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It is a transitional size with the shorter side of ISO A4 (210 mm, 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch) and the longer side of British Foolscap (13-inch, 330 mm). ISO A4 is exactly 90% the height of F4. This size is sometimes also known as (metric) 'foolscap' or 'folio'. In some countries, the narrow side of F4 is slightly broader: 8.5 inches (216 mm) or 215 mm.
For comparison, the letter paper size commonly used in North America (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 11 in; 216 mm × 279 mm) is about 6 mm (0.24 in) wider and 18 mm (0.71 in) shorter than A4. Then, the size of A5 paper is half of A4, i.e. 148 mm × 210 mm ( 5.8 in × 8.3 in ).
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]
Common sizes in North America: 241 mm × 279 mm (9.5 in × 11.0 in) 381 mm × 279 mm (15.0 in × 11.0 in) In Europe, both 11 and 12-inch (279 and 305 mm) form heights were common, the latter closely approaching the A4 standard sheet size (297 mm, 11.7 in).
The size of a newspaper format refers to the size of the paper page; ... A4 297 mm × 210 mm (11.7 in × 8.3 in) References This page was last ...
Note: 279.4 mm is the length of a 'Letter' sized paper. For A4 the length is 297 mm This media should work for many people with some kind of color (blindness) deficiency .
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A4 paper, a paper size defined by the ISO 216 standard, measuring 210 × 297 mm; A4 and variants may also refer to: Science and technology ...