Paper Sizes - commonly used in U.S. Offices
The ISO standard paper sizes are not commonly used in the United States and Canada. Instead paper formats like "Letter" (8.5 x 11 inches), "Legal" (8.5 x 14 inches), "Executive" (7 x 10 inches), and "Ledger/Tabloid" (11 x 17 inches) 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) | |
| Commercial writing | 216 x 279 | 8.5 x 11 |
| Denny | 406 x 533 | 16 x 21 |
| Elephant | 584 x 712 | 23 x 28 |
| Executive | 184.2 x 266.7 | 7 x 10 |
| Folio | 432 x 559 | 17 x 22 |
| Folio F4 | 210 x 330 | 8 x 13 |
| Folio note | 140 x 215 | 5.5 x 8.5 |
| Foolscap | 305 x 406 | 12 x 16 |
| Foolscap E | 203 x 330 | 8 x 13 |
| Half Letter (Half Sheet) | 139.7 x 215.9 | 4 x 6 |
| Imperial | 584 x 787 | 23 x 31 |
| 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 |
| Legal cap | 216 x 356 | 8.5 x 14 |
| Letter, US A, ANSI A (U.S. Goverment from 1980) | 215.9 x 279.4 | 8 1/2 x 11 |
| Pocket note | 152 x 241 | 6 x 9.5 |
| Photo 4 x 6 | 102 x 152 | 19 x 24 |
| Royal | 483 x 700 | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 |
| Super royal | 508 x 712 | 20 x 28 |
| Tabloid, US B, ANSI B | 279.4 x 431.8 | 11 x 17 |
| U.S. government writing (before 1980) | 203 x 267 | 8 x 10 1/2 |
There is also the American National Standard ANSI/ASME Y14.1 Decimal inch drawing sheet size and format for technical drawing paper sizes and some other unsystematic formats for various applications in use.
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