A and B formats

A Formats / B Formats

formats A, impression format A, format flyer, format affiche, format A0, format A1, format A3, format A4, format A5, format A6, format personnalisé

A formats The mostly used

Formats used in Europe to maximize printing budgets according to rolls and paper sheets available. Never use the "Letter format" in Europe and always convert your files to A4.

Digital Express printing allows tailored formats (flyers, business cards, posters, brochures...). Offset printing doesn't allow it all the time. 
 

Conversion chart
 

2A0            1189 x 1682 mm              46,8 x 66,2 inches
A0 841 x 1189 mm 33,1 x 46,8 inches
A1 594 x 841 mm 23,4 x 33,1 inches
A2 420 x 594 mm 16,5 x 23,4 inches
A3 297 x 420 mm 11,7 x 16,5 inches
A4 210 x 297 mm 8,3 x 11,7 inches
A5 148 x 210 mm 5,8 x 8,3 inches
A6 105 x 148 mm 4,1 x 5,8 inches
A7 74 x 105 mm 2,9 x 4,1 inches
A8 52 x 74 mm 2,0 x 2,9 inches
     
     
formats B, impression format B, format affiche, format poster, format B0, format cadre ikea, format B2, format B1, format B0

B formats Large posters

B formats are not very optimized for small size printing as all sheets in Europe are based on the A formats. You can loose a 30% surface for the same price as an A format. For large formats, it's not a problem. Otherwise it follows the same rules as the A formats. 
 

Conversion chart
 

B0         1000 x 1414 mm             39,4 x 55,7 inches
B1 707 x 1000 mm 27,8 x 39,4 inches
B2 500 x 707 mm 19,7 x 27,8 inches
B3 353 x 500 mm 13,9 x 19,7 inches
B4 250 x 353 mm 9,8 x 13,9 inches
B5 176 x 250 mm 6,9 x 9,8 inches
B6 125 x 176 mm 4,9 x 6,9 inches
B7 88 x 125 mm 3,5 x 4,9 inches
B8 62 x 88 mm 2,4 x 3,5 inches

Folding types

For leaflets

Here are the main type of folding for a leaflet. When you are asking for a quote or if you order directly online, please be very specific.