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Flyer size guide: standard dimensions, pixels, bleed, and safe area
Short answer
A common US flyer size is 8.5 x 11 inches, or about 216 x 279 mm. At 300 DPI, that trimmed flyer is 2550 x 3300 px. With 0.125 inch bleed on every edge, the full-bleed file is 8.75 x 11.25 inches, or 2625 x 3375 px at 300 DPI. Other common flyer sizes include 5.5 x 8.5 inches, 5 x 7 inches, 4 x 6 inches, A4, A5, and A6. Printer specifications still control the accepted size, bleed, safe area, crop marks, color workflow, and delivery format.
Use this page when choosing a flyer document size before adding bleed, safe-area margins, vector text, color settings, crop marks, and a checked print-ready PDF export.
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What this page covers
- 8.5 x 11 inch common US letter flyer size
- Approximate 216 x 279 mm metric equivalent for US letter
- 2550 x 3300 px trimmed size at 300 DPI
- 8.75 x 11.25 inch full-bleed file with 0.125 inch bleed
- 2625 x 3375 px full-bleed size at 300 DPI
- Half-page, 5 x 7, 4 x 6, A4, A5, and A6 size references
- Safe-area placement for headlines, offers, dates, disclaimers, and contact details
- Printer-requested crop marks, PDF/X level, color workflow, and delivery format
How to use this guidance
- 1Choose the final trimmed flyer size before designing
- 2Confirm whether the printer expects US letter, half-page, A-series, or another flyer format
- 3Add 0.125 inch bleed on all sides if artwork reaches the edge
- 4Keep important text and logos inside the safe area
- 5Use 300 DPI math only for raster artwork, not final vector text
- 6Export with the printer's requested crop marks, color workflow, and PDF/X standard
- 7Run preflight and compare the proof against the printer's file requirements
Standard flyer dimensions
In the United States, the most common full-page flyer size is 8.5 x 11 inches, the same as letter paper. A half-page flyer is usually 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Smaller promotional flyers often use 5 x 7 inches or 4 x 6 inches. Outside the US, A4, A5, and A6 are common reference sizes.
Flyer pixels at 300 DPI
For raster artwork, multiply inches by 300. An 8.5 x 11 inch flyer is 2550 x 3300 px after trim. With 0.125 inch bleed added to every side, the full-bleed document becomes 8.75 x 11.25 inches, or 2625 x 3375 px. A 5.5 x 8.5 inch half-page flyer is 1650 x 2550 px at trim.
A4, A5, and A6 flyer sizes
A4 is 210 x 297 mm, or about 8.27 x 11.69 inches. A5 is 148 x 210 mm, or about 5.83 x 8.27 inches. A6 is 105 x 148 mm, or about 4.13 x 5.83 inches. Use the regional size your printer or campaign requires instead of assuming every flyer is US letter.
Trim size, bleed, and safe area
Trim size is the final flyer after cutting. Bleed is extra artwork outside the trim edge so tiny cutting shifts do not leave white slivers. Safe area is the interior margin where important text, dates, offers, and contact details should stay. Trim Proof's current flyer profile uses 0.125 inch bleed and a 0.25 inch safe margin around an 8.5 x 11 inch trim.
Where Trim Proof fits
Trim Proof creates a fresh flyer proof from a structured brief, keeps final flyer copy in the deterministic PDF layer, applies explicit trim and bleed geometry, and checks the PDF/X export before production download. It does not replace the printer's size chart or guarantee acceptance by every printer.
Related print-ready tools
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Common questions
What is a standard flyer size?
A common US standard flyer size is 8.5 x 11 inches. Half-page flyers are often 5.5 x 8.5 inches, while smaller flyers often use 5 x 7 or 4 x 6 inches. International flyer work often uses A4, A5, or A6.
What pixel size is an 8.5 x 11 flyer?
At 300 DPI, an 8.5 x 11 inch flyer is 2550 x 3300 px after trim. With 0.125 inch bleed on every side, the full-bleed file is 2625 x 3375 px.
Should a flyer be A5 or A6?
Use A5 when the flyer needs more room for copy, images, or event details. Use A6 when the handout should be smaller and simpler. The printer's available formats and the campaign purpose should decide the final size.
Is 5 x 7 a good flyer size?
Yes, 5 x 7 inches can work well for compact promotions, inserts, handouts, and event cards. It gives more room than a 4 x 6 card while staying smaller than a half-page or full-page flyer.
Are flyers A4 size?
Many flyers outside the United States use A4, A5, or A6 sizes. In the US, 8.5 x 11 inches is a common full-page flyer size, which is close to but not identical to A4.
Can Trim Proof guarantee a printer will accept my flyer?
No. Trim Proof can create and check a flyer proof, but each printer can set its own trim, bleed, crop-mark, color, PDF/X, paper, finishing, and delivery requirements.