Letter vs Tabloid

Compare:
US
Letter

216 × 279 mm

With:
US
Tabloid

279 × 432 mm

Compare Letter and Tabloid

Sheets shown to the same proportional scale
Width of Letter vs Tabloid
−63 mm
Height of Letter vs Tabloid
−152 mm
Area of Letter vs Tabloid
50%

Scale Letter to fit Tabloid

129.4%

Enlarged to 129.4%, Letter fits inside Tabloid without cropping. This fills the full width of Tabloid and leaves 70 mm of blank space down the height.

Scale to match width
129.4%
Scale to match height
154.5%

What is the difference between Letter and Tabloid?

The primary difference between Letter and Tabloid is that Letter is shorter and narrower (216 × 279 mm) compared to Tabloid (279 × 432 mm).

In terms of surface area, Tabloid is 50.0% larger than Letter.

A Letter piece of paper measures 216 × 279 mm or 8.5 × 11 inches. Letter is part of the US series.

A Tabloid piece of paper measures 279 × 432 mm or 11 × 17 inches. Tabloid is part of the US series.

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