A4 sheet of paper (Portrait)
29.7 cm (11.69 in)
Height in portrait (the long side)
The standard office paper size used across most of the world. Height: 297 mm.
Published
How big is that?
29.7 cm is 3.5 times a credit card and 17% of an adult man.
A4 sheet of paper is the 19th smallest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 19th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Archaeopteryx (Prehistoric Giants), 50 cm long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: A4 sheet of paper in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs A4 sheet of paper |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball (Size 7)The ball used in men's professional basketball. | 24.19 cm across | 81% of the size |
| Letter paper (US Letter)A standard North American sheet of printer paper, measured along its long side. | 27.94 cm | 94% of the size |
| A4 sheet of paper (Portrait) | 29.7 cm | – |
| Bowling pin (Ten-pin)A regulation pin for ten-pin bowling. | 38.1 cm tall | 1.3× bigger |
| Shipping container (20 ft)A standard intermodal container seen on ships, trains and trucks. | 6.058 m long | 20× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 297 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 29.7 |
| Metres | 0.297 |
| Inches | 11.69 |
| Feet | 0.9744 |
How it's measured
Height in portrait (the long side). ISO 216 trimmed size.
Sources
- cdn.standards.iteh.ai: Official preview of ISO 216:2007, Table 1: A4 210 x 297 mm.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
A4 sheet of paper is one of the objects in Classic, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.