Paper size · US loose
Legal size paper
Legal Size Paper: 215.9 × 355.6 mm, with inch and cm dimensions. Check proportions and common uses. Find the largest square for a paper craft.
215.9 × 355.6 mm8.5 × 14 inRatio 17:28 (1:1.647)
- Millimetres
- 215.9 × 355.6 mm
- Centimetres
- 21.59 × 35.56 cm
- Inches · rounded to 4 decimals
- 8.5 × 14 in
- Aspect ratio · width:height
- 17:28 (1:1.647)
Common uses
Legal gives forms, long lists and documents extra length while retaining the width of Letter.
How it compares
Legal and Letter are both 8.5 inches wide. Legal is 3 inches longer; trimming that strip gives a Letter sheet.
Cut a square for origami
The largest square from a flat rectangle this size is 215.9 × 215.9 mm (8.5 × 8.5 in). Fold one short edge against a long edge so their corners meet. Crease the diagonal, cut off the extra 139.7 mm strip, then open the triangle.
Try the beginner origami dog with your square, or see how to prepare square paper.