A5…) or a whole series (A / B / C) from the dropdown
- The result appears at once: four units, pixels and area
- Pick an entry with a size count on it, such as “A series · all 11 sizes”, to see a whole series
- Copy any single line with its own button
FAQ
- Why is A4 210×297 rather than a round number?
- Because the A series is defined as one square metre of area with an aspect ratio of √2, halved at every step. Those two rules pin the dimensions down: the long side is √2 times the short one, and folding preserves the ratio. The price is a non-integer number of millimetres — the reward is that no matter how large you print or how many times you fold, the shape is the same, which is why it became the international standard.
- What is A4 in pixels at 300 DPI?
- 2480 × 3508 pixels — the conversion most often quoted in print work (A4 is 8.27 × 11.69 inches, times 300). The tool also gives 72 and 150 DPI, which cover web images and scans.
- And what is A5 in pixels?
- At 300 DPI, A5 is 1748 × 2480 pixels; at 150 DPI it is 874 × 1240, and at 72 DPI 420 × 595. A5 is A4 folded in half, so its long side is the same as the short side of A4 — 2480 pixels at 300 DPI for both — which is a quick way to sanity-check the figures.
- Is B5 the same B5 everyone talks about?
- Careful: ISO B5 is 176×250 mm, while the Japanese JIS B5 is 182×257 mm. They are different sizes under the same name. This tool follows ISO 216; if the other side is quoting the Japanese standard, the result will be a few millimetres off, so it is worth confirming before printing.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The whole table loads with the page and the tool sends no requests, so it works offline.
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