Measurements, ratios & dimensions of A Paper Sizes A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9
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Table of Paper Sizes: A4 measurements – A0 to A10 in cm and inches
| Size | Height x Width (mm) | Height x Width (in) |
| 4A0 | 2378 x 1682 mm | 93.6 x 66.2 in |
| 2A0 | 1682 x 1189 mm | 66.2 x 46.8 in |
| A0 | 1189 x 841 mm | 46.8 x 33.1 in |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm | 33.1 x 23.4 in |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm | 23.4 x 16.5 in |
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm | 16.5 x 11.7 in |
| A4 | 297 x 210 mm | 11.7 x 8.3 in |
| A5 | 210 x 148 mm | 8.3 x 5.8 in |
| A6 | 148 x 105 mm | 5.8 x 4.1 in |
| A7 | 105 x 74 mm | 4.1 x. 2.9 in |
| A8 | 74 x 52 mm | 2.9 x 2.0 in |
| A9 | 52 x 37 mm | 2.0 x 1.5 in |
| A10 | 37 x 26 mm | 1.5 x 1.0 in |
I am always forgetting the sizes for A paper, this is so annoying that I keep a small chart on the print cutting table so when I am ordering frames for an exhibition or display items for conferences or retail display etc. Nothing special, i can often remember them all, but it saves time and doubt if i can have these all important measurements close at hand, but today my trusty laminated chart has disappeared AGAIN!! I blame shooter 4 who is always leaving things on location that have no right to be there in the first place, so my chart is probably in Morocco right now, along with a 90mm pentax 67 lens that was left there too… ahhhh
So that I will never loose it again, I am putting one here online in our diary section for myself to have access to 24/7 and all of you too… Enjoy
The interesting thing about the A ratios are that they are not made in the so called Golden ratio 1.61803399 (sexy no?) This ratio is the one that looks the most pleasing to the eye, according to countless generations of artists and mathematicians, personally i am not convinced, but maybe we have just been over exposed, I so far have never found a ratio that i can say I like a lot more than this though… A paper is made in the ratio of 1.4142 or the square route of 2 not quite so sexy but very interesting never the less.
the other point to note is that each size is exactly twice the area of the preceding one, and as the ratio is preserved you can make the previous one by folding in half in the middle. This chart should show the whole thing as well as “legal” or foolscap (what ever that was)…
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