B2 size

500 × 707 mm · 19.69 × 27.83 in · 1417.3 × 2004.1 pt

Where it comes from

Half of B1: the B1 sheet's long side (1000 mm) halves and rounds down to 500 mm — ISO 216's halve-and-floor rule.

Derived from the ISO 216 construction — no lookup required, only arithmetic.

Pixels at print resolutions

DPIPixels (portrait)Typical use
721417 × 2004legacy screens
961890 × 2672CSS reference
1502953 × 4175everyday print
3005906 × 8350quality print
60011811 × 16701fine art / line work

The family

  • Fold B1 in half and you're holding B2.
  • Fold B2 in half and you get B3 — two of those side by side rebuild this sheet.
  • Area: 0.3535.