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Crown Quarto vs Large Print

Crown Quarto is 11 mm wider and 8 mm shorter than Large Print. They are close but not interchangeable: a layout built for one clips or leaves a border on the other.

11 mm8 mmLarge PrintCrown Quarto
Large Print (178 × 254 mm) and Crown Quarto (189 × 246 mm) at the same scale, corners aligned. The shaded band is what differs.

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Crown Quarto and Large Print, Side by Side

Crown QuartoLarge PrintDifference
Millimetres189 × 246178 × 25411 × 8 mm
Inches7.44 × 9.697.01 × 100.43 × 0.31 in
Centimetres18.9 × 24.617.8 × 25.4
Area0.0465 m², 46,494 mm²0.0452 m², 45,212 mm²1.03×
Aspect ratio1 : 1.3021 : 1.427different

What Is Lost Printing One on the Other

At 100% scale, both centred, nothing resized. A positive figure on the wider or taller side is cropped; on the other it is a blank margin.

AxisGapCrown Quarto onto Large PrintLarge Print onto Crown Quarto
Width5.5 mm (0.22 in) each sideCrown Quarto loses itblank band
Height4 mm (0.16 in) each endblank bandLarge Print loses it

Scale-to-Fit Percentages

The figure to type into a printer or PDF dialog to scale one to fit inside the other:

Large Print to fit Crown Quarto97%leaves a thin border on one pair of edges
Crown Quarto to fit Large Print94%leaves a thin border on one pair of edges

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Crown Quarto bigger than Large Print?

Crown Quarto is bigger. It is 189 × 246 mm against 178 × 254 mm for Large Print, about 1.03 times the area.

What is the difference between Crown Quarto and Large Print?

Crown Quarto is 11 mm wider and 8 mm shorter than Large Print. They are close but not interchangeable: a layout built for one clips or leaves a border on the other.

Can you print Large Print on Crown Quarto?

Not at full size without a change. Shrink Large Print to 97% to fit Crown Quarto, which leaves a thin border, or print at 100% and lose 5.5 mm off each side and 4 mm top and bottom.

Dimensions per the standards on the Crown Quarto and Large Print pages. Differences and scale factors computed. Reviewed . Editorial Process →