History of Paper Sizes and Their Proper Use

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If you guessed that ISO C-size paper has super-large dimensions, you gave the wrong answer. ISO-C-size paper is usually used as envelopes.

4. Other paper sizes

Other paper sizes include business card size paper (85mm x 55mm) and letter size paper (91mm x 61mm).There is also business card-sized paper that is only half the width of the normal size, or even an equilateral rectangle.

For photo paper, there are a number of sizes offered, from 10cm by 15cm to 13cm by 18cm. There is also label paper and certificate-size paper.

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5. United States version of paper size

As mentioned earlier, the United States and Canada have different standards for paper sizes. They have their own standard, namely the ANSI Standard, which was implemented in 1951.

Letter or ANSI A-size paper, for example, has dimensions of 215.9mm by 279.4mm, while legal-size paper has dimensions of 215.9mm by 355.6mm.

There is also ledger or ANSI B-size paper with dimensions of 279.4mm x 431.8mm and tabloid (ANSI B) paper with dimensions of 431.8mm x 279.4mm. (*)

 

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