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Pocket folder sizes

A pocket folder is the printed card folder that holds papers in a pocket inside each cover. Most are made in a handful of sizes, each for a paper size. Here they are, so you can start from the one that fits your pages.

Size chart by what goes in

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Mini folder
Flyers, small brochures, receipts
152.4 × 228.6 mm
6 × 9 in
76.2 mm
3 in
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Letter folder
Letter pages, the US standard
228.6 × 304.8 mm
9 × 12 in
101.6 mm
4 in
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A4 folder
A4 pages
220 × 305 mm
A4
92 mm
3.62205 in
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Legal folder
Legal pages, 8.5 × 14 in
228.6 × 368.3 mm
9 × 14.5 in
101.6 mm
4 in
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Common printers' sizes, not a standard: some make the letter folder with a 3 in pocket, and A4 folders run from about 215 × 305 to 225 × 315 mm. Check with your printer before you order.

How to measure

  • Width and height: one cover, closed, a little bigger than your pages: a 216 × 279 mm letter page goes in a 229 × 305 mm folder.
  • Pocket: from the fold at the bottom to the pocket's top edge. A third of the height is usual: low enough to see the pages, deep enough to hold them.
  • Stack thickness: for a thick stack, give the folder a spine. 1 mm holds about 10 sheets of office paper, so a 5 mm spine holds about 50.

Business cards

Two small slits in the right pocket hold a business card, drawn in grey where it sits. Business cards differ by country: 3.5 × 2 in in the US and Canada, 85 × 55 mm in Western Europe, 90 × 50 mm in Russia and Latin America, 90 × 55 mm in Australia and Scandinavia. Tick Card slits in the constructor and pick the card size; the pocket needs to be at least 60 mm tall.

Mailing the folder? Have a look at the mailer box sizes.

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