| Millimetres | 215.9 × 279.4 mm |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 21.59 × 27.94 cm |
| Inches | 8.5 × 11 in |
| PDF points (1/72 in) | 612 × 792 pt |
| Pixels at 72 dpi | 612 × 792 px |
| Pixels at 150 dpi | 1275 × 1650 px |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 2550 × 3300 px |
What Legal is used for
- Contracts, leases and court documents
- Long forms and spreadsheets
- Menus
Legal vs Letter and A4
Legal is 76.2 mm (3 in) longer than Letter and 58.6 mm longer than A4. Most home printers accept Legal through the manual feed.
Envelopes
Folded in four (3.5 in high), a Legal sheet fits a #10 business envelope. Flat, it needs a 9.5 × 15 in Legal catalog envelope.
Questions
How big is Legal in pixels?
2550 × 4200 px at 300 dpi.
Is Legal used outside North America?
Rarely. Most countries use A4; some Latin American countries use a different “oficio” size.