Paper size in pixels
A2 Size in Pixels
A2 measures 420 × 594 mm (16.54 × 23.39 in). At 300 DPI an A2 canvas is 4961 × 7016 pixels in portrait orientation.
A2 at 300 DPI: 4961 × 7016 px (landscape 7016 × 4961 px)
At 150 DPI: 2480 × 3508 px · at 72 DPI: 1191 × 1684 px
A2 pixel dimensions at each DPI
Calculated from the defining millimeter dimensions, rounded to the nearest whole pixel unless stated. “DPI” here means image pixels per inch (PPI), the way most print briefs use it.
| Density | Portrait (nearest) | Landscape (nearest) | Portrait, rounded up | Megapixels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 DPI | 1191 × 1684 | 1684 × 1191 | 1191 × 1684 | 2 |
| 96 DPI | 1587 × 2245 | 2245 × 1587 | 1588 × 2246 | 3.6 |
| 150 DPI | 2480 × 3508 | 3508 × 2480 | 2481 × 3508 | 8.7 |
| 200 DPI | 3307 × 4677 | 4677 × 3307 | 3308 × 4678 | 15.5 |
| 300 DPI | 4961 × 7016 | 7016 × 4961 | 4961 × 7016 | 34.8 |
| 600 DPI | 9921 × 14031 | 14031 × 9921 | 9922 × 14032 | 139.2 |
Calculate a canvas with your own settings
Your dimensions
On your device4,961 × 7,016 pixels
420 × 594 mm at 300 PPI · nearest pixel
- Total pixels
- 34.806 MP
- Width density
- 300.0224 PPI
- Height density
- 300.0108 PPI
Nearest-pixel rounding can fall slightly below the target on one axis. Use Round up when the target is a strict minimum.
This is the canvas size. Changing a file’s PPI metadata alone does not create these pixels.
Calculation details & inputs
| Print width | 420 |
|---|---|
| Print height | 594 |
| Size unit | Millimeters (mm) |
| Target resolution | 300 PPI |
| Pixel rounding | Nearest whole pixel |
| Required width (px) | 4,961 |
|---|---|
| Required height (px) | 7,016 |
| Exact width before rounding (px) | 4,960.629921 |
| Exact height before rounding (px) | 7,015.748031 |
| Effective width PPI | 300.022381 |
| Effective height PPI | 300.010774 |
About A2
A2 is half of A1 and twice A3, a common poster size that fits on many wide-format printers.
| Unit | Width × height |
|---|---|
| Millimeters | 420 × 594 |
| Centimeters | 42 × 59.4 |
| Inches | 16.535 × 23.386 |
Rounding the canvas
At 300 PPI the exact width is 4,960.63 pixels and the height 7,015.748 pixels, so a whole-pixel canvas must round. Nearest rounding gives 4961 × 7016; rounding up gives 4961 × 7016, which keeps both axes at or above 300 PPI.
The aspect ratio is 1 : 1.4143, the √2 proportion shared by every A size, so A sizes scale into each other without cropping. Bleed is not included: add your provider’s bleed to each edge before calculating the file size.
Questions about this conversion
What is A2 in pixels at 300 DPI?
4961 × 7016 pixels portrait, or 7016 × 4961 landscape, about 34.8 megapixels.
What is A2 in pixels at 72 or 96 DPI?
At 72 DPI: 1191 × 1684 px. At 96 DPI: 1587 × 2245 px. These low densities suit on-screen previews and document templates rather than photo printing.
Does the page size include bleed or printer margins?
No. These are the nominal finished sheet dimensions. Bleed, safe areas and a printer’s unprintable margins are separate and depend on your provider and device.