What is Legal at 300 PPI?

Legal in portrait orientation is 2550 × 4200 pixels at 300 PPI. Landscape uses the same two values in reverse order.

What aspect ratio is Legal?

Legal uses a 17:28 aspect ratio. An image with a different ratio must be cropped, fitted with borders or placed inside the page.

Does the Legal pixel size include bleed?

No. The table uses final trim dimensions. Add the exact bleed required by the printer to both sides before calculating the full artwork canvas.

What is the difference between Legal and Letter paper?

Both are 8.5 inches wide, but US Legal is 14 inches tall while US Letter is 11 inches tall. Legal therefore needs 900 more vertical pixels at 300 PPI.

US size reference

US Legal Size in Pixels and Print Dimensions

US Legal measures 215.9 × 355.6 mm. Its pixel dimensions change with PPI; the physical trim size does not.

Quick answer

US Legal measures exactly 8.5 × 14 inches, or 215.9 × 355.6 mm (21.59 × 35.56 cm). At 300 PPI, portrait Legal is exactly 2550 × 4200 pixels.

300 PPI: 2550 × 4200 px · 8.5 × 14 in trim

Pixel table

Legal pixels by PPI

Portrait values are rounded to the nearest whole pixel after converting the native physical dimensions.

PPI	Width	Height	Use context
72	612 px	1008 px	Layout or screen reference
96	816 px	1344 px	Layout or screen reference
150	1275 px	2100 px	Print / distance dependent
240	2040 px	3360 px	Print / distance dependent
300	2550 px	4200 px	Detailed print target
600	5100 px	8400 px	Detailed print target

Legal vs Letter

The same width, three inches taller

US Legal and US Letter are both 8.5 inches wide. Legal is 3 inches (76.2 mm) taller, so full-page Letter layouts do not simply scale to Legal.

Compare US Letter →

Resolution

Exact pixels from native inches

US Legal is 1275 × 2100 px at 150 PPI, 2040 × 3360 px at 240 PPI and 2550 × 4200 px at 300 PPI.

Change the PPI →

Bleed example

Legal with 0.125 inch bleed

Adding 0.125 inch on every edge creates an 8.75 × 14.25 inch canvas, or 2625 × 4275 pixels at 300 PPI.

Calculate printer margins →

Change the resolution

Calculate Legal at any PPI.

Interactive calculator

pixels = millimetres ÷ 25.4 × PPI

Paper preset → pixel dimensions

Print preset

Target PPI

PPI

Quick targets

Calculated resultsUpdates as you change the inputs

Legal pixel dimensionsPrimary result

2550 × 4200 px

Trim sizeResult

215.9 × 355.6 mm

Trim size in inchesResult

8.5 × 14 in

Legal at common targets

Target	Width	Height
150 PPI	1275 px	2100 px
240 PPI	2040 px	3360 px
300 PPI	2550 px	4200 px

Print setup

Trim first. Add production values second.

Legal 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 area →

Check before you print

Use the image, not a guess.

Run the source pixels against the exact size you plan to order.

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