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A comparison of the A4 and Foolscap folio papersize. Foolscap folio, commonly contracted to foolscap or cap or folio and in short FC, is paper cut to the size of 8.5 × 13.5 in (216 × 343 mm) for printing or to 8 × 13 in (203 × 330 mm) for "normal" writing paper (foolscap). [1]
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).
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)
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.
All ISO 216, ISO 217 and ISO 269 paper sizes (except some envelopes) have the same aspect ratio, √ 2:1, within rounding to millimetres. This ratio has the unique property that when cut or folded in half widthways, the halves also have the same aspect ratio. Each ISO paper size is one half of the area of the next larger size in the same series ...