Comparison tool

Paper Size Comparison

Q: How do I compare two paper sizes?

Pick both from the menus below. Each comparison shows the exact difference in millimetres and inches, an overlay diagram, the print-scaling percentage, and whether one crops or borders the other.

Put two paper sizes next to each other and see the exact gap: the difference in millimetres and inches, a to-scale overlay, the percentage to scale one onto the other, and whether it crops or leaves a border.

Compare Two Sizes

Pick a paper type, then a size, on each side. The comparison opens as soon as both are set.

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Common Comparisons

A0 vs A1841 × 1189 mm · 594 × 841 mm A1 vs A2594 × 841 mm · 420 × 594 mm A2 vs A3420 × 594 mm · 297 × 420 mm A3 vs A4297 × 420 mm · 210 × 297 mm A4 vs A5210 × 297 mm · 148 × 210 mm A5 vs A6148 × 210 mm · 105 × 148 mm A6 vs A7105 × 148 mm · 74 × 105 mm A2 vs A4420 × 594 mm · 210 × 297 mm A3 vs A5297 × 420 mm · 148 × 210 mm A4 vs A6210 × 297 mm · 105 × 148 mm B0 vs B11000 × 1414 mm · 707 × 1000 mm B1 vs B2707 × 1000 mm · 500 × 707 mm B2 vs B3500 × 707 mm · 353 × 500 mm B3 vs B4353 × 500 mm · 250 × 353 mm B4 vs B5250 × 353 mm · 176 × 250 mm B5 vs B6176 × 250 mm · 125 × 176 mm B4 vs B6250 × 353 mm · 125 × 176 mm B1 vs A1707 × 1000 mm · 594 × 841 mm B2 vs A2500 × 707 mm · 420 × 594 mm B3 vs A3353 × 500 mm · 297 × 420 mm B4 vs A4250 × 353 mm · 210 × 297 mm B5 vs A5176 × 250 mm · 148 × 210 mm A5 vs B6148 × 210 mm · 125 × 176 mm ANSI E vs ANSI D863.6 × 1117.6 mm · 558.8 × 863.6 mm ANSI D vs ANSI C558.8 × 863.6 mm · 431.8 × 558.8 mm ANSI C vs ANSI B431.8 × 558.8 mm · 279.4 × 431.8 mm ANSI B vs ANSI A279.4 × 431.8 mm · 215.9 × 279.4 mm Tabloid vs Legal279.4 × 431.8 mm · 215.9 × 355.6 mm Legal vs Letter215.9 × 355.6 mm · 215.9 × 279.4 mm Letter vs Executive215.9 × 279.4 mm · 184.15 × 266.7 mm Letter vs Statement215.9 × 279.4 mm · 139.7 × 215.9 mm Tabloid vs Letter279.4 × 431.8 mm · 215.9 × 279.4 mm A0 vs ANSI E841 × 1189 mm · 863.6 × 1117.6 mm A1 vs ANSI D594 × 841 mm · 558.8 × 863.6 mm A2 vs ANSI C420 × 594 mm · 431.8 × 558.8 mm A3 vs ANSI B297 × 420 mm · 279.4 × 431.8 mm A4 vs Letter210 × 297 mm · 215.9 × 279.4 mm Legal vs A4215.9 × 355.6 mm · 210 × 297 mm A5 vs Statement148 × 210 mm · 139.7 × 215.9 mm A3 vs Tabloid297 × 420 mm · 279.4 × 431.8 mm Letter vs A5215.9 × 279.4 mm · 148 × 210 mm C0 vs C1917 × 1297 mm · 648 × 917 mm C1 vs C2648 × 917 mm · 458 × 648 mm C2 vs C3458 × 648 mm · 324 × 458 mm C3 vs C4324 × 458 mm · 229 × 324 mm C4 vs C5229 × 324 mm · 162 × 229 mm C5 vs C6162 × 229 mm · 114 × 162 mm C6 vs C7114 × 162 mm · 81 × 114 mm C5 vs DL162 × 229 mm · 110 × 220 mm C4 vs C6229 × 324 mm · 114 × 162 mm C4 vs A4229 × 324 mm · 210 × 297 mm C5 vs A5162 × 229 mm · 148 × 210 mm C6 vs A6114 × 162 mm · 105 × 148 mm A4 vs DL210 × 297 mm · 110 × 220 mm 5R vs 4R127 × 177.8 mm · 101.6 × 152.4 mm 6R vs 5R152.4 × 203.2 mm · 127 × 177.8 mm 8R vs 6R203.2 × 254 mm · 152.4 × 203.2 mm 10R vs 8R254 × 304.8 mm · 203.2 × 254 mm 6R vs 4R152.4 × 203.2 mm · 101.6 × 152.4 mm A5 vs 5R148 × 210 mm · 127 × 177.8 mm A6 vs 4R105 × 148 mm · 101.6 × 152.4 mm Crown Quarto vs Large Print189 × 246 mm · 178 × 254 mm Large Print vs Royal178 × 254 mm · 156 × 234 mm Royal vs US Trade156 × 234 mm · 152 × 229 mm US Trade vs Digest152 × 229 mm · 140 × 216 mm US Trade vs A5152 × 229 mm · 148 × 210 mm A Format vs US Mass Market110 × 178 mm · 106 × 172 mm

How to Compare Two Paper Sizes

Two sizes can look interchangeable and still not be. The comparisons here give the exact gap in millimetres and inches, an overlay drawn to scale so the difference is visible, and the percentage to type into a print dialog to scale one onto the other. Where the two share the 1 : √2 proportion, as any pair of ISO A or B sizes do, one fits the other with nothing cropped. Where they do not, such as A4 and US Letter, the comparison shows how much is lost off each edge and where a border appears instead.

The list above covers the pairs people ask about most. For any other combination, pick both from the menus; the tool builds the comparison the same way.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I compare two paper sizes?

Pick both from the menus above. The comparison shows the exact difference in millimetres and inches, a to-scale overlay diagram, the percentage to scale one onto the other, and whether one crops or borders the other.

What are the most compared paper sizes?

A4 against US Letter, A4 against A3 and A5, and A5 against A6. Those cover most of the confusion between the metric and US systems and between neighbouring sizes.

Which paper sizes scale onto each other without cropping?

Any two sizes in the ISO A or B series, because they share the 1 : √2 shape. A4 fits A3 at 141% and A3 fits A4 at 71%, both edge to edge. A4 and US Letter do not: their proportions differ.

✓ Each comparison is computed from the two sizes and their governing standards. Reviewed 2026-09-02. Editorial Process →