Junior Legal vs Envelope No. 14

Q: Which is bigger, Junior Legal or Envelope No. 14?

Envelope No. 14 — 127 × 292.1 mm against 127 × 203.2 mm, which is 43.8% more area.

	Junior Legal	Envelope No. 14
Millimetres	127 × 203.2	127 × 292.1
Inches	5 × 8	5 × 11.5
Centimetres	12.7 × 20.3	12.7 × 29.2
Aspect ratio	1:1.6	1:2.3
Area	258.1 cm²	371 cm²

Which is bigger

Envelope No. 14, by 43.8% in area. Both sheets are exactly 127 mm wide. Envelope No. 14 is 88.9 mm taller.

Printing one on the other

A Junior Legal page fits inside Envelope No. 14 whole — print it at 100% and you get a 0 mm border down each side and 44.5 mm top and bottom.

You want	Set the print scale to	Leaves
Junior Legal artwork on Envelope No. 14 paper	100%	0 × 88.9 mm margin
Envelope No. 14 artwork on Junior Legal paper	69.6%	38.7 × 0 mm margin

These are the numbers for the "custom scale" box in a print dialog. "Fit to page" computes the same thing, but knowing the figure tells you in advance whether the result will look deliberate or accidental.

Why the shapes matter

The proportions differ: Junior Legal is 1:1.6 and Envelope No. 14 is 1:2.3. That difference is why a layout moved between them never quite lines up — scale it to fit one edge and the other is left with 88.9 mm of unwanted margin.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Junior Legal and Envelope No. 14?

Junior Legal is 127 × 203.2 mm and Envelope No. 14 is 127 × 292.1 mm. Envelope No. 14 is the larger of the two by 43.8% in area.

Can I print Junior Legal on Envelope No. 14?

Yes, at 100% — Junior Legal is smaller on both edges, so it lands inside Envelope No. 14 with a border all round.

Which is bigger, Junior Legal or Envelope No. 14?

Envelope No. 14 — 127 × 292.1 mm against 127 × 203.2 mm, which is 43.8% more area.

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