The tables below give the dimensions of the B series paper sizes in a selection of units

Table of Paper Sizes From B0 to B10 in Metric Units

This table gives width x height for B series paper sizes in micrometres, millimetres, centimetres and metres in portrait orientation.

Size	Micrometres	Millimetres	Centimetres	Metres
B0	1000000 x 1414000 μm	1000 x 1414 mm	100.0 x 141.4 cm	1.000 x 1.414 m
B1	707000 x 1000000 μm	707 x 1000 mm	70.7 x 100.0 cm	0.707 x 1.000 m
B2	500000 x 707000 μm	500 x 707 mm	50.0 x 70.7 cm	0.500 x 0.707 m
B3	353000 x 500000 μm	353 x 500 mm	35.3 x 50.0 cm	0.353 x 0.500 m
B4	250000 x 353000 μm	250 x 353 mm	25.0 x 35.3 cm	0.250 x 0.353 m
B5	176000 x 250000 μm	176 x 250 mm	17.6 x 25.0 cm	0.176 x 0.250 m
B6	125000 x 176000 μm	125 x 176 mm	12.5 x 17.6 cm	0.125 x 0.176 m
B7	88000 x 125000 μm	88 x 125 mm	8.8 x 12.5 cm	0.088 x 0.125 m
B8	62000 x 88000 μm	62 x 88 mm	6.2 x 8.8 cm	0.062 x 0.088 m
B9	44000 x 62000 μm	44 x 62 mm	4.4 x 6.2 cm	0.044 x 0.062 m
B10	31000 x 44000 μm	31 x 44 mm	3.1 x 4.4 cm	0.031 x 0.044 m

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Table of Paper Sizes From B0 to B10 in Imperial & US Customary Units

This table gives width x height for B series paper sizes in thou, inches, feet and yards in portrait orientation.

Size	Thou	Inches	Feet	Yards
B0	39370 x 55669 th	39.370 x 55.669 in	3.281 x 4.639 ft	1.094 x 1.546 yd
B1	27835 x 39370 th	27.835 x 39.370 in	2.320 x 3.281 ft	0.773 x 1.094 yd
B2	19685 x 27835 th	19.685 x 27.835 in	1.640 x 2.320 ft	0.547 x 0.773 yd
B3	13898 x 19685 th	13.898 x 19.685 in	1.158 x 1.640 ft	0.386 x 0.547 yd
B4	9843 x 13898 th	9.843 x 13.898 in	0.820 x 1.158 ft	0.273 x 0.386 yd
B5	6929 x 9843 th	6.929 x 9.843 in	0.577 x 0.820 ft	0.192 x 0.273 yd
B6	4921 x 6929 th	4.921 x 6.929 in	0.410 x 0.577 ft	0.137 x 0.192 yd
B7	3465 x 4921 th	3.465 x 4.921 in	0.289 x 0.410 ft	0.096 x 0.137 yd
B8	2441 x 3465 th	2.441 x 3.465 in	0.203 x 0.289 ft	0.068 x 0.096 yd
B9	1732 x 2441 th	1.732 x 2.441 in	0.144 x 0.203 ft	0.048 x 0.068 yd
B10	1220 x 1732 th	1.220 x 1.732 in	0.102 x 0.144 ft	0.034 x 0.048 yd

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Table of Paper Sizes From B0 to B10 - Typography & Plotter Units

This table gives width x height for B series paper sizes in pica, point and HPGL units in portrait orientation.

Size	Pica	Point	HPGL
B0	236.2 x 334.0	2834 x 4008	40000 x 56560
B1	167.0 x 236.2	2004 x 2834	28280 x 40000
B2	118.1 x 167.0	1417 x 2004	20000 x 28280
B3	83.3 x 118.1	1001 x 1417	14120 x 20000
B4	59.1 x 83.3	709 x 1001	10000 x 14120
B5	41.6 x 59.1	499 x 709	7040 x 10000
B6	29.5 x 41.6	354 x 499	5000 x 7040
B7	20.8 x 29.5	249 x 354	3520 x 5000
B8	14.6 x 20.8	176 x 249	2480 x 3520
B9	10.4 x 14.6	125 x 176	1760 x 2480
B10	7.3 x 10.4	88 x 125	1240 x 1760

Our table has used the modern desktop publishing pica and point sizes (1/6th of an inch and 1/72nd of an inch respectively). Click the following links for further background information on the pica and point

HPGL units are length units from Hewlett Packard's printer control language used by printers and plotters. 40 HPGL units = 1 mm and 1016 HPGL units is 1 inch, making the HPGL unit effectively a metric thou.

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Other Sizes

• A Series Paper Sizes
• B Sizes Background Information
• C Series Envelope Sizes
• RA & SRA sizes
• US Paper Sizes
• Old Imperial Sizes