A5 paper measures 148 × 210 mm. Its pixel dimensions change with PPI; the physical trim size does not.
A5 measures exactly 148 × 210 mm (14.8 × 21 cm), or approximately 5.83 × 8.27 inches. At 300 PPI, portrait A5 rounds to 1748 × 2480 pixels.
300 PPI: 1748 × 2480 px · ISO 216 trimPortrait values are rounded to the nearest whole pixel after converting the native physical dimensions.
| PPI | Width | Height | Use context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 420 px | 595 px | Layout or screen reference |
| 96 | 559 px | 794 px | Layout or screen reference |
| 150 | 874 px | 1240 px | Print / distance dependent |
| 240 | 1398 px | 1984 px | Print / distance dependent |
| 300 | 1748 px | 2480 px | Detailed print target |
| 600 | 3496 px | 4961 px | Detailed print target |
A5 needs 874 × 1240 px at 150 PPI, 1398 × 1984 px at 240 PPI or 1748 × 2480 px at 300 PPI before bleed.
Try another resolutionA5 has approximately half the area of A4 and follows the ISO 1:√2 shape with dimensions rounded to whole millimetres. This makes it practical for booklets, notepads and folded handouts.
Open A4 dimensionsAdding 3 mm on every edge creates a 154 × 216 mm canvas, equal to 1819 × 2551 pixels at 300 PPI after rounding.
Plan bleed and safe areaA5 is widely used for booklets, invitations, small flyers, journals and notepads because it fits comfortably in the hand while offering more reading space than a postcard. It is especially practical when an A4 sheet is folded once to create two A5 pages.
Although A5 has half the area of A4, typography should not simply be reduced by 50%. Reflow text, check line length and increase the protection around folds or binding. A layout that is merely scaled down can leave body text and QR codes too small for comfortable use.
For invitations and full-bleed covers, calculate the artwork canvas from the exact provider bleed and keep names, dates and logos inside the safe area. For multi-page booklets, confirm whether the supplied template includes page creep, spine or imposed spreads.
For this A5 example, the printer requests 3 mm bleed on every edge and a 5 mm safe margin inside trim. The artwork canvas becomes 154 × 216 mm, or 1819 × 2551 pixels at 300 PPI. The protected region is 138 × 200 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 marginsA5 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 booklets, invitations, notepads and small flyers; then confirm the required PPI with the provider.