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A2 in Pixels

420 × 594 mm — here is what that is in pixels at every output resolution.

A2 at 300 DPI
4961 × 7016 px

420 × 594 mm · 16.535 × 23.386 in · 1:1.41 · 34.8 megapixels at print resolution.

A2 in pixels at every DPI

A2 pixel dimensions by output resolution
DPIPixelsMegapixelsUse
721191 × 16842Screen / web preview
961587 × 22453.6CSS reference density
1502480 × 35088.7Large-format posters
2003307 × 467715.5Draft print
3004961 × 701634.8Standard print quality
6009921 × 14032139.2Fine art / high detail

Dimensions

UnitWidthHeight
Millimetres420 mm594 mm
Centimetres42 cm59.4 cm
Inches16.535 in23.386 in
Points (72/in)1190.5 pt1683.8 pt
CSS pixels (96/in)1587 px2245 px

Related ISO A sizes

Formatmminches300 DPI pixels
A0841 × 118933.11 × 46.8119933 × 14043
A1594 × 84123.386 × 33.117016 × 9933
A2420 × 59416.535 × 23.3864961 × 7016
A3297 × 42011.693 × 16.5353508 × 4961
A4210 × 2978.268 × 11.6932480 × 3508
A5148 × 2105.827 × 8.2681748 × 2480
A6105 × 1484.134 × 5.8271240 × 1748
A774 × 1052.913 × 4.134874 × 1240
A852 × 742.047 × 2.913614 × 874

Questions

What is A2 in pixels?

At 300 DPI — the standard for print — A2 is 4961 × 7016 pixels. At 72 DPI it is 1191 × 1684, and at 150 DPI 2480 × 3508.

What size is A2 in mm and inches?

A2 measures 420 × 594 mm, which is 16.535 × 23.386 inches.

What DPI should I use for A2?

300 DPI for anything held in the hand — flyers, brochures, photo prints. 150 DPI is acceptable for large posters viewed from a distance. 72 DPI is a screen resolution and will look visibly soft in print.

Dimensions per ISO 216. Pixel values are computed as inches × DPI and rounded to whole pixels. ISO 216. Each size is the previous one halved along its longer side; the ratio is always 1:√2.