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Crown Quarto Book Size

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A Crown Quarto book measures 189 × 246 mm (7.44 × 9.69 in). It is a UK quarto trim used for illustrated non-fiction, textbooks and technical manuals, where a page needs room for figures beside the text.

inisDimensions 189 × 246 mm

Crown Quarto measures 189 millimetres wide and 246 millimetres tall.

Crown Quarto Dimensions in Each Unit

Crown Quarto is 189 × 246 mm, which is 18.9 × 24.6 cm or 7.44 × 9.69 in.

UnitWidthHeightWidth × heightCopy
Millimetres (mm)189246189 × 246 mm
Centimetres (cm)18.924.618.9 × 24.6 cm
Metres (m)0.1890.2460.189 × 0.246 m
Inches (in)7.449.697.44 × 9.69 in
Feet (ft)0.620.810.62 × 0.81 ft
Points (pt)536697536 × 697 pt
Picas (pc)44.658.144.6 × 58.1 pc
Pixels at 72 DPI536697536 × 697 px
Pixels at 150 DPI111614531116 × 1453 px
Pixels at 300 DPI223229062232 × 2906 px
Pixels at 600 DPI446558114465 × 5811 px

Pixel counts follow from the resolution: pixels = millimetres ÷ 25.4 × DPI. More on the DPI and pixels page.

Crown Quarto Shape and Area

Aspect ratio1 : 1.302
Area0.0465 m² · 46,494 mm²
Diagonal310.2 mm · 12.21 in
Closest ISO sizeUK, illustrated non-fiction
Governing standardBook trade convention (UK and US)

Crown Quarto to Scale

Crown Quarto189 × 246 mm189 mm246 mm
Crown Quarto at true proportion. Long edge 246 mm, short edge 189 mm.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What size is Crown Quarto?

Crown Quarto is 189 by 246 mm, or about 7.44 by 9.69 inches.

How does Crown Quarto compare with A4?

It is smaller. A4 is 210 by 297 mm. Crown Quarto is narrower and much shorter, which makes a book easier to hold than a full A4 page.

What is Crown Quarto used for?

Illustrated non-fiction, textbooks and technical manuals.

Book Sizes

Dimensions per Publishing trade size; unit values derived by formula. Reviewed . Editorial Process →