A3 vs Tabloid
Compare:
A
A3
297 × 420 mm
With:
US
Tabloid
279 × 432 mm
Compare A3 and Tabloid
- Width of A3 vs Tabloid
- +18 mm
- Height of A3 vs Tabloid
- −12 mm
- Area of A3 vs Tabloid
- 103.4%
Scale A3 to fit Tabloid
94.1%
Reduced to 94.1%, A3 fits inside Tabloid without cropping. This fills the full width of Tabloid and leaves 37 mm of blank space down the height.
- Scale to match width
- 94.1%
- Scale to match height
- 102.8%
What is the difference between A3 and Tabloid?
The primary difference between A3 and Tabloid is that A3 is shorter and wider (297 × 420 mm) compared to Tabloid (279 × 432 mm).
In terms of surface area, A3 is 3.4% larger than Tabloid.
An A3 piece of paper measures 297 × 420 mm or 11.7 × 16.5 inches. Cutting it in half will create two A4 sheets of paper. A3 is part of the A series.
A Tabloid piece of paper measures 279 × 432 mm or 11 × 17 inches. Tabloid is part of the US series.