{"id":1819,"date":"2024-04-04T18:23:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:23:34","slug":"a6-card-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/a6-card-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to A6 Card Size"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to finding the right card size, you really can\u2019t go wrong. You can even choose cards as large as letter paper if you really want them to stand out. However, if you\u2019re looking for something more traditional, perhaps you should stick to the A6 card size.<\/p>\n

The size of an A6 card is 105 \u00d7 148.5 millimeters or roughly 4.1 \u00d7 5.8 inches. It is precisely equal to a quarter of the size of a sheet of A4 paper (210 \u00d7 297 millimeters or 8.1 \u00d7 11.7 inches).<\/b><\/p>\n

Why Choose A6 Cards?<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

There really is no objective reason why anyone would choose A6 (105 \u00d7 148 millimeters) over A5 (148 \u00d7 210 millimeters) or A7 (74 \u00d7 105 millimeters) paper.<\/p>\n

That said, if you\u2019re looking for a more traditional card size, you should probably choose a card that is sized A6 or A7. The typical greeting card or birthday card won\u2019t be too far off from the A6 size.<\/p>\n

Most of these cards measure 4.25 \u00d7 5.5 inches (108 \u00d7 140 millimeters), so sheets of A6 cardstock won\u2019t stick out like a sore thumb.<\/p>\n

Understanding ISO 216 Standards<\/b><\/h2>\n

\"Understanding<\/p>\n

ISO 216 is the international standard for paper sizes. It uses the A, B, and C series to determine how large the piece of paper is. This standard is a foreign concept in North America and Latin America, which are used to using letter-size and legal-size sheets of paper.<\/p>\n

In the A-series, there are eight sizes, starting from A0 and ending at A7. The higher the number following the series letter, the smaller it is in size.<\/p>\n

To understand how large one size is in comparison to another, all you really have to remember is that the dimensions of the subsequent number in the series will equal half the size of the previous number. For instance, an A1 sheet of paper (594 \u00d7 841 millimeters) is equal to half the size of a sheet of A0 paper (841 \u00d7 1189 millimeters).<\/p>\n

The following table should give you a clearer picture of how each number in the series relates to the others in terms of size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sheet Size<\/b><\/td>\nDimensions (L \u00d7 W in mm)<\/b><\/td>\nA0<\/b><\/td>\nA1<\/b><\/td>\nA2<\/b><\/td>\nA3<\/b><\/td>\nA4<\/b><\/td>\nA5<\/b><\/td>\nA6<\/b><\/td>\nA7<\/b><\/td>\nA8<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A0<\/td>\n841 \u00d7 1189<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n8\u00d7<\/td>\n16\u00d7<\/td>\n32\u00d7<\/td>\n64\u00d7<\/td>\n128\u00d7<\/td>\n256\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A1<\/td>\n841 \u00d7 594<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n6\u00d7<\/td>\n8\u00d7<\/td>\n16\u00d7<\/td>\n32\u00d7<\/td>\n64\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A2<\/a><\/td>\n420 \u00d7 594<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n6\u00d7<\/td>\n8\u00d7<\/td>\n16\u00d7<\/td>\n32\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A3<\/td>\n420 \u00d7 297<\/td>\n1\/8\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n6\u00d7<\/td>\n8\u00d7<\/td>\n16\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A4<\/td>\n210 \u00d7 297<\/td>\n1\/16\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/8\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n8\u00d7<\/td>\n16\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A5<\/td>\n210 \u00d7 148<\/td>\n1\/32\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/16\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/8\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n8\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6<\/td>\n105 \u00d7 148<\/td>\n1\/64\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/32\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/16\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/8\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n4\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A7<\/td>\n105 \u00d7 74<\/td>\n1\/128\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/64\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/32\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/16\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/8\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n2\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A8<\/td>\n52 \u00d7 74<\/td>\n1\/256\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/128\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/64\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/32\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/16\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/8\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/4\u00d7<\/td>\n1\/2\u00d7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Using this table, you can immediately tell how large one size is in relation to the next within the same series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The size of an A6 card is 105 \u00d7 148.5 millimeters or roughly 4.1 \u00d7 5.8 inches. It is precisely equal to a quarter of the size of a sheet of A4 paper (210 \u00d7 297 millimeters or 8.1 \u00d7 11.7 inches).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41109,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1819\/revisions\/41109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.measuringknowhow.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}