Legal vs Letter
Compare:
US
Legal
216 × 356 mm
With:
US
Letter
216 × 279 mm
Compare Legal and Letter
- Width of Legal vs Letter
- Same
- Height of Legal vs Letter
- +76 mm
- Area of Legal vs Letter
- 127.3%
Scale Legal to fit Letter
78.6%
Reduced to 78.6%, Legal fits inside Letter without cropping. This fills the full height of Letter and leaves 46 mm of blank space across the width.
- Scale to match width
- 100%
- Scale to match height
- 78.6%
What is the difference between Legal and Letter?
The primary difference between Legal and Letter is that Legal is taller (216 × 356 mm) compared to Letter (216 × 279 mm).
In terms of surface area, Legal is 27.3% larger than Letter.
A Legal piece of paper measures 216 × 356 mm or 8.5 × 14 inches. Legal is part of the US series.
A Letter piece of paper measures 216 × 279 mm or 8.5 × 11 inches. Letter is part of the US series.