Formats

DIN Formats

Untrimmed size

Final size
(trimmed)

Format Class

Designation

Preferential A Series (mm)

Preferential A Series (mm)

B Series (mm)

C Series (mm)
(end size
trimmed)

0

Four-fold sheet

860 x 1220

841 x 1189

1000 x 1414

917 x 1297

1

Double sheet

610 x 860

594 x 841

707 x 1000

648 x 917

2

Plain sheet

430 x 610

420 x 594

500 x 707

458 x 648

3

Half sheet

305 x 430

297 x 420

353 x 500

324 x 458

4

Quarter sheet

215 x 305

210 x 297

250 x 353

229 x 324

5

Sheet / eighth sheet

154 x 215

148 x 210

176 x 250

162 x 229

6

Half sheet (postcard)

108 x 153

105 x 148

125 x 176

114 x 162

7

Quarter sheet

77 x 108

74 x 105

88 x 125

81 x 114

8

Octant sheet

54 x 77

52 x 74

62 x 88

57 x 81

9  

37 x 52

44 x 62

40 x 57

10  

26 x 37

31 x 44

28 x 40

In order to leave enough space for the gripper margin and the trim, the DIN size formats are assigned to untrimmed sizes which are approx. 5 % larger than the relevant end sizes.

For a series of applications there are also other formats beside the DIN sizes:



Further common DIN sizes

    

    

1/6 DIN

          220 x 220

DIN B4 (Japan)

          257 x 364

DIN B4 (USA)

          254 x 356

DL format (dimension lengthwise)

          99 x 210

DL envelope

          220 x 110

DIN 1/2 C4

          114 x 324

DIN 1/2 BC4

          125 x 324

DIN 1/2 DB4

          136 x 353

C 6-5

          114 x 229

                                                                            

 

The print sheet formats are essentially determined by the offset press formats: The indicated formats may differ from one manufacturer to the next. The table shows some commonly used formats, although you also may find other formats in practice.

Print sheet formats

Offset formats    

Max. sheet sizes in mm    

3

bis 370 x 520

4

480 x 650

I

540 x 740

III

650 x 960

IIIb

740 x 1040

IV

780 x 1120

V

890 x 1260

VI

1000 x 1400

VII

1100 x 1600

VIII

1300 x 1800                                  

 

 

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