Paper size series

British imperial sheet sizes: Dimensions Chart

Traditional British paper sizes named after watermarks and uses — Foolscap, Crown, Demy, Royal, Imperial, Elephant. Many survive in fine art papers and in the names of book formats such as Demy and Royal octavo.

Sizes to scale

EmperorQuad RoyalAntiquarianQuad DemyGrand EagleDouble RoyalAtlasDouble DemyDouble Large Post
SizeMillimetresInchesPixels @ 300 dpiTypical use
Emperor1220 x 1830 mm48.03 x 72.05 in14,409 x 21,614—
Quad Royal1020 x 1270 mm40.16 x 50 in12,047 x 15,000—
Quad Demy889 x 1140 mm35 x 44.88 in10,500 x 13,465—
Antiquarian787 x 1350 mm30.98 x 53.15 in9,295 x 15,945—
Grand Eagle730 x 1070 mm28.74 x 42.13 in8,622 x 12,638—
Atlas660 x 864 mm25.98 x 34.02 in7,795 x 10,205—
Double Royal635 x 1020 mm25 x 40.16 in7,500 x 12,047—
Double Demy572 x 902 mm22.52 x 35.51 in6,756 x 10,654—
Double Large Post533 x 838 mm20.98 x 32.99 in6,295 x 9,898—
Princess572 x 711 mm22.52 x 27.99 in6,756 x 8,398—
Cartridge533 x 660 mm20.98 x 25.98 in6,295 x 7,795—
Sheet, Half Post495 x 597 mm19.49 x 23.5 in5,846 x 7,051—
Double Post483 x 775 mm19.02 x 30.51 in5,705 x 9,154—
Super Royal483 x 686 mm19.02 x 27.01 in5,705 x 8,102—
Medium444 x 584 mm17.48 x 22.99 in5,244 x 6,898—
Large Post394 x 508 mm15.51 x 20 in4,654 x 6,000—
Post394 x 489 mm15.51 x 19.25 in4,654 x 5,776—
Pinched Post375 x 470 mm14.76 x 18.5 in4,429 x 5,551—
Foolscap330 x 406 mm12.99 x 15.98 in3,898 x 4,795—
Small Foolscap337 x 419 mm13.27 x 16.5 in3,980 x 4,949—
Brief343 x 406 mm13.5 x 15.98 in4,051 x 4,795—
Pott317 x 381 mm12.48 x 15 in3,744 x 4,500—

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