A photo print size is written short side × long side, in inches. The table below lists every common size from wallet to 24×36, with the pixels each needs at 300 PPI (the usual target for a sharp print viewed up close) and how much of a typical camera or phone photo has to be cropped to fill it. Each size links to the print size calculator with that print already selected, so you can check your own photo.
Photo print sizes chart
| Print size (in) | Centimeters | Aspect ratio | Pixels at 300 PPI | Pixels at 150 PPI | Crop from a 3:2 camera photo | Crop from a 4:3 phone photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallet (2.5 × 3.5) | 6.35 × 8.89 | 5:7 | 750 × 1,050 | 375 × 525 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| 3.5 × 5 | 8.89 × 12.7 | 7:10 | 1,050 × 1,500 | 525 × 750 | 4.8% | 6.7% |
| 4 × 4 | 10.16 × 10.16 | 1:1 | 1,200 × 1,200 | 600 × 600 | 33.3% | 25.0% |
| 4 × 6 | 10.16 × 15.24 | 2:3 | 1,200 × 1,800 | 600 × 900 | None | 11.1% |
| 5 × 5 | 12.7 × 12.7 | 1:1 | 1,500 × 1,500 | 750 × 750 | 33.3% | 25.0% |
| 5 × 7 | 12.7 × 17.78 | 5:7 | 1,500 × 2,100 | 750 × 1,050 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| 8 × 8 | 20.32 × 20.32 | 1:1 | 2,400 × 2,400 | 1,200 × 1,200 | 33.3% | 25.0% |
| 8 × 10 | 20.32 × 25.4 | 4:5 | 2,400 × 3,000 | 1,200 × 1,500 | 16.7% | 6.3% |
| 8.5 × 11 | 21.59 × 27.94 | 17:22 | 2,550 × 3,300 | 1,275 × 1,650 | 13.7% | 2.9% |
| 8 × 12 | 20.32 × 30.48 | 2:3 | 2,400 × 3,600 | 1,200 × 1,800 | None | 11.1% |
| 11 × 14 | 27.94 × 35.56 | 11:14 | 3,300 × 4,200 | 1,650 × 2,100 | 15.2% | 4.5% |
| 12 × 12 | 30.48 × 30.48 | 1:1 | 3,600 × 3,600 | 1,800 × 1,800 | 33.3% | 25.0% |
| 12 × 18 | 30.48 × 45.72 | 2:3 | 3,600 × 5,400 | 1,800 × 2,700 | None | 11.1% |
| 16 × 20 | 40.64 × 50.8 | 4:5 | 4,800 × 6,000 | 2,400 × 3,000 | 16.7% | 6.3% |
| 18 × 24 | 45.72 × 60.96 | 3:4 | 5,400 × 7,200 | 2,700 × 3,600 | 11.1% | None |
| 20 × 30 | 50.8 × 76.2 | 2:3 | 6,000 × 9,000 | 3,000 × 4,500 | None | 11.1% |
| 24 × 36 | 60.96 × 91.44 | 2:3 | 7,200 × 10,800 | 3,600 × 5,400 | None | 11.1% |
Pixel figures are inches × PPI, written for a portrait print; swap them for a landscape one. Crop figures assume the photo fills the print with a centered crop; fitting the whole photo instead leaves white borders. A 3:2 photo matches 4×6, 8×12, 12×18 and 20×30 exactly. A 4:3 phone photo matches 18×24 exactly and comes closest to 8.5×11 and 11×14.
The sizes side by side
How to read the chart
- Aspect ratio decides cropping. Two sizes with the same ratio are enlargements of each other. 4×6 and 20×30 are both 2:3, so a photo that fills one fills the other without losing anything more.
- Pixels at 300 PPI are a target, not a minimum. A 16×20 or larger print is usually seen from across a room, where 150 PPI often looks fine. Your lab may publish its own minimums; follow those first.
- Square prints crop the most. Filling a 4×4, 8×8 or 12×12 removes a third of a 3:2 photo and a quarter of a 4:3 one, so choose photos with the subject in the middle.
- 8×10 is the surprising one. It is a 4:5 shape, so a 3:2 camera photo loses about 17% of its area to fill it. Check heads and hands near the long edges.
What size can your photo print?
Divide each pixel dimension by 300 for the largest sharp print in inches. A 12-megapixel phone photo (4,032 × 3,024) reaches 13.4 × 10.1 inches at 300 PPI and 26.9 × 20.2 at 150 PPI. A 24-megapixel camera photo (6,000 × 4,000) reaches 20 × 13.3 at 300 PPI. Images sent through messaging apps are often reduced to about 1,600 pixels on the long side, which is 5.3 inches at 300 PPI: enough for a 4×6, not for an 8×10. Find the original file before ordering a large print.
To try it with your own file, open the photo print size calculator and choose a photo; it reads the pixel dimensions on your device. Adobe’s print-resolution guidance explains why PPI targets vary with viewing distance.
Frames, mats and albums
A frame size names the print it holds, not the frame’s outside edge. A mat changes that: an 11×14 frame with a mat usually shows an 8×10 print, and an 8×10 frame with a mat often shows a 5×7. Measure the mat opening, which is slightly smaller than the print so the mat can hold its edges. Pocket albums are sold by pocket size, most often 4×6 and 5×7.
For the two most common sizes in detail, read 4×6 vs 5×7. For the smallest, see wallet size photo dimensions. Planning a whole album? The album print-size guide covers mixing sizes on a page.
Explore the free photo tools or download an album outline to start your own story.
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