How tall is a sheet of US Letter paper?
A sheet of US Letter paper is about 27.9 cm (11 in) tall.
Size source: en.wikipedia.org
Compared with things you know
- About 1.5 times the length of a medium banana (19 cm)
- About 50% as tall as a maximum-size carry-on suitcase (56 cm)
- About 16% as tall as an adult person (1.7 m)
Did you know?
A US paper industry group says the 11-inch length comes from hand papermaking: about a quarter of a papermaker’s arm stretch.
