210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

How many pixels for an A4 print?

For a sharp A4 print you need 2480 x 3508 pixels (8.7 megapixels) at 300 pixels per inch. At 200 PPI, 1654 x 2339 pixels still look sharp at arm's length, and 1240 x 1754 (150 PPI) is the usual floor for a print seen from a few feet away.

Pixels needed for an A4 print at 300, 200 and 150 PPI
Quality	Portrait (width x height)	Landscape	Megapixels
Sharp, 300 PPIPhoto quality, even held in the hand	2480 x 3508	3508 x 2480	8.7 MP
Good, 200 PPILooks sharp at arm's length	1654 x 2339	2339 x 1654	3.9 MP
Fair, 150 PPIFine on a wall, seen from a few feet away	1240 x 1754	1754 x 1240	2.2 MP

Check your photo for an A4 print

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Will it print sharp at A4?

How common image sizes print at A4, filling the paper. A 12 MP phone photo comes out at 344 PPI, sharp, with 6% trimmed to fit.

How common image sizes print at A4
Image	At A4	Trimmed to fit
24 MP camera photo6000 x 4000 (24 MP)	Sharp483 PPI	6%
12 MP phone photo4032 x 3024 (12.2 MP)	Sharp344 PPI	6%
4K video frame3840 x 2160 (8.3 MP)	Good261 PPI	20%
Full HD frame or screenshot1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP)	Too low130 PPI	20%
Instagram portrait post1080 x 1350 (1.5 MP)	Too low115 PPI	12%
Small web image1024 x 768 (0.79 MP)	Too low87 PPI	6%
Early camera phone photo640 x 480 (0.31 MP)	Too low54 PPI	6%

The A4 shape and cropping

An A4 print has a 1.41:1 shape. No common photo shape matches it exactly, so every photo loses part of the picture to fill the paper:

4:3 (most phones): 6% trimmed
3:2 (most cameras): 6% trimmed
16:9 (video and widescreen): 20% trimmed
5:4 (Instagram's 4:5 portrait posts): 12% trimmed
1:1 (square posts): 29% trimmed

To keep the whole photo, choose "fit" instead of "fill" when you order, and accept a white border, or pick a print size closer to the photo's shape.

If your photo is too small for A4

Find a bigger copy. A photo saved from a chat, a social network or a web page is often a smaller copy of the original, which can have several times the pixels.
Print smaller. The calculator above shows the largest size your photo prints sharp at.
Upscale it. Pixelperfect redraws a 1024 x 768 web image at about 2370 x 1770 pixels, which takes it from 87 to 202 PPI at A4 (good). The most an upscale reaches at A4 is about 208 PPI (good), because results come back at about 4 megapixels. The added detail is drawn by AI rather than recovered, so check small text and faces before you print. How AI upscaling works

A4 print questions, answered

How many pixels is an A4 at 300 DPI?

2480 x 3508 pixels in portrait, or 3508 x 2480 in landscape: 8.7 megapixels. A print service asking for 300 DPI means 300 pixels per inch of print.

What is the minimum resolution for an A4 print?

About 1240 x 1754 pixels (150 PPI), the usual floor for a print seen from a few feet away. At 1654 x 2339 pixels (200 PPI) it looks sharp at arm's length, and 2480 x 3508 (300 PPI) is photo quality even in the hand.

How many megapixels do I need for an A4 print?

8.7 megapixels for 300 PPI, 3.9 for 200 PPI and 2.2 for 150 PPI, for a photo in the same shape as the paper. A photo in another shape needs a little more, because part of it is trimmed.

Can I print an A4 from a phone photo?

A 12 MP phone photo (4032 x 3024 pixels) prints A4 at 344 PPI, sharp, with 6% trimmed to fit. Use the original file from the phone, not a copy sent through a chat app, which is often smaller.

Can upscaling make a small photo big enough for an A4?

Pixelperfect redraws a 1024 x 768 web image at about 2370 x 1770 pixels, which takes it from 87 to 202 PPI at A4 (good). The most an upscale reaches at A4 is about 208 PPI (good), because results come back at about 4 megapixels. The added detail is drawn by AI rather than recovered, so check small text and faces before you print.

Other print sizes

4 x 6 in1200 x 1800 px at 300 PPI 5 x 7 in1500 x 2100 px at 300 PPI 8 x 10 in2400 x 3000 px at 300 PPI 8.5 x 11 in (Letter)2550 x 3300 px at 300 PPI 11 x 14 in3300 x 4200 px at 300 PPI A33508 x 4961 px at 300 PPI 12 x 18 in3600 x 5400 px at 300 PPI 16 x 20 in4800 x 6000 px at 300 PPI A24961 x 7016 px at 300 PPI 18 x 24 in5400 x 7200 px at 300 PPI 24 x 36 in7200 x 10800 px at 300 PPI

All sizes in the print size calculator

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Quality

Portrait (width x height)

Landscape

Megapixels

Sharp, 300 PPIPhoto quality, even held in the hand

2480 x 3508

3508 x 2480

8.7 MP

Good, 200 PPILooks sharp at arm's length

1654 x 2339

2339 x 1654

3.9 MP

Fair, 150 PPIFine on a wall, seen from a few feet away

1240 x 1754

1754 x 1240

2.2 MP

Check your photo for an A4 print

Drop in a photo or type its size in pixels. The photo is read on your device and never uploaded.

Drop a photo hereor click to choose one. You can also paste an image.

Your photo stays on this device: only its width and height are read, in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Or type the size in pixels

Width

Height

Or try an example

Add a photo or type its size to see how it prints at A4, and at every other common size.

Will it print sharp at A4?

How common image sizes print at A4, filling the paper. A 12 MP phone photo comes out at 344 PPI, sharp, with 6% trimmed to fit.

How common image sizes print at A4
Image	At A4	Trimmed to fit
24 MP camera photo6000 x 4000 (24 MP)	Sharp483 PPI	6%
12 MP phone photo4032 x 3024 (12.2 MP)	Sharp344 PPI	6%
4K video frame3840 x 2160 (8.3 MP)	Good261 PPI	20%
Full HD frame or screenshot1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP)	Too low130 PPI	20%
Instagram portrait post1080 x 1350 (1.5 MP)	Too low115 PPI	12%
Small web image1024 x 768 (0.79 MP)	Too low87 PPI	6%
Early camera phone photo640 x 480 (0.31 MP)	Too low54 PPI	6%

The A4 shape and cropping

An A4 print has a 1.41:1 shape. No common photo shape matches it exactly, so every photo loses part of the picture to fill the paper:

4:3 (most phones): 6% trimmed

3:2 (most cameras): 6% trimmed

16:9 (video and widescreen): 20% trimmed

5:4 (Instagram's 4:5 portrait posts): 12% trimmed

1:1 (square posts): 29% trimmed

To keep the whole photo, choose "fit" instead of "fill" when you order, and accept a white border, or pick a print size closer to the photo's shape.

If your photo is too small for A4

Find a bigger copy. A photo saved from a chat, a social network or a web page is often a smaller copy of the original, which can have several times the pixels.

Print smaller. The calculator above shows the largest size your photo prints sharp at.

Upscale it. Pixelperfect redraws a 1024 x 768 web image at about 2370 x 1770 pixels, which takes it from 87 to 202 PPI at A4 (good). The most an upscale reaches at A4 is about 208 PPI (good), because results come back at about 4 megapixels. The added detail is drawn by AI rather than recovered, so check small text and faces before you print. How AI upscaling works

A4 print questions, answered

How many pixels is an A4 at 300 DPI?

2480 x 3508 pixels in portrait, or 3508 x 2480 in landscape: 8.7 megapixels. A print service asking for 300 DPI means 300 pixels per inch of print.

What is the minimum resolution for an A4 print?

How many megapixels do I need for an A4 print?

8.7 megapixels for 300 PPI, 3.9 for 200 PPI and 2.2 for 150 PPI, for a photo in the same shape as the paper. A photo in another shape needs a little more, because part of it is trimmed.

Can I print an A4 from a phone photo?

A 12 MP phone photo (4032 x 3024 pixels) prints A4 at 344 PPI, sharp, with 6% trimmed to fit. Use the original file from the phone, not a copy sent through a chat app, which is often smaller.

Can upscaling make a small photo big enough for an A4?