Junior Legal paper size
127 × 203.2 mm
5 × 8 inches · 12.7 × 20.32 cm · aspect ratio 1:1.6
Junior Legal size is 127 × 203.2 mm. Those are the Junior Legal dimensions a printer works to; the same sheet in centimetres, inches, points and pixels is below.
What Junior Legal is for
Junior Legal at 5 × 8 inches is the size of a standard US legal notepad — the yellow ruled pad, not the paper size used for filings. It has no relationship to Legal beyond the name.
Junior Legal dimensions in every unit
| Unit | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Millimetres | 127 mm | 203.2 mm |
| Centimetres | 12.7 cm | 20.32 cm |
| Inches | 5 in | 8 in |
| Points (PostScript) | 360 pt | 576 pt |
Junior Legal in pixels
Pixel dimensions depend entirely on the resolution you are working at — there is no single "pixel size" for a sheet of paper. Junior Legal size in pixels has every resolution, with file sizes and canvas setup.
| Resolution | Pixels | Use |
|---|---|---|
| 72 DPI | 360 × 576 | Screen preview only — far too coarse to print |
| 150 DPI | 750 × 1200 | Draft printing, internal documents |
| 300 DPI | 1500 × 2400 | The standard for commercial print |
| 600 DPI | 3000 × 4800 | Fine detail, line art, archival scanning |
Setting up a print document? Use 300 DPI and add 3 mm of bleed on every edge unless your printer specifies otherwise.
How Junior Legal relates to the rest of the series
This sheet is smaller than a Letter sheet, at 127 × 203.2 mm.
Its aspect ratio is 1:1.600. This is where the US system differs from A sizes in a way that matters: the A series keeps a constant 1:1.414 through every fold, while doubling a Letter-based sheet alternates between roughly 1:1.29 and 1:1.55. A drawing scaled from one ANSI size to the next therefore does not fill the sheet the way an A-series drawing does, and something always has to be cropped or padded.
That single difference is why documents laid out for one system never move cleanly to the other, and why a "fit to page" print from Letter to A4 leaves uneven margins rather than simply shrinking.
About Junior Legal
5 × 8 inches, the size of a standard US legal notepad.
Letter vs A4
Letter is 6 mm wider and 18 mm shorter than A4. That small difference is why a PDF laid out for A4 prints with clipped edges or unexpected margins on US paper, and why "Fit to page" exists in every print dialog. There is no scaling factor that makes them match — the aspect ratios genuinely differ (1:1.294 for Letter, 1:1.414 for A4).
Other North American sizes
| Size | Millimetres | Inches |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | 215.9 × 279.4 mm | 8.5 × 11 in |
| Legal | 215.9 × 355.6 mm | 8.5 × 14 in |
| Tabloid | 279.4 × 431.8 mm | 11 × 17 in |
| Executive | 184.15 × 266.7 mm | 7.25 × 10.5 in |
| Half Letter | 139.7 × 215.9 mm | 5.5 × 8.5 in |
| ANSI C | 431.8 × 558.8 mm | 17 × 22 in |
| ANSI D | 558.8 × 863.6 mm | 22 × 34 in |
| ANSI E | 863.6 × 1117.6 mm | 34 × 44 in |
Frequently asked questions
What size is Junior Legal in mm?
127 × 203.2 mm.
What size is Junior Legal in inches?
5 × 8 inches.
What size is Junior Legal in pixels?
There is no single answer — it depends on resolution. At the print standard of 300 DPI it is 1500 × 2400 pixels; at 72 DPI it is only 360 × 576.