Legal
Dimensions: 8.5 × 14 in (215.9 × 355.6 mm)
Legal is a widely used paper size for Legal provides extra page length for contracts, loan agreements, court filings, accounting forms, and long tables requiring additional vertical capacity. It's part of the ANSI / ASME Y14.1 standard.
What size is Legal paper?
An Legal piece of paper measures 215.9 × 355.6 mm or 8.50 × 14.00 inches. It is part of the US Paper Sizes standard.
| Units | Width × Height |
|---|---|
| Metric millimeters (mm) | 215.9 × 355.6 mm |
| Metric centimeters (cm) | 21.59 × 35.56 cm |
| Metric meters (m) | 0.216 × 0.356 m |
| Imperial inches (in) | 8.50 × 14.00 in |
| Typographic points (1/72 inch) (pt) | 612.00 × 1008.00 pt |
| Typographic picas (1/6 inch) (pc) | 51.00 × 84.00 pc |
| Pixels at 300 DPI (px) | 2,550 × 4,200 px |
Legal is part of the us paper sizes standard. US paper sizes are used primarily in the United States and Canada. The most common sizes are Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) and Legal (8.5 × 14 inches).
Also called: Legal size, 8.5 × 14 paper, US Legal.
Quick facts
- Size (mm)215.9 × 355.6 mm
- Size (inches)8.50 × 14.00 in
- Aspect ratio1 : 1.65
- StandardANSI / ASME Y14.1
- Common useLegal provides extra page length for contracts, loan agreements, court filings
Compare Legal with other sizes
Uses for Legal
Legal provides extra page length for contracts, loan agreements, court filings, accounting forms, and long tables requiring additional vertical capacity.
- Contracts and legal filings
- Accounting ledgers and spreadsheets
- Long forms and appendices
- Property and insurance documents
Loading Legal into a printer
To print on Legal paper, your printer tray, rear feed, and driver must explicitly support 8.5 × 14 in media. Adjust tray length guides and verify driver paper size before printing.
Legal at common DPI
Pixel dimensions for Legal at popular resolutions. Rounded to whole pixels; physical sheet remains 215.9 × 355.6 mm.
| DPI | Width (px) | Height (px) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | 612 | 1,008 |
| 96 | 816 | 1,344 |
| 150 | 1,275 | 2,100 |
| 300 | 2,550 | 4,200 |
| 600 | 5,100 | 8,400 |
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8.5 × 14 in (215.9 × 355.6 mm)