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.

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

In a recent trend, 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 , diameter newsprint rolled out is 60–65 cm long.

Sizes and aspect ratios

• Broadsheet (1.255 aspect ratio)

• Nordisch (1.425 aspect ratio)

• Rhenish around (1.486 aspect ratio)

• Swiss () (1.484 aspect ratio)

Berliner (1.492 aspect ratio)

• During its Berliner phase, The Guardians printed area was (1.544 aspect ratio).

• Tabloid (1.536 aspect ratio)

• Demitab (half tabloid) 1.3125 aspect ratio. "Magazine format", though many magazines are larger. Used by The Economist.

Comparison with ISO 216 (1.414)

• A2

• B3

• C3

• A3

• A4

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