Commonly Used Paper Sizes
Paper and printed documents can come in many different shapes and sizes but the most common sizes used in both Australia and New Zealand conform to the ISO (International Standards) system. The ISO system comprises of three main series and one supplementary series:
The ISO paper sizes are
ISO216 A Series:
The ISO216 A Series is the most commonly used system in the world today.
A0 841mm × 1189mm
A1 594mm × 841mm
A2 420mm × 594mm
A3 297mm × 420mm
A4 210mm × 297mm
A5 148mm × 210mm
A6 105mm × 148mm
A7 74mm × 105mm
A8 52mm × 74mm
A9 37mm × 52mm
A10 26mm × 37mm
ISO217 SRA Series:
The ISO217 SRA Series is considered the ‘untrimmed’ original size of the ISO216 A Series of paper sizes and are used where a document requires bleed or grip.
SRA0 900mm × 1280mm
SRA1 640mm × 900mm
SRA2 450mm × 640mm
SRA3 320mm × 450mm
SRA4 225mm × 320mm
ISO216 B Series:
The ISO216 B Series is used as an alternative to the ISO216 A Series .
B0 1000mm × 1414mm
B1 707mm × 1000mm
B2 500mm × 707mm
B3 353mm × 500mm
B4 250mm × 353mm
B5 176mm × 250mm
B6 125mm × 176mm
B7 88mm × 125mm
B8 62mm × 88mm
B9 44mm × 62mm
B10 31mm × 44mm
ISO269 C Series:
Slightly larger than the A Series , the ISO269 C Series is used largely for envelopes.
C0 917mm × 1297mm
C1 648mm × 917mm
C2 458mm × 648mm
C3 324mm × 458mm
C4 229mm × 324mm
C5 162mm × 229mm
C6 114mm × 162mm
C7 81mm × 114mm
C8 57mm × 81mm
C9 40mm × 57mm
C10 28mm × 40mm
C7/6 81mm × 162mm
DL 110mm × 220mm
Other useful sizes
There are also some commonly used sizes that are not part of the ISO system
IPS 650mm × 910mm
Half IPS 455mm × 650mm
A4 SQUARE 210mm × 210mm
THIRD A4 210mm × 99mm
CD CASE 120mm × 120mm
STANDARD BUSINESS CARD 90mm × 55mm