US Letter size in pixels
US Letter is 8.5 × 11 in. In pixels that is 2550 × 3300 at 300 DPI for print and 612 × 792 at 72 DPI.
US Letter is the standard page for documents in the United States and Canada. It measures 8.5 × 11 in, or 215.9 × 279.4 mm.
| Resolution | Pixels (portrait) | With 0.125 in bleed | Megapixels | Uncompressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 DPI | 612 × 792 | 630 × 810 | 0.48 | 1.4 MB |
| 96 DPI | 816 × 1056 | 840 × 1080 | 0.86 | 2.5 MB |
| 100 DPI | 850 × 1100 | 875 × 1125 | 0.94 | 2.7 MB |
| 150 DPI | 1275 × 1650 | 1313 × 1688 | 2.1 | 6 MB |
| 200 DPI | 1700 × 2200 | 1750 × 2250 | 3.7 | 11 MB |
| 240 DPI | 2040 × 2640 | 2100 × 2700 | 5.4 | 15 MB |
| 300 DPI | 2550 × 3300 | 2625 × 3375 | 8.4 | 24 MB |
| 400 DPI | 3400 × 4400 | 3500 × 4500 | 15 | 43 MB |
| 600 DPI | 5100 × 6600 | 5250 × 6750 | 34 | 96 MB |
| 1200 DPI | 10200 × 13200 | 10500 × 13500 | 135 | 385 MB |
Landscape is the same numbers the other way round. Pixels are rounded to the nearest whole pixel. The last column is 8-bit RGB before compression.
Which resolution to use for US Letter
For print that will be held and read, use 300 DPI: 2550 × 3300 pixels, 8.4 megapixels. Use 600 DPI only for line art or very small text. For a screen, the DPI number does nothing; only the pixel size matters.
Will a photo fill it?
- A 12 megapixel phone photo (4000 × 3000 pixels), cropped to fill US Letter, prints at 353 DPI: sharp at any distance.
- A 24 megapixel camera photo (6000 × 4000 pixels), cropped to fill US Letter, prints at 471 DPI: sharp at any distance.
- A 48 megapixel photo (8000 × 6000 pixels), cropped to fill US Letter, prints at 706 DPI: sharp at any distance.