US dollar bill
15.6 cm (6.142 in)
Long side
A one-dollar note, measured along its long side. Every current US note is the same size. 6.14 by 2.61 inches (15.6 by 6.6 cm).
Published
How big is that?
15.6 cm is 1.8 times a credit card and 53% of an A4 sheet.
US dollar bill is the 14th smallest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 14th 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: US dollar bill in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs US dollar bill |
|---|---|---|
| Credit card (ID-1 size)A standard bank card, the same size as most ID and loyalty cards. | 85.6 mm | 55% of the size |
| Golf holeThe cup on a putting green, seen from above with the flagstick in the middle. | 10.8 cm across | 69% of the size |
| US dollar bill | 15.6 cm | – |
| Bowling ball (Ten-pin)A ten-pin bowling ball with its three finger holes. | 21.83 cm across | 1.4× bigger |
| Football (Size 5)The ball used in adult association football. | 21.96 cm across | 1.4× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 156 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 15.6 |
| Metres | 0.156 |
| Inches | 6.142 |
| Feet | 0.5118 |
How it's measured
Long side. US Currency Education Program, converted from 6.14 in.
Sources
- uscurrency.gov: The $1 note: measuring 6.14 x 2.61 inches.
- web.archive.org (supporting): Bureau of Engraving and Printing fact sheet (archived): reduced to their present size (6.14 x 2.61 inches).
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
US dollar bill 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.