A2 paper measures 420 × 594 mm. Its pixel dimensions change with PPI; the physical trim size does not.
A2 measures exactly 420 × 594 mm (42 × 59.4 cm), or approximately 16.54 × 23.39 inches. At 300 PPI, portrait A2 rounds to 4961 × 7016 pixels.
300 PPI: 4961 × 7016 px · ISO 216 trimPortrait values are rounded to the nearest whole pixel after converting the native physical dimensions.
| PPI | Width | Height | Use context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 1191 px | 1684 px | Layout or screen reference |
| 96 | 1587 px | 2245 px | Layout or screen reference |
| 150 | 2480 px | 3508 px | Print / distance dependent |
| 240 | 3969 px | 5613 px | Print / distance dependent |
| 300 | 4961 px | 7016 px | Detailed print target |
| 600 | 9921 px | 14031 px | Detailed print target |
A2 is 2480 × 3508 px at 150 PPI, 3969 × 5613 px at 240 PPI and 4961 × 7016 px at 300 PPI. Confirm the production target with the print provider.
Check an actual imageFolding A2 in half along its long edge produces A3. Both formats keep the ISO 1:√2 aspect ratio, so layouts scale proportionally.
Compare A3Adding 3 mm on every edge creates a 426 × 600 mm artwork canvas, which rounds to 5031 × 7087 pixels at 300 PPI.
Calculate another marginA2 is often used by schools, studios, offices and small-event teams that need a poster large enough to read on a wall without moving into specialist exhibition-panel sizes. It gives diagrams, schedules and presentation boards room to breathe while remaining manageable for many short-run digital print services.
Compared with A3, A2 has twice the area and needs about 1.414 times as many pixels along each edge at the same PPI. Compared with A1, it is easier to handle and frame but offers less room for distant-viewed type. Choose the format after estimating both viewing distance and available display space.
For a photographic A2 poster, position the crop before evaluating PPI and ask whether the provider expects full 300 PPI detail or accepts a lower target for the normal viewing distance. For presentation boards, keep labels and QR codes large enough to remain useful after the complete layout is scaled.
For this A2 example, the printer requests 3 mm bleed on every edge and a 5 mm safe margin inside trim. The artwork canvas becomes 426 × 600 mm, or 5031 × 7087 pixels at 300 PPI. The protected region is 410 × 584 mm. These are example production requirements, not part of the paper standard.
Set the trim before placing the layout, extend the real background into bleed, and keep faces, lettering and other essential content inside the provider’s safe margin. A raster canvas and a PDF with page boxes describe the same physical job differently; do not scale all artwork simply to include an export border.
Recalculate with your printer’s exact marginsA2 identifies the final physical format. Bleed expands the artwork beyond that edge; a safe margin moves important content inward. Those extra values depend on the print provider.
Calculate bleed and safe areaUse the source pixels, final orientation and intended crop for posters, diagrams and presentation boards; then confirm the required PPI with the provider.