{{Short description|Physical characteristics of a newspaper}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Comparison newspaper size.svg}} '''Newspaper formats''' vary substantially, with different formats more common in different countries. The size of a newspaper format refers to the size of the paper page; the printed area within that can vary substantially depending on the newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newspaper Sizes - Broadsheet, Berliner, Tabloid & Compact |url=https://www.papersizes.org/newspaper-sizes.htm |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=www.papersizes.org |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922084529/https://www.papersizes.org/newspaper-sizes.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
In some countries, particular formats have associations with particular types of newspaper; for example, in the United Kingdom, there is a distinction between "tabloid" and "broadsheet" as references to newspaper content quality, which originates with the more popular newspapers using the tabloid format; hence "tabloid journalism".
==Trends== {{See also|Broadsheet#Switch to smaller sizes}}
In a recent trend,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press web |url=http://www.naa.org/technology/pressweb/index.html |url-status=dead |publisher=Naa.org |accessdate=12 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704154509/http://www.naa.org/technology/pressweb/index.html |archivedate=4 July 2008}}</ref> many newspapers have been undergoing what is known as "web cut down", in which the publication is redesigned to print using a narrower (and less expensive) roll of paper. In extreme examples, some broadsheet papers are nearly as narrow as traditional tabloids.
An average roll of {{convert|26.4|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|45|in|abbr=on}} diameter newsprint rolled out is 60–65 cm long.{{Dubious|date=November 2021}}
==Sizes and aspect ratios== * Broadsheet {{cvt|749|x|597|mm}} (1.255 aspect ratio) * Nordisch {{cvt|570|x|400|mm}} (1.425 aspect ratio) * Rhenish around {{cvt|520|x|350|mm}} (1.486 aspect ratio) * Swiss ({{Lang|de|Neue Zürcher Zeitung}}) {{cvt|475|x|320|mm}} (1.484 aspect ratio) * Berliner {{cvt|470|x|315|mm}} (1.492 aspect ratio) ** During its Berliner phase, ''The Guardian''{{'}}s printed area was {{convert|443|x|287|mm|in|abbr=on}} (1.544 aspect ratio).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richard Hollis |title=How we got the measure of a Berliner |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/newsroom/story/0,,1566507,00.html |access-date=16 April 2018 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233516/https://www.theguardian.com/newsroom/story/0,,1566507,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * Tabloid {{cvt|430|x|280|mm}} (1.536 aspect ratio) * Demitab (half tabloid) {{cvt|8|x|10.5|in|-1|order=flip}} 1.3125 aspect ratio. "Magazine format", though many magazines are larger. Used by ''The Economist''.
===Comparison with ISO 216 (1.414)=== *A2 {{convert|594|x|420|mm|in|abbr=on}} *B3 {{convert|500|x|353|mm|in|abbr=on}} *C3 {{convert|458|x|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} *A3 {{convert|420|x|297|mm|in|abbr=on}} *A4 {{convert|297|x|210|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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