/pagesizes

A simple Qt class that supplies widths, heights and a simple description for a number of standard and traditional/historicpaper sizes.

Primary LanguageC++

A List of supported types with their enum selection values.

Please note that this is by no means a totally complete list. It was all of those that I found with are fairly simple search of the internet. If you need to add to them either let me know on simonmeaden@sky.com, giving names and sizes or a link to a website containing same. Alternatively do it yourselfby forking the github site and uploading the changes.

###ISO Sizes.

A Series

The dimensions of the A series paper sizes are defined by the ISO 216 international paper size standard. The A series was adopted in Europe in the 19th century, and is currently used all around the world, apart from in the USA and Canada. The most common paper size used in English speaking countries around the world is A4, which is 210mm x 297mm (8.27 inches x 11.7 inches). The largest sheet from the A series is the A0 size of paper. It has an area of 1m2, and the dimensions are 841mm x 1189mm. The A series uses an aspect ratio of 1:√2, and other sizes in the series are defined by folding the paper in half, parallel to its smaller sides. For example, cutting an A4 in half, will create an two A5 sheets, and so forth. Any size of brochure can be made using paper from the next larger size, for example A3 sheets are folded to make A4 brochures. The standard lengths and widths of the A series are rounded to the nearest millimetre.

enum Size Name Size in mm
ISO_4A0 4A0 2378 x 1682
ISO_2A0 2A0 1682 x 1189
ISO_A0 A0 1189 x 841
ISO_A0_Plus A0+ 914 x 1292
ISO_A1 A1 841 x 594
ISO_A1_Plus A1+ 609 x 914
ISO_A2 A2 594 x 420
ISO_A3 A3 420 x 297
ISO_A3_Plus A3+ 329 x 483
ISO_A4 A4 297 x 210
ISO_A5 A5 210 x 148
ISO_A6 A6 148 x 105
ISO_A7 A7 105 x 74
ISO_A8 A8 74 x 52
ISO_A9 A9 52 x 37
ISO_A10 A10 37 x 26

B Series

The dimensions of the B series paper sizes are defined by the ISO 216 international paper size standard. The B series is not as common as the A series. It was created to provide paper sizes that were not included in the A series. The B series uses an aspect ratio of 1:√2. The area of the B series paper sheets is the geometric mean of the A series sheets. For example, B1 is between A0 and A1 in size. While the B series is less common in office use, it is more regularly used in other special situations, such as posters, books, envelopes and passports.

enum Size Name Size in mm
ISO_B0 B0 1000 × 1414
ISO_B1 B1 707 × 1000
ISO_B2 B2 500 × 707
ISO_B3 B3 353 × 500
ISO_B4 B4 250 × 353
ISO_B5 B5 176 × 250
ISO_B6 B6 125 × 176
ISO_B7 B7 88 × 125
ISO_B8 B8 62 × 88
ISO_B9 B9 44 × 62
ISO_B10 B10 31 × 44 mm

C Series

The dimensions of the C series sizes are defined by the ISO 269 paper size standard. The C series is most commonly used for envelopes. The area of C series paper is the geometric mean of the areas of the A and B series paper of the same number. For example, C4 has a bigger area than A4, but smaller area than B4. Therefore an A4 piece of paper will fit into a C4 envelope. The aspect ratio of C series envelopes is 1:√2, and this means that an A4 sheet of paper when folded in half, parallel to its smaller sides, will fit nicely into a C5 envelope. When it is folded twice, it will fit into a C6 envelope, and so on.

enum Size Name Size in mm
ISO_C0 C0 917 × 1297
ISO_C1 C1 648 × 917
ISO_C2 C2 458 × 648
ISO_C3 C3 324 × 458
ISO_C4 C4 229 × 324
ISO_C5 C5 162 × 229
ISO_C6 C6 114 × 162
ISO_C7 C7 81 × 114
ISO_C8 C8 57 × 81
ISO_C9 C9 40 × 57
ISO_C10 C10 28 × 40

Envelope Sizes

enum Size Name Size in mm
ISO_Envelope_DL DL 110 x 220
ISO_Envelope_B4 B4 353 x 250
ISO_Envelope_B5 B5 250 x 176
ISO_Envelope_B6 B6 176 x 125
ISO_Envelope_C0 C0 917 x 1297
ISO_Envelope_C1 C1 648 x 914
ISO_Envelope_C2 C2 458 x 648
ISO_Envelope_C3 C3 324 x 458
ISO_Envelope_C4 C4 229 x 324
ISO_Envelope_C5 C5 162 x 229
ISO_Envelope_C6_C5 C6/C5 229 x 114
ISO_Envelope_C6 C6 114 x 162
ISO_Envelope_C7_C6 C7/C6 81 x 16
ISO_Envelope_C7 C7 81 x 114
ISO_Envelope_E4 E4 400 x 280

####Raw Untrimmed Sizes The dimensions of the RAW series paper sizes are defined by the ISO 217:1995 paper size standard. The format consists of the RA series and the SRA series. RA stands for ‘Raw Format A’, and SRA stands for ‘Supplementary Raw Format A’. The untrimmed raw paper is used for commercial printing, and as it is slightly larger than the A series format, it allows the ink to bleed to the edge of the paper, before being cut to match the A format.

enum Size Name Size in mm
RAW_RA0 RA0
RAW_RA1 RA1 610 × 860
RAW_RA2 RA2 430 × 610
RAW_RA3 RA3 305 × 430
RAW_RA4 RA4 215 × 305
RAW_SRA0 SRA0 900 × 1280
RAW_SRA1 SRA1 640 × 900
RAW_SRA2 SRA2 450 × 640
RAW_SRA3 SRA3 320 × 450
RAW_SRA4 SRA4 225 × 320
RAW_SRA1_Plus SRA1 660 × 920
RAW_SRA2_Plus SRA2 480 × 650
RAW_SRA3_Plus SRA3 320 × 460
RAW_SRA3_Plus_Plus SRA3 320 × 464
RAW_A0U A0U 880 × 1230
RAW_A1U A1U 625 × 880
RAW_A2U A2U 450 × 625
RAW_A3U A3U 330 × 450
RAW_A4U A4U 240 × 330

####Transitional Sizes The transitional paper size formats consist of the PA Series and the F Series. The PA Series proposed to be included into the ISO 216 standard in 1975. They were rejected by the committee who decided that the number of standardised paper formats should be kept to a minimum. However this series is still used today, in particular PA4 (or L4). Its width is that of the ISO standard A4, and height of Canadian P4 (210mm x 280mm). The PA4 format can easily be printed on equipment designed for A4 or US Letter size, which is why it is used by many international magazines, and is a good solution as the format of presentation slides. PA4 is more of a page format than a paper size. It has a 4:3 aspect ratio when in landscape orientation.

In Southeast Asia, a common size used is the non-standard F4. The longer side is 330mm, which is the same as the British Foolscap. The shorter side is 210mm, which is the same as the ISO A4. The F4 is occasionally known as (metric) Foolscap or Folio.

enum Size Name Size in mm
Transitional_PA0 PA0 840 × 1120
Transitional_PA1 PA1 560 × 840
Transitional_PA2 PA2 420 × 560
Transitional_PA3 PA3 280 × 420
Transitional_PA4 PA4 210 × 280
Transitional_PA5 PA5 140 × 210
Transitional_PA6 PA6 105 × 140
Transitional_PA7 PA7 70 × 105
Transitional_PA8 PA8 52 × 70
Transitional_PA9 PA9 35 × 52
Transitional_PA10 PA10 26 × 35
Transitional_F0 F0 841 × 1321
Transitional_F1 F1 660 × 841
Transitional_F2 F2 420 × 660
Transitional_F3 F3 330 × 420
Transitional_F4 F4 210 × 330
Transitional_F5 F5 165 × 210
Transitional_F6 F6 105 × 165
Transitional_F7 F7 82 × 105
Transitional_F8 F8 52 × 82
Transitional_F9 F9 41 × 52
Transitional_F10 F10 26 × 41

###US Sizes ####Loose Sizes Paper sizes in North America do not follow a logical system like the ISO standard does. They have their own system that they follow. This means that scaling the paper sizes is more difficult. The US Letter paper size is the most popular size used throughout the US. It is also commonly used in Chile and the Philippines.

enum Size Name Size in mm
US_Half_Letter Half letter 140 × 216
US_Letter Letter 216 × 279
US_Legal Legal 216 × 356
US_Junior_Legal Junior Legal 127 × 203
US_Ledger Ledger 432 × 279
US_Tabloid Tabloid 279 × 432
US_Gov_Letter Government Letter 203 × 267
US_Gov_Legal Government Legal 216 × 330

####ANSI The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) adopted ANSI/ASME Y14.1, which defined a series of paper sizes in 1996, based on the standard 8.5 inches x 11 inches (216mm x 279mm) Letter size, which was named ‘ANSI A’. This series is fairly similar to the ISO standard, in that if you cut a sheet in half, you will product two sheets of the next smaller size. Ledger/Tabloid is known as ‘ANSI B’. The most common and widely used size is ANSI A, also known as ‘Letter’.

enum Size Name Size in mm
US_ANSI_A ANSI A 216 × 279
US_ANSI_B ANSI B 279 × 432
US_ANSI_C ANSI C 432 × 559
US_ANSI_D ANSI D 559 × 864
US_ANSI_E ANSI E 864 × 1118

####Architectural Sizes The Architectural series (ARCH) is used by architects in North America, and they prefer to use this series instead of ANSI, because the aspect ratios are ratios of smaller whole numbers (4:3 and 3:2). The ARCH series of paper sizes is defined in the ANSI/ASME Y14.1 standard. The ARCH sizes are commonly used by architects for their large format drawings.

enum Size Name Size in mm
US_Arch_A Arch A 229 × 305
US_Arch_B Arch B 305 × 457
US_Arch_C Arch C 457 × 610
US_Arch_D Arch D 610 × 914
US_Arch_E Arch E 914 × 1219
US_Arch_E1 Arch E1 762 × 1067
US_Arch_E2 Arch E2 660 × 965
US_Arch_E3 Arch E3 686 × 991

####Envelopes There are three main types of envelopes used in the US and they do not correspond to the ISO standard of paper sizes. They are known as Commercial, Announcement and Catalog. Other less known styles of envelope are Baronial, Booklet and Square. To identify the difference between a ISO size and the US size, a hyphen is often inserted between the letter and number. For example, A2 becomes A-2.

Commercial envelopes, also referred to as Office envelopes, are most commonly used in business situations as they are suitable for automated franking and filling. They are long and thin, with an aspect ration of between 1:1.6 and 1:2.2. The most well known commercial envelope is No.10, as it is able to fit Letter size paper folded three times, or Legal size paper folded four times parallel to the shorter side.

Announcement envelopes, also known as A series envelopes, are used for greeting cards, invitations and photographs. Their aspect ratio ranges between 1:1.3 to 1:1.6, which makes them more of a square shape, rather than long and thin like the Commercial envelopes. The most popular announcement envelopes are Lady Grey (A2) and Diplomat (A9).

Catalog envelopes are most commonly used for catalogs, brochures, and are made with a center seam to make them more durable.Their aspect ratio ranges between 1:1.3 and 1:1.5, making them very similar shape to the announcement envelopes.

enum Size Name Size in mm
US_Envelope_6_14 152 × 89
US_Envelope_6_34 165 × 92
US_Envelope_7 7 172 × 95
US_Envelope_7_34_Monarch 7¾ Monarch 191 × 98
US_Envelope_8_58 8⅝ 219 × 92
US_Envelope_9 9 225 × 98
US_Envelope_10 10 241 × 104
US_Envelope_11 11 264 × 114
US_Envelope_12 12 279 × 12
US_Envelope_14 14 292 × 127
US_Envelope_16 16 305 × 152
US_Envelope_A1 A1 92 × 130
US_Envelope_A2_Lady_Grey A2 Lady Grey 146 × 111
US_Envelope_A4 A4 159 × 108
US_Envelope_A6_Thompsons_Standard A6 Thompson's Standard 165 × 121
US_Envelope_A7_Besselheim A7 Besselheim 184 × 133
US_Envelope_A8_Carrs A8 Carr's 206 × 140
US_Envelope_A9_Diplomat A9 Diplomat 222 × 146
US_Envelope_A10_Willow A10 Willow 241 × 152
US_Envelope_A_Long A Long 225 × 98
US_Envelope_1 1 229 × 152
US_Envelope_1_34 241 × 152
US_Envelope_3 3 254 × 178
US_Envelope_6 6 267 × 191
US_Envelope_8 8 286 × 210
US_Envelope_9_34 286 × 222
US_Envelope_10_12 10½ 305 × 229
US_Envelope_12_12 12½ 318 × 241
US_Envelope_13_12 13½ 330 × 254
US_Envelope_14_12 14½ 368 × 292
US_Envelope_15 15 381 × 254
US_Envelope_15_12 15½ 394 × 305

###Japanese Sizes ####JIS B Sizes The Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), defines two main series of paper sizes. They are the JIS A Series, and the JIS B Series. Both of the these series are widely available in Japan, as well as China and Taiwan. The JIS A Series is exactly the same as the ISO A Series, but with different tolerances. Both the JIS A Series and the JIS B Series have the same aspect ratio, but the area of the B Series paper is 1.5 times larger than the A Series. As well as the JIS A and B Series, there are a number of traditional Japanese paper sizes used mostly by printers. These include Shiroku-ban and Kiku, which are the most commonly used.

enum Size Name Size in mm
JIS_B0 B0 1030 × 1456
JIS_B1 B1 728 × 1030
JIS_B2 B2 515 × 728
JIS_B3 B3 364 × 515
JIS_B4 B4 257 × 364
JIS_B5 B5 182 × 257
JIS_B6 B6 128 × 182
JIS_B7 B7 91 × 128
JIS_B8 B8 64 × 91
JIS_B9 B9 45 × 64
JIS_B10 B10 32 × 45
JIS_B11 B11 22 × 32
JIS_B12 B12 16 × 22

####Non-standard and Traditional paper sizes.

enum Size Name Size in mm
JIS_A_ban A-ban 625 x 880
JIS_B_ban B-ban 765 x 1085
Japanese_AB AB 210 x 257
Japanese_B40 B40 103 x 182
Japanese_Shikisen Shikisen 84 x 148
Japanese_A_Koban A-Koban 608 x 866
Japanese_B_Koban B-Koban 754 x 1047
Japanese_Shirokuban_4 Shiroku ban 4 264 × 379
Japanese_Shirokuban_5 Shiroku ban 5 189 × 26
Japanese_Shirokuban_6 Shiroku ban 6 127 × 188
Japanese_Kiku_4 Kiku 4 227 × 306
Japanese_Kiku_5 Kiku 5 151 × 22
Japanese_Zenshi Zenshi 457 x 560
Japanese_Han_Kiri Han Kiri 356 x 432
Japanese_Yatsu_giri Yatsu-giri 254 x 305
Japanese_Matsu_giri Matsu-giri 203 x 254
Japanese_Yotsu_giri Yotsu-giri 165 x 216
Japanese_Dai_Kyabine Dai Kyabine 130 x 180
Japanese_Kyabine Kyabine 120 x 165
Japanese_Nimai_gake Nimai-ake 102 x 127
Japanese_Potsutokaado Potsutokaado 89 x 140
Japanese_Dai_Tefuda Dai efuda 90 x 130
Japanese_Saabisu Saabisu 82 x 114
Japanese_Tefuda Tefuda 76 x 112
Japanese_Dai_meishi Dai meishi 65 x 90
Japanese_Kokusai_ban Kokusai-ban 216 x 280
Japanese_Hyoujun_gata Hyoujun-gata 177 x 250
Japanese_Oo_gata Oo-gata 177 x 230
Japanese_Chuu_gata Chuu-gata 162 x 210
Japanese_Ko_gata Ko-gata 148 x 210
Japanese_Ippitsu_sen Ippitsu-sen 82 x 185
Japanese_Hanshi Hanshi 242 x 343
Japanese_Mino Mino 273 x 394
Japanese_Oohousho Oohousho 394 x 530
Japanese_Chuuhousho Chuuhousho 364 x 500
Japanese_Kohousho Kohousho 333 x 470
Japanese_Nisho_no_uchi Nisho no uchi 333 x 485
Japanese_Kusuma Kusuma 939 x 1757

Envelopes

enum Size Name Size in mm
Chou 1 Chou 1 142 x 332
JIS Chou 2 Chou 2 119 x 277
JIS Chou 3 Chou 3 120 x 235
Chou 31 Chou 31 105 x 235
Chou 30 Chou 30 92 x 235
Chou 40 Chou 40 90 x 225
JIS Chou 4 Chou 4 90 x 205
Kaku A3 Kaku A3 320 x 440
Kaku 0 Kaku 0 287 x 382
Kaku 1 Kaku 1 270 x 382
JIS Kaku 2 Kaku 2 240 x 332
Kaku Koku-sai A4 Kaku Koku-sai A4 229 x 324
JIS Kaku 3 Kaku 3 216 x 277
JIS Kaku 4 Kaku 4 197 x 267
JIS Kaku 5 Kaku 5 190 x 240
JIS Kaku 6 Kaku 6 162 x 229
JIS Kaku 7 Kaku 7 142 x 205
JIS Kaku 8 Kaku 8 119 x 197
You 0 You 0 (Non-JIS) 197 x 136
JIS You 0 You 0 235 x 120
JIS You 1 You 1 173 x 118 *
JIS You 2 You 2 162 x 114
JIS You 3 You 3 148 x 98
JIS You 4 You 4 235 x 105
JIS You 5 You 5 217 x 95
JIS You 6 You 6 190 x 98
JIS You 7 You 7 165 x 92

*There are two envelope sizes named You 1, 173mm x 118mm and 176mm x 120mm. The smaller size however is apparently the industry standard so that is the only one I have included.

###Chinese Sizes

enum Size Name Size in mm
Chinese_D0 D0 764 x 1064
Chinese_D1 D1 532 x 760
Chinese_D2 D2 380 x 528
Chinese_D3 D3 264 x 376
Chinese_D4 D4 188 x 260
Chinese_D5 D5 130 x 184
Chinese_D6 D6 92 x 126
Chinese_RD0 RD0 787 x 1092
Chinese_RD1 RD1 546 x 787
Chinese_RD2 RD2 393 x 546
Chinese_RD3 RD3 273 x 393
Chinese_RD4 RD4 196 x 273
Chinese_RD5 RD5 136 x 196
Chinese_RD6 RD6 98 x 136

###Canadian Sizes

enum Size Name Size in mm
Canadian_P1 P1 560 × 860
Canadian_P2 P2 430 × 560
Canadian_P3 P3 280 × 430
Canadian_P4 P4 215 × 280
Canadian_P5 P5 140 × 215
Canadian_P6 P6 107 × 140

###Columbian Sizes

enum Size Name Size in mm
Columbian_Carta Carta 216 × 279
Columbian_Extra_Tabloide Extra Tabloide 304 × 457*
Columbian_Oficio Oficio 216 × 330
Columbian_1_8_Pliego ⅛ Pliego 250 × 350
Columbian_1_4_Pliego ¼ Pliego 350 × 500
Columbian_1_2_Pliego ½ Pliego 500 × 700
Columbian_Pliego Pliego 700 × 1000
  • Actual size is 304mm × 457.2mm but as I am only returning integers the returned size is only 457mm.

###French Sizes

enum Size Name Size in mm
French_Cloche Cloche 300 × 400
French_Pot_ecolier Pot, écolier 310 × 400
French_Telliere Tellière 340 × 440
French_Couronne_ecriture Couronne écriture 360 × 360
French_Couronne_edition Couronne édition 370 × 470
French_Roberto Roberto 390 × 500
French_Ecu Écu 400 × 520
French_Coquille Coquille 440 × 560
French_Carre Carré 450 × 560
French_Cavalier Cavalier 460 × 620
French_Demi_raisin Demi-raisin 325 × 500
French_Raisin Raisin 500 × 650
French_Double_Raisin Double Raisin 650 × 1000
French_Jesus Jésus 560 × 760
French_Soliel Soleil 600 × 800
French_Colombier_Affiche Colombier affiche 600 × 800
French_Colombier_Commercial Colombier commercial 630 × 900
French_Petit_Aigle Petit Aigle 700 × 940
French_Grand_Aigle Grand Aigle 750 × 1050
French_Grand_Monde Grand Monde 900 × 1260
French_Univers Univers 1000 × 1130

###British Traditional and Transitional Sizes. When the United Kingdom started using ISO sizes, the traditional paper sizes were no longer commonly used. Most of the traditional sizes were used in the production of books, and were never used for other stationery purposes. ‘Folio’ or ‘Foolscap’ is an alias for Foolscap Folio, as is ‘Kings’ being an alias for ‘Foolscap Quarto’.

enum Size Name Size in mm
British_Dukes Dukes 140 × 178
British_Foolscap Foolscap 203 × 330
British_Imperial Imperial 178 × 229
British_Kings Kings 165 × 203
British_Quarto Quarto 203 × 254

Before the United Kingdom adopted the ISO 216 standard, British Imperial paper sizes were used. The Imperial paper sizes were used to define large sheets of paper, and the naming convention was derived from the sheet name, and how many times it was folded. For example ‘Royal’ paper is 508mm x 635mm, and when it is folded three times, it makes 8 sheets and goes by the name ‘Royal Octavo’ which is 253 mm x 158 mm. This is a name given to modern hardbound books.

enum Size Name Size in mm
Imperial_Antiquarian Antiquarian 787 × 1346
Imperial_Atlas Atlas 660 × 864
Imperial_Brief Brief 343 × 406
Imperial_Broadsheet Broadsheet 457 × 610
Imperial_Cartridge Cartridge 533 × 660
Imperial_Columbier Columbier 597 × 876
Imperial_Copy_Draught Copy Draught 406 × 508
Imperial_Crown Crown 381 × 508
Imperial_Demy Demy 445 × 572
Imperial_Double_Demy Double Demy 572 × 902
Imperial_Quad_Demy Quad Demy 889 × 1143
Imperial_Elephant Elephant 584 × 711
Imperial_Double_Elephant Double Elephant 678 × 1016
Imperial_Emperor Emperor 1219 × 1829
Imperial_Foolscap Foolscap 343 × 432
Imperial_Small_Foolscap Small Foolscap 337 × 419
Imperial_Grand_Eagle Grand Eagle 730 × 1067
Imperial_Imperial Imperial 559 × 762
Imperial_Medium Medium 470 × 584
Imperial_Monarch Monarch 184 × 267
Imperial_Post Post 394 × 489
Imperial_Sheet_Half_Post Sheet, Half Post 495 × 597
Imperial_Pinched_Post Pinched Post 375 × 470
Imperial_Large_Post Large Post 394 × 508
Imperial_Double_Large_Post Double Large Post 533 × 838
Imperial_Double_Post Double Post 483 × 762
Imperial_Pott Pott 318 × 381
Imperial_Princess Princess 546 × 711
Imperial_Quarto Quarto 229 × 279
Imperial_Royal Royal 508 × 635
Imperial_Super_Royal Super Royal 483 × 686