Can I ak a daft question

[hazgizz]

Is A6 & C6 the same thing?

Why do some instructions say C6 but the card packs in store call them A6?

[joanne26b]

It was always my understanding that C* sizes related to envelopes not paper/card.

There is a huge explanation on this page but I haven't had time to go through it and figure out what it is trying to say

[Fifi-T]

C sizes usually refer to envelopes so an A6 card fits in a C6 envelope.

A Sizes (mm) B Sizes (mm) C Sizes (mm)

4A0 1682 x 2378
2A0 1189 x 1682
A0 841 x 1189 B0 1000 x 1414 C0 917 x 1297
A1 594 x 841 B1 707 x 1000 C1 648 x 917
A2 420 x 594 B2 500 x 707 C2 458 x 648
A3 297 x 420 B3 353 x 500 C3 324 x 458
A4 210 x 297 B4 250 x 353 C4 229 x 324
A5 148 x 210 B5 176 x 250 C5 162 x 229
A6 105 x 148 B6 125 x 176 C6 114 x 162
A7 74 x 105 B7 88 x 125 C7 81 x 114
A8 52 x 74 B8 62 x 88 C8 57 x 81
A9 37 x 52 B9 44 x 62 C9 40 x 57
A10 26 x 37 B10 31 x 44 C10 28 x 40

Everyone knows you get A5 from A6 by folding it in half along its long edge etc... but the sizes are 1:sqrt2 and A0 paper has an area of 1 m2.

American letter paper is 8 1/2 " x 11" of no relation to any paper series.

How sad am I

Fiona

[passionflower]

C sizes usually refer to envelopes so an A6 card fits in a C6 envelope.

A Sizes (mm) B Sizes (mm) C Sizes (mm)

4A0 1682 x 2378
2A0 1189 x 1682
A0 841 x 1189 B0 1000 x 1414 C0 917 x 1297
A1 594 x 841 B1 707 x 1000 C1 648 x 917
A2 420 x 594 B2 500 x 707 C2 458 x 648
A3 297 x 420 B3 353 x 500 C3 324 x 458
A4 210 x 297 B4 250 x 353 C4 229 x 324
A5 148 x 210 B5 176 x 250 C5 162 x 229
A6 105 x 148 B6 125 x 176 C6 114 x 162
A7 74 x 105 B7 88 x 125 C7 81 x 114
A8 52 x 74 B8 62 x 88 C8 57 x 81
A9 37 x 52 B9 44 x 62 C9 40 x 57
A10 26 x 37 B10 31 x 44 C10 28 x 40

Everyone knows you get A5 from A6 by folding it in half along its long edge etc... but the sizes are 1:sqrt2 and A0 paper has an area of 1 m2.

American letter paper is 8 1/2 " x 11" of no relation to any paper series.

How sad am I

Fiona

Blimey!!!
Thanks for making it clear

[hazgizz]

OMG clear as mud - I worked out the A4 A5 A6 so will go with the little ones then ha ha

[mrsbex]

C sizes usually refer to envelopes so an A6 card fits in a C6 envelope.

A Sizes (mm) B Sizes (mm) C Sizes (mm)

4A0 1682 x 2378
2A0 1189 x 1682
A0 841 x 1189 B0 1000 x 1414 C0 917 x 1297
A1 594 x 841 B1 707 x 1000 C1 648 x 917
A2 420 x 594 B2 500 x 707 C2 458 x 648
A3 297 x 420 B3 353 x 500 C3 324 x 458
A4 210 x 297 B4 250 x 353 C4 229 x 324
A5 148 x 210 B5 176 x 250 C5 162 x 229
A6 105 x 148 B6 125 x 176 C6 114 x 162
A7 74 x 105 B7 88 x 125 C7 81 x 114
A8 52 x 74 B8 62 x 88 C8 57 x 81
A9 37 x 52 B9 44 x 62 C9 40 x 57
A10 26 x 37 B10 31 x 44 C10 28 x 40

Everyone knows you get A5 from A6 by folding it in half along its long edge etc... but the sizes are 1:sqrt2 and A0 paper has an area of 1 m2.

American letter paper is 8 1/2 " x 11" of no relation to any paper series.

How sad am I

Fiona

Thanks!!!! have been looking for this everywhere!!!

[Mystik Nat]

Yay, Fifi to the rescue - it's very handy info, especially whne ordering envelopes "blind" online.

[gwyneth 123]

Everyone knows you get A5 from A6 by folding it in half along its long edge etc...


Fiona

A5 from A4 not A6 sounds better don't you think ? You'll confuse them even more

[Fifi-T]

Wow, this is a blast from the past for me

[Mystik Nat]

I love it when old threads resurface...