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title: "Legal Size – Paper, Frame, Print (mm, cm, inch)"
url: https://mainthebest.com/sizes/legal-size/
date: 2026-10-29
modified: 2026-10-29
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description: "This article contains about Legal Paper Size in mm, cm, inch. It is a standard dimension that usually used for a paper. This size included in American based standard of paper size. As by far, it is included in the most commonly used for everyday activities, and the only ones included in Cascading Style Sheets."
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# Legal Size – Paper, Frame, Print (mm, cm, inch)
**[Legal Size](https://mainthebest.com/sizes/legal-size/)** is a standard "dimension" that usually used for a paper. This size included in American based standard of paper size. This size can be determined in unit of measurement in mm (millimeter) and can be converted into other units as well such as cm (centimeter) or inch (inches).
The dimensions of Legal Paper Size according to "American standard" as shown in the image in mm (millimeter) for reference and more detailed below. To get a "value" in cm (centimeter), you can convert the value from mm to cm by dividing by 10.
- [US paper sizes (Letter, Legal, Tabloid, Ledger, Junior Legal, Half Letter, Government)](https://mainthebest.com/sizes/american-paper-sizes/)
## Legal Paper Size (mm, cm, inci)
| Legal Paper Size |
| ---------------- |
| Size | mm | cm | inch |
| Legal | 216 × 356 | 21.6 × 35.6 | 8.5 × 14 |
### What is the size of legal paper?
- Legal Size in mm is 216 × 356 millimeter.
- Legal Size in cm is 21.6 × 35.6 centimeter.
- Legal Size in inch is 8.5 × 14 inches.
#### Note
"Letter", "Legal" and "Ledger" or "Tabloid" are by far the most commonly used of these for everyday activities, and the only ones included in "Cascading Style Sheets" (CSS). Outside of "North America", Letter size may also be known as "Quarto". "US paper sizes" are currently "standard" in the United States and are the most commonly used formats.