Document layout and layers/Paper setup/Paper sizes

Standardized Paper Sizes

x × y in mm

ISO/EN/DIN formats

Class	A Series		B Series		C Series		D Series		German alternative name (Usage)
4×	1682	2378	2000	2828
2×	1189	1682	1414	2000
0	841	1189	1000	1414	917	1297	771	1090	Vierfachbogen
1	594	841	707	1000	648	917	545	771	Doppelbogen
2	420	594	500	707	458	648	385	545	Bogen
3	297	420	353	500	324	458	272	385	Halbbogen
4	210	297	250	353	229	324	192	272	Viertelbogen (Letter)
5	148	210	176	250	162	229	136	192	Blatt/Achtelbogen (Booklet)
6	105	148	125	176	114	162	96	136	Halbblatt (Postcard)
7	74	105	88	125	81	114	68	96	Viertelblatt (File Card)
8	52	74	62	88	57	81	48	68	Achtelblatt
9	37	52	44	62	40	57	34	48
10	26	37	31	44	28	40	24	34
11	18	26	22	31	20	28	17	24
12	13	18	15	22	14	20	12	17
13	9	13	11	15	10	14	8	12
1/6	210	198							(Sechstelbogen)
lang			110	220					(Business Envelope)

A series are normal paper sizes; B and C series are envelope sizes; D series is very uncommon.

ISO Press-Sheet Sizes

Class	RA Series		SRA Series
0	860	1220	900	1280
1	610	860	640	900
2	430	610	450	640
3	305	430	320	450
4	215	305	225	320

RA Sizes, for work without bleeds, allow 3 mm (1/8") head, foot, and fore-edge trim margins

SRA Sizes, for work with bleeds, allow 3 mm (1/8") head and foot and 6 mm (1/4") fore-edge trim margins

Poster Sizes

Name	Size (x × y in mm)
1/4 Sheet (portrait or landscape)	420	300
1/2 Sheet (portrait or landscape)	590	420
1/1 Sheet (portrait or landscape)	840	590
2/1 Sheet (portrait or landscape)	1190	840
3/1 Sheet	840	1780
4/1 Sheet (landscape)	1190	1680
4/1 Sheet (portrait)	840	2380
6/1 Sheet	1190	2520
18/1 Large Area Poster	3564	2523
1 part of 4 part partition	1782	1262
1 part of 6 part partition	1188	1262
1 part of 8 part partition	891	1262
1 part of 9 part partition	1188	841
City Light Poster	1200	1760
Advertising Column	3,6 m	2,6 m
Poster World Format (e.g. Switzerland)	905	1280

Maybe these formats are only standardized in Europe or even only in Germany.

They are based on ISO A1, "18/1" means "18 times A1".

Traditional Paper Sizes

Usual Raw Print Sheet Formats

Size (x × y in mm)		Trimmed Size
880	1240
860	1220	A0
700	1000
630	880
610	860	A1
500	700
440	630
430	610	A2
350	500
305	430	A3
215	305	A4

Misc Print Products

Name	Size (x × y in mm)		Used in/for
Berliner Format	315	470	Newspapers
Rheinisches Format	360	530	Newspapers
Nordisches Format	400	570	Newspapers
Tabloid	290	370	Newspapers
Broadsheet	365	600	Newspapers
Broadsheet	380	580	Newspapers
US Letter	216	279	USA, Letters
US Legal	216	356	USA, Contracts
Ledger	432	279	USA, ?
Executive	190	254	USA, ?
10 × 14 "	254	356	USA, ?
11 × 17 "	279	432	USA, also known as A3+ used in medium format ink jet printers
Quart	215	305	?
Quarto	215	275	USA, ?
Oktav	140	210	Books
Statement	140	216	USA, ?
Folio	216	330	USA, ?
Tabloid	279	432	USA, ?
Credit Card	86	54	Business and Credit Cards

Historical Paper Sizes

Name	Size (x × y in mm)		Formerly used in
Foolscap	432	343	Commonwealth
Crown	508	381	Commonwealth
Post	489	394	Commonwealth
Demy	571	444	Commonwealth
Medium	610	483	Commonwealth
Royal	635	508	Commonwealth
Double Pott	635	381	Commonwealth
Double Foolscap	686	432	Commonwealth
Super Royal	686	533	Commonwealth
Double Crown	762	508	Commonwealth
Imperial	762	559	Commonwealth
Double Post	800	495	Commonwealth
Reichs-Format	330	420	Deutsches Reich
Kanzlei (Propatria)	340	430	Deutsches Reich
Groß-Propatria	360	450	Deutsches Reich
Löwen	380	480	Deutsches Reich
Einhorn	400	500	Deutsches Reich
Klein-Median	420	530	Deutsches Reich
Groß-Median	440	560	Deutsches Reich
Post-Median	460	590	Deutsches Reich
Royal	480	640	Deutsches Reich
Super-Royal	500	650	Deutsches Reich
Noten-Royal	540	680	Deutsches Reich
Imperial	570	780	Deutsches Reich
Federn	350	440	Schweiz
Stab	360	450	Schweiz
Löwen	380	480	Schweiz
Breit-Kanzlei	380	500	Schweiz
Klein Median	410	530	Schweiz
Glocken	410	600	Schweiz
Französisch Post	440	560	Schweiz
Doppel-Coquille	440	560	Schweiz
Groß Median	440	580	Schweiz
Groß Glocken	440	600	Schweiz
Deutsch Post	460	590	Schweiz
Klein Regal	470	620	Schweiz
Raisin	480	640	Schweiz
Groß Raisin	500	650	Schweiz
Groß Regal	510	680	Schweiz
Jesus	550	720	Schweiz
Vereinsdruck I	495	760	Schweiz
Vereinsdruck II	550	840	Schweiz
Vereinsdruck III	640	940	Schweiz
Vereinsdruck IV (Elefant)	700	1000	Schweiz
Imperial	600	840	Schweiz
Groß Elefant	900	1200	Schweiz

Remark: I left the format and country names in their own language/spelling intentionally.

(Deutsches Reich = Imperial Germany; Schweiz = Switzerland) --Hraban, April 2006