DIN-A4 dimensions in cm, mm & pixels – that’s how big the format is

The DIN A4 format is the most commonly used format for writing paper these days. Here you can find out the DIN A4 dimensions in cm, mm and how many pixels you need to create a DIN A4 sheet in the image editing program.

That after DIN (DGerman IInstitute for Nommung) standardized paper format is not the only paper format in the world. Although most European formats have been replaced by DIN paper formats, some countries such as the USA, Canada and Japan still use their own paper formats. One of the most well-known foreign formats is the North American letter format, which deviates only a few millimeters from the DIN A4 size.

DIN A4 dimensions – that’s how big the writing paper is

The DIN A4 format is 210mm wide and 297mm high, i.e. 21 cm wide and 29.7 cm high. The DIN A4 format is derived from the reference format DIN A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm). If you fold a DIN A0 sheet of paper four times in the middle, you get the height and width dimensions of DIN A4.

Whether college pads, exercise books, forms, letters or simply scraps of paper: the DIN A4 format is used most often as writing and printer paper of all paper formats.

It doesn’t always have to be Microsoft’s Office suite: you can use the following Office applications competently, creatively and free of charge:

A4 size in pixels?

If you want to create a DIN A4 page with the image editing program, you can of course also create the image file in DIN A4 format. However, it should be noted that there is no simple conversion from centimeters or millimeters to pixels. In addition to the number of pixels, you always need the point density PPI (Pixels phe Inch) to create an image with the correct aspect ratio.

The table below shows some of the common dot densities and how many pixels in height and width you need to create an A4 image. The higher the dot density, the sharper the image. 300 ppi is usually sufficient for good print results and a sharp digital image.

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