A4 vs Foolscap
Compare:
A
A4
210 × 297 mm
With:
Traditional British
Foolscap
203 × 330 mm
Compare A4 and Foolscap
- Width of A4 vs Foolscap
- +7 mm
- Height of A4 vs Foolscap
- −33 mm
- Area of A4 vs Foolscap
- 93.1%
Scale A4 to fit Foolscap
96.7%
Reduced to 96.7%, A4 fits inside Foolscap without cropping. This fills the full width of Foolscap and leaves 43 mm of blank space down the height.
- Scale to match width
- 96.7%
- Scale to match height
- 111.1%
What is the difference between A4 and Foolscap?
The primary difference between A4 and Foolscap is that A4 is shorter and wider (210 × 297 mm) compared to Foolscap (203 × 330 mm).
In terms of surface area, Foolscap is 6.9% larger than A4.
An A4 piece of paper measures 210 × 297 mm or 8.3 × 11.7 inches. Cutting it in half will create two A5 sheets of paper. A4 is part of the A series.
An Foolscap piece of paper measures 203 × 330 mm or 8 × 13 inches. Foolscap is part of the Traditional British series.