A2
Dimensions: 420 × 594 mm (16.54 × 23.39 in)
A2 is a widely used paper size for A2 is commonly used for medium posters, architectural drawings, wall calendars, educational charts, and large art prints. It's part of the ISO 216 standard.
What size is A2 paper?
An A2 piece of paper measures 420 × 594 mm or 16.54 × 23.39 inches. It is part of the A Paper Sizes standard.
| Units | Width × Height |
|---|---|
| Metric millimeters (mm) | 420 × 594 mm |
| Metric centimeters (cm) | 42.00 × 59.40 cm |
| Metric meters (m) | 0.420 × 0.594 m |
| Imperial inches (in) | 16.54 × 23.39 in |
| Typographic points (1/72 inch) (pt) | 1190.55 × 1683.78 pt |
| Typographic picas (1/6 inch) (pc) | 99.21 × 140.31 pc |
| Pixels at 300 DPI (px) | 4,961 × 7,016 px |
A2 is part of the a paper sizes standard. The A series traces its standardised dimensions to DIN 476, published in Germany in 1922. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg had described the underlying square-root-of-two aspect-ratio principle in 1786. ISO 216 brought the A and B trimmed-paper formats into an international standard in 1975; numbered A sizes retain approximately the same proportions as each sheet is halved.
Also called: ISO A2, DIN A2.
Quick facts
- Size (mm)420 × 594 mm
- Size (inches)16.54 × 23.39 in
- Aspect ratio1 : √2 (≈ 1.414)
- StandardISO 216
- Common useA2 is commonly used for medium posters, architectural drawings, wall calendars
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Uses for A2
A2 is commonly used for medium posters, architectural drawings, wall calendars, educational charts, and large art prints.
- Medium posters and wall calendars
- Technical drawings and floor plans
- Educational charts and diagrams
- Art prints and photo mock-ups
Loading A2 into a printer
A2 printing requires a large-format plotter or A2-capable printer. Standard desktop office printers cannot feed A2 sheets.
A2 at common DPI
Pixel dimensions for A2 at popular resolutions. Rounded to whole pixels; physical sheet remains 420 × 594 mm.
| DPI | Width (px) | Height (px) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | 1,191 | 1,684 |
| 96 | 1,587 | 2,245 |
| 150 | 2,480 | 3,508 |
| 300 | 4,961 | 7,016 |
| 600 | 9,921 | 14,031 |
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420 × 594 mm (16.54 × 23.39 in)