Books Paper Sizes

All Books paper sizes, formats, information and dimension in mm, cm, m, inches, points, picas and pixels. The Books category has a total of 17 paper sizes.


Folio
12 x 19 in
Quarto
9.5 x 12 in
Imperial Octavo
8.3 x 11.5 in
Super Octavo
7 x 11 in
Medium Octavo
6.5 x 9.3 in
Royal Octavo
6.5 x 10 in
Octavo
6 x 9 in
Crown Octavo
5.4 x 8 in
C Format
5.3 x 8.5 in
B Format
5.1 x 7.8 in
12mo
5 x 7.4 in
A Format
4.3 x 7 in
18mo
4 x 6.5 in
16mo
4 x 6.8 in
32mo
3.5 x 5.5 in
48mo
2.5 x 4 in
64mo
2 x 3 in
Information

Folio is the largest paper size in the Books series proceeding with quarto, octavo and so one. These are common terms that describe the sizes of modern books. The cover of the book is usually used to measure the size of the book. The original sheet of paper that was used to produce the book is the key element to describe the size and proportions of the book. A very common paperback size in the United Kingdom is the B Format with a size of 129mm by 198mm. Some other terms used in the Book series are the Elephant Folio which is 23 inches tall, Double Elephant Folio which is 50 inches tall and Atlas Folio which is 25 inches tall.


Format Width x Height (mm) Width x Height (inch) Width x Height (px)
Folio 304.8 x 482.6 12 x 19 3600 x 5700
Quarto 241.3 x 304.8 9.5 x 12 2850 x 3600
Imperial Octavo 209.6 x 292.1 8.3 x 11.5 2475 x 3450
Super Octavo 177.8 x 279.4 7 x 11 2100 x 3300
Medium Octavo 165.1 x 234.9 6.5 x 9.3 1950 x 2775
Royal Octavo 165.1 x 254 6.5 x 10 1950 x 3000
Octavo 152.4 x 228.6 6 x 9 1800 x 2700
Crown Octavo 136.5 x 203.2 5.4 x 8 1613 x 2400
C Format 135 x 216 5.3 x 8.5 1594 x 2551
B Format 129 x 198 5.1 x 7.8 1524 x 2339
12mo 127 x 187.3 5 x 7.4 1500 x 2213
A Format 110 x 178 4.3 x 7 1299 x 2102
18mo 101.6 x 165.1 4 x 6.5 1200 x 1950
16mo 101.6 x 171.4 4 x 6.8 1200 x 2025
32mo 88.9 x 139.7 3.5 x 5.5 1050 x 1650
48mo 63.5 x 101.6 2.5 x 4 750 x 1200
64mo 50.8 x 76.2 2 x 3 600 x 900