A and B formats chart

A Formats / B Formats

formats A, impression format A, format flyer, format affiche, format A0, format A1, format A3, format A4, format A5, format A6, format personnalisé

A formats The mostly used

Formats used in Europe to maximize printing budgets according to rolls and paper sheets available. Never use the "Letter format" in Europe and always convert your files to A4.

Digital Express printing allows tailored formats (flyers, business cards, posters, brochures...). Offset printing doesn't allow it all the time.

Conversion chart :

2A0	1189 x 1682 mm	46,8 x 66,2 inches
A0	841 x 1189 mm	33,1 x 46,8 inches
A1	594 x 841 mm	23,4 x 33,1 inches
A2	420 x 594 mm	16,5 x 23,4 inches
A3	297 x 420 mm	11,7 x 16,5 inches
A4	210 x 297 mm	8,3 x 11,7 inches
A5	148 x 210 mm	5,8 x 8,3 inches
A6	105 x 148 mm	4,1 x 5,8 inches
A7	74 x 105 mm	2,9 x 4,1 inches
A8	52 x 74 mm	2,0 x 2,9 inches

formats B, impression format B, format affiche, format poster, format B0, format cadre ikea, format B2, format B1, format B0

B formats Large posters

B formats are not very optimized for small size printing as all sheets in Europe are based on the A formats. You can loose a 30% surface for the same price as an A format. For large formats, it's not a problem. Otherwise it follows the same rules as the A formats.

Conversion chart :

B0	1000 x 1414 mm	39,4 x 55,7 inches
B1	707 x 1000 mm	27,8 x 39,4 inches
B2	500 x 707 mm	19,7 x 27,8 inches
B3	353 x 500 mm	13,9 x 19,7 inches
B4	250 x 353 mm	9,8 x 13,9 inches
B5	176 x 250 mm	6,9 x 9,8 inches
B6	125 x 176 mm	4,9 x 6,9 inches
B7	88 x 125 mm	3,5 x 4,9 inches
B8	62 x 88 mm	2,4 x 3,5 inches

Folding types

For leaflets

Here are the main type of folding for a leaflet. When you are asking for a quote or if you order directly online, please be very specific.