RuledSheet

Tabloid and Ledger paper size

Tabloid and Ledger are one sheet: 11 × 17 inches (279.4 × 431.8 mm). Called Tabloid when upright and Ledger when turned sideways.

Tabloid / Ledger (11 × 17) Called Ledger in landscape (17 × 11 in)
Millimetres279.4 × 431.8 mm
Centimetres27.94 × 43.18 cm
Inches11 × 17 in
PDF points (1/72 in)792 × 1224 pt
Pixels at 72 dpi792 × 1224 px
Pixels at 150 dpi1650 × 2550 px
Pixels at 300 dpi3300 × 5100 px
TabloidA3
Drawn to the same scale.
Tabloid / Ledger (11 × 17) next to its neighbours
SizemminchesDifference from Tabloid / Ledger (11 × 17)
Tabloid / Ledger (11 × 17)279.4 × 431.811 × 17—
A3297 × 42011.69 × 16.54+17.6 mm wide, -11.8 mm tall
A3
Millimetres297 × 420 mm
Centimetres29.7 × 42 cm
Inches11.69 × 16.54 in
PDF points (1/72 in)841.89 × 1190.55 pt
Pixels at 72 dpi842 × 1191 px
Pixels at 150 dpi1754 × 2480 px
Pixels at 300 dpi3508 × 4961 px

What Tabloid and Ledger is used for

  • Tabloid: newsletters, posters, menus
  • Ledger: spreadsheets, accounting ledgers, timelines
  • Booklets folded to Letter size

Tabloid vs A3

A3 (297 × 420 mm) is 17.6 mm wider and 11.8 mm shorter. Printers that take one usually take both.

Questions

Is Ledger bigger than Tabloid?

No, they are the same size. Only the orientation differs.

Is Tabloid twice Letter?

Yes: two Letter sheets side by side make exactly 11 × 17 in.