US Letter paper size
8.5 × 11 in21.59 × 27.94 cm
US Letter paper measures 8.5 × 11 in (215.9 × 279.4 mm), also known as ANSI A. It is used for standard office paper in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Paper size and pixels
Measurements
| Unit | Width × height |
|---|---|
| Millimeters | 215.9 × 279.4 mm |
| Centimeters | 21.59 × 27.94 cm |
| Inches | 8.5 × 11 in |
| Points (1/72 in) | 612 × 792 pt |
| Resolution | Pixels (portrait) |
|---|---|
| 300 DPI (print quality) | 2,550 × 3,300 |
| 150 DPI | 1,275 × 1,650 |
| 96 DPI (screen) | 816 × 1,056 |
| 72 DPI | 612 × 792 |
What to know
U.S. sizes are defined in inches and do not share one proportion, so scaling between Letter and Legal or Tabloid leaves margins. Tabloid is exactly two Letter sheets side by side.
Questions people ask
What size is US Letter paper in inches?
8.5 × 11 inches.
What size is US Letter paper in centimeters?
21.6 × 27.9 cm.
How many pixels is US Letter at 300 DPI?
2,550 × 3,300 pixels in portrait orientation.
Related sizes
Sources and method
- ANSI/ASME Y14.1, decimal inch drawing sheet sizes
- U.S. paper size conventions (Letter, Legal, Tabloid)
Imperial and metric values are converted with 1 in = 25.4 mm exactly and rounded only for display. Found a mistake? Report it and we will correct the page.