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US Letter size

US Letter is 215.9 × 279.4mm (21.6 × 27.9cm, or 8.50 × 11.00 inches). It is used for documents from the United States and Canada. 8.5 x 11 inches: a little wider and shorter than A4. Set your file to A4 for printing in Australia.

US Letter in every unit

Millimetres215.9 × 279.4mm
Centimetres21.6 × 27.9cm
Inches8.50 × 11.00 inches
Pixels at 300 dpi (print)2550 × 3300px
Pixels at 150 dpi1275 × 1650px
Pixels at 72 dpi (screen)612 × 792px

Portrait, width first. Landscape is the same two numbers the other way round. Pixels are for setting up a file: at 300 dpi the print is sharp at arm’s length.

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Common questions

How big is US Letter in cm?

21.6 × 27.9cm. In millimetres, the unit the standard uses, 215.9 × 279.4mm.

What is US Letter in inches?

8.50 × 11.00 inches.

What is US Letter in pixels?

2550 × 3300 pixels at 300 dpi, the resolution for print. At 150 dpi it is 1275 × 1650, and at 72 dpi (screen) 612 × 792.

What is US Letter used for?

Documents from the United States and Canada. 8.5 x 11 inches: a little wider and shorter than A4. Set your file to A4 for printing in Australia.

Other sizes

SizeMillimetresInches
A0841 × 118933.11 × 46.81
A1594 × 84123.39 × 33.11
A2420 × 59416.54 × 23.39
A3297 × 42011.69 × 16.54
A4210 × 2978.27 × 11.69
A5148 × 2105.83 × 8.27
A6105 × 1484.13 × 5.83
A774 × 1052.91 × 4.13
A852 × 742.05 × 2.91
B01000 × 141439.37 × 55.67
B1707 × 100027.83 × 39.37
B2500 × 70719.69 × 27.83
B4250 × 3539.84 × 13.90
B5176 × 2506.93 × 9.84
DL99 × 2103.90 × 8.27
Foolscap203.2 × 330.28.00 × 13.00
US Letter215.9 × 279.48.50 × 11.00
US Legal215.9 × 355.68.50 × 14.00

Every size we print, with a calculator for any other: print sizes in Australia.

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