2A
The largest standard size, A0, has an area of 1 m². The length of the long side of the sheet in metres is the 4th root of 2—approximately 1.189 metres. The short side is the reciprocal of this number, approximately 0.841 metres. A1 is formed by cutting a piece of A0 into two equal area rectangles. Because of the choice of lengths, the aspect ratio is the same for A1 as for A0 (as it is for A2, A3, etc). This particular measurement system was chosen to allow folding of one standard size into another, which cannot be accomplished with traditional paper sizes.
North American paper sizes
- Letter×33.19
- Legal×26.01
- Ledger×16.59
- Tabloid×16.59
- ANSI A (letter)×33.19
- ANSI B (ledger)×16.59
- ANSI B (tabloid)×16.59
- ANSI C×8.28
- ANSI D×4.14
- ANSI E×2.07
- ANSI F×2.77
- Statement Half Letter×66.13
- Quarto×38.79
- Foolscap (folio)×28.86
- Super-B×12.55
- Post×10.38
- Crown×10.33
- Demy×7.86
- Medium×7.49
- Broadsheet×7.17
- Royal×6.2
- Elephant×4.82
- Double Demy×3.93
- Quad Demy×1.97
Inch based paper sizes
- Emperor×0.9
- Antiquarian×1.89
- Grand Eagle×2.57
- Double Elephant×2.9
- Atlas×3.51
- Colombier×3.82
- Imperial×4.7
- Double Large Post×4.48
- Princess×5.15
- Cartridge×5.69
- Sheet Half Post×6.77
- Double Post×5.43
- Super Royal×6.04
- Medium×7.29
- Copy Draught×9.7
- Pinched Post×11.35
- Foolscap×13.5
- Small Foolscap×14.16
- Brief×14.36
- Pott×16.51
Metric
- Kilometre (km)1.19×10⁻³ x 1.68×10⁻³
- Metre (m)1.19 x 1.68
- Decimetre (dm)11.89 x 16.82
- Centimetre (cm)118.9 x 168.2
- Millimetre (mm)1,189 x 1,682
- Micrometre (µm)1,189,000 x 1,682,000
- Nanometre (nm)1.19×10⁹ x 1.68×10⁹
- Angstrom (Å)1.19×10¹⁰ x 1.68×10¹⁰
British/American
- League2.46×10⁻⁴ x 3.48×10⁻⁴
- Mile (mi)7.39×10⁻⁴ x 1.05×10⁻³
- Furlong0.01 x 0.01
- Chain0.06 x 0.08
- Rod (rd)0.24 x 0.33
- Yard (yd)1.3 x 1.84
- Foot (ft)3.9 x 5.52
- Link5.91 x 8.36
- Hand11.7 x 16.56
- Inch (in)46.81 x 66.22
- Line468.11 x 662.2
- Mil (mil)46,811.02 x 66,220.47
- Thou (thou)46,811.02 x 66,220.47
Nautical
- Nautical mile6.42×10⁻⁴ x 9.08×10⁻⁴
- Fathom0.65 x 0.92
Astronomical
- Parsec (pc)3.85×10⁻¹⁷ x 5.45×10⁻¹⁷
- Light year1.26×10⁻¹⁶ x 1.78×10⁻¹⁶
- Astronomical unit (AE)7.95×10⁻¹² x 1.12×10⁻¹¹
- Light minute6.61×10⁻¹¹ x 9.35×10⁻¹¹
- Light second3.97×10⁻⁹ x 5.61×10⁻⁹