Paper Sizes - widely used in U.S. Offices
Office paper sizes as Letter, Legal, Tabloid and more
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ISO standard paper sizes are not common in United States and Canada. Instead paper formats as "Letter" (216 x 279 mm), "Legal" (216 x 356 mm), "Executive" (190 x 254 mm), and "Ledger/Tabloid" (279 x 432 mm) are widely used. The "Letter", "Legal", "Tabloid", and other formats (although not these names) are defined in the American National Standard ANSI X3.151.
| US, Imperial paper | Size | |
| (mm) | (inches) | |
| Executive | 184.2 x 266.7 | 7 x 10 |
| Folio, F4 | 210 x 330 | 8 x 13 |
| Foolscap E | 203 x 330 | 8 x 13 |
| Index Card 5 x 8 | 127 x 203 | 5 x 8 |
| Ledger, ANSI B | 279.4 x 431.8 | 11 x 17 |
| Legal | 215.9 x 355.6 | 8 1/2 x 14 |
| Letter, US A, ANSI A | 215.9 x 279.4 | 8 1/2 x 11 |
| Photo 4 x 6 | 102 x 152 | 4 x 6 |
| Statement, Half letter | 139.7 x 215.9 | 5 x 8 1/2 |
| Tabloid, US B, ANSI B | 279.4 x 431.8 | 11 x 17 |
| US Government | 203.2 x 279.4 | 8 x 11 |
There is also an American National Standard ANSI/ASME Y14.1 Decimal inch drawing sheet size and format for technical drawing paper sizes - A (216 x 279 mm), B (279 x 432 mm), C (432 x 559 mm), D (559 x 864 mm), E (864 x 1118 mm), and there are also many other unsystematic formats for various applications in use.
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