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Although metric, based on the A4 paper size, and named to suggest that it is part of the official ISO 216 paper sizes, it is only a de facto standard. It is often referred to as (metric) "foolscap" or "folio" because of its similarity to the traditional foolscap folio size of 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (216 mm × 343 mm).
This size is a little larger than ISO A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm), and for a short time, a size called A0a of 1,000 by 1,370 millimetres (39.4 in × 53.9 in) was used in Britain, which was in reality a slightly shorter version of ISO B0 (1414 mm).
The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual papermaking, the 11-inch length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms". [2]
US Paper Sizes Size Width x Height (mm) Width x Height (in) Aspect Ratio Half Letter 140 x 216 5.5 x 8.5 1:1.5455 Letter 216 x 279 8.5 x 11.0 1:1.2941 Legal 216 x 356 8.5 x 14.0 1:1.6471 Junior Legal 127 x 203 5.0 x 8.0 1:1.6000 Ledger/Tabloid 279 x 432 11.0 x 17.0 1:1.5455
The title-page of the Shakespeare First Folio, 1623 Single folio from a large Qur'an, North Africa, 8th c. (Khalili Collection). The term "folio" (from Latin folium 'leaf' [1]) has three interconnected but distinct meanings in the world of books and printing: first, it is a term for a common method of arranging sheets of paper into book form, folding the sheet only once, and a term for a book ...
In most countries outside North America, company letterheads are printed A4 in size (210 mm x 297 mm). [1] In North America, the letter size is typically 8.5 x 11 inches (215 x 280 mm). Although modern technology makes letterheads very easy to imitate, they continue to be used as evidence of authenticity.
Should this paper size be added to the main page? 8.5" x 13.5" is foolscap (foolscap folio). We used to use this in Malaysia as well, it was often labelled F4, but apparently this is wrong - F4 is foolscap quarto (6.74" x 8.5"), foolscap folio is Ffol. Nowadays most people have moved to A4. Andrew Yong 11:57, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
A size chart illustrating the ANSI sizes. In 1992, the American National Standards Institute adopted ANSI/ASME Y14.1 Decimal Inch Drawing Sheet Size and Format, [1] which defined a regular series of paper sizes based upon the de facto standard 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 11 in "letter" size to which it assigned the designation "ANSI A".