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 × 1189mmA1 594mm × 841mmA2 420mm × 594mmA3 297mm × 420mmA4 210mm × 297mmA5 148mm × 210mmA6 105mm × 148mmA7 74mm × 105mmA8 52mm × 74mmA9 37mm × 52mmA10 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 × 1280mmSRA1 640mm × 900mmSRA2 450mm × 640mmSRA3 320mm × 450mmSRA4 225mm × 320mm
ISO216 B Series:
The ISO216 B Series is used as an alternative to the ISO216 A Series .
B0 1000mm × 1414mmB1 707mm × 1000mmB2 500mm × 707mmB3 353mm × 500mmB4 250mm × 353mmB5 176mm × 250mmB6 125mm × 176mmB7 88mm × 125mmB8 62mm × 88mmB9 44mm × 62mmB10 31mm × 44mm
ISO269 C Series:
Slightly larger than the A Series , the ISO269 C Series is used largely for envelopes.
C0 917mm × 1297mmC1 648mm × 917mmC2 458mm × 648mmC3 324mm × 458mmC4 229mm × 324mmC5 162mm × 229mmC6 114mm × 162mmC7 81mm × 114mmC8 57mm × 81mmC9 40mm × 57mmC10 28mm × 40mmC7/6 81mm × 162mmDL 110mm × 220mm
Other useful sizes
There are also some commonly used sizes that are not part of the ISO system
IPS 650mm × 910mmHalf IPS 455mm × 650mmA4 SQUARE 210mm × 210mmTHIRD A4 210mm × 99mmCD CASE 120mm × 120mmSTANDARD BUSINESS CARD 90mm × 55mm
