Paper Sizes

Have you spent a lot of time (like me) trying to figure out what the different Paper Sizes actually meant? I know that when I first heard someone say I would need an A4 size paper it clearly showed I was an American!

I didn't know what an A4 piece of paper was, so I'm including here on my site not only paper sizes but also measuring information with a ruler... Yep, I was confused by that one as well.

Who knew there was so much to know about paper and measuring? I figured I already knew how to measure with a ruler... but, then I started hearing 6 and 4/16ths... Um, my ruler only included 8ths? Well, the ruler information will be on another page.

Below is a table that will show you what paper sizes you will need for any specific card. For example: If you were going to make a standard card you would look at the A4 column and run your eyes across the chart and see that you would need paper that was 8 1/2 X 11 3/4. However, for the standard US letter paper the size would be 8 1/2 X 11. Can be kind of confusing at first. The printer paper you use is 8 1/2 X 11.

Size Millimeters Approx. Inches

4A0 1682 X 2378 66 1/4 X 93 3/8

2A0 1189 X 1682 46 3/4 X 66 1/4

A0 841 X 1189 33 1/8 X 46 3/4

A1 594 X 841 23 3/8 X 33 1/8

A2 420 X 594 16 1/2 X 23 3/8

A3 297 X 420 11 3/4 X 16 1/2

A4 210 X 297 8 1/4 X 11 3/4

A5 148 X 210 5 7/8 X 8 1/4

A6 105 X 148 4 1/8 X 5 7/8

A7 74 X 105 2 7/8 X 4 1/8

A8 52 X 74 2 X 2 7/8

A9 37 X 52 1 1/2 X 2

A10 26 X 37 1 X 1 1/2

The sizes I have highlighted are the most commonly used sizes.

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