Paper Size comparison tool
Units
A
A5
148 × 210 mm
US
Half Letter
140 × 216 mm
Popular comparisons
Scale A5 to fit Half Letter
94.4%
Reduced to 94.4%, A5 fits inside Half Letter without cropping. This fills the full width of Half Letter and leaves 18 mm of blank space down the height.
- Scale to match width
- 94.4%
- Scale to match height
- 102.8%
- Area of Half Letter vs A5
- 97%
What is the difference between A5 and Half Letter?
The primary difference between A5 and Half Letter is that A5 is shorter and wider (148 × 210 mm) compared to Half Letter (140 × 216 mm).
In terms of surface area, A5 is 3.0% larger than Half Letter.
An A5 piece of paper measures 148 × 210 mm or 5.8 × 8.3 inches. Cutting it in half will create two A6 sheets of paper. A5 is part of the A series.
A Half Letter piece of paper measures 140 × 216 mm or 5.5 × 8.5 inches. Half Letter is part of the US series.