Books Paper Sizes
Folio
304.8 × 482.6 mm
Quarto
241.3 × 304.8 mm
Imperial Octavo
209.6 × 292.1 mm
Super Octavo
177.8 × 279.4 mm
Royal Octavo
165.1 × 254 mm
Medium Octavo
165.1 × 234.9 mm
Octavo
152.4 × 228.6 mm
Crown Octavo
136.5 × 203.2 mm
12mo
127 × 187.3 mm
16mo
101.6 × 171.4 mm
18mo
101.6 × 165.1 mm
32mo
88.9 × 139.7 mm
48mo
63.5 × 101.6 mm
64mo
50.8 × 76.2 mm
A Format
110 × 178 mm
B Format
129 × 198 mm
C Format
135 × 216 mm
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During the hand press period, their existed many sizes of paper to produce books. Since those times, the size of book paper has been standardized and refined many times. In the eighteenth century, the size of book paper was generally larger then they are today.
Today, the B format of paper serves the paperback market well and is the most common size in operation today.
Format | Width × Height (mm) | Width × Height (cm) | Width × Height (in) |
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Folio | 304.8 × 482.6 mm | 30.5 × 48.3 cm | 12 × 19 in |
Quarto | 241.3 × 304.8 mm | 24.1 × 30.5 cm | 9.5 × 12 in |
Imperial Octavo | 209.55 × 292.1 mm | 21 × 29.2 cm | 8.3 × 11.5 in |
Super Octavo | 177.8 × 279.4 mm | 17.8 × 27.9 cm | 7 × 11 in |
Royal Octavo | 165.1 × 254 mm | 16.5 × 25.4 cm | 6.5 × 10 in |
Medium Octavo | 165.1 × 234.95 mm | 16.5 × 23.5 cm | 6.5 × 9.3 in |
Octavo | 152.4 × 228.6 mm | 15.2 × 22.9 cm | 6 × 9 in |
Crown Octavo | 136.525 × 203.2 mm | 13.7 × 20.3 cm | 5.4 × 8 in |
12mo | 127 × 187.325 mm | 12.7 × 18.7 cm | 5 × 7.4 in |
16mo | 101.6 × 171.45 mm | 10.2 × 17.1 cm | 4 × 6.8 in |
18mo | 101.6 × 165.1 mm | 10.2 × 16.5 cm | 4 × 6.5 in |
32mo | 88.9 × 139.7 mm | 8.9 × 14 cm | 3.5 × 5.5 in |
48mo | 63.5 × 101.6 mm | 6.4 × 10.2 cm | 2.5 × 4 in |
64mo | 50.8 × 76.2 mm | 5.1 × 7.6 cm | 2 × 3 in |
A Format | 110 × 178 mm | 11 × 17.8 cm | 4.3 × 7 in |
B Format | 129 × 198 mm | 12.9 × 19.8 cm | 5.1 × 7.8 in |
C Format | 135 × 216 mm | 13.5 × 21.6 cm | 5.3 × 8.5 in |