Scientific Poster Sizes and Templates

Conference posters come in a handful of sizes, and a call for posters usually states one board size and an orientation. These pages list common poster dimensions in inches, centimetres and millimetres, show how A0, A1, A2 and 36 x 48 inches compare, check whether a size fits a board you type, work out the pixels and text sizes you need, and download a true-size PDF layout guide for your own design. Sizes come from the standards and event pages named on each page.

Tools in this group

36x48 poster — 36x48 inches is 91.4 x 121.9 cm and is not A0. Pick portrait or landscape and a dpi to see the pixels, and the exact gap to A0.
A0 poster size — A0 is 841 x 1189 mm. Choose orientation and dpi to get the pixels, and enter your layout page width to see how text scales.
A1 poster size — A1 is 594 x 841 mm. Choose orientation and dpi to get the pixels, and enter your layout page width to see how text scales.
A2 poster size — A2 is 420 x 594 mm. Choose orientation and dpi to get the pixels, and enter your layout page width to see how text scales.
Conference poster size — Pick your poster size and type the board size from the call for posters. You get a fit answer, the spare room and whether turning it helps.
Poster dimensions — Pick a size or type any width and height to see inches, cm, mm, aspect ratio and the pixels a poster file needs at your dpi.
Poster Font Size Calculator — Enter the viewing distance and pick title, heading, body or caption to see what two university guides suggest, and the size to set in your file.
Research poster template — Choose poster size, columns and section blocks. Get a layout preview, a PDF at true poster size and a words-per-section table.
Scientific poster size — Enter your poster and the board size from the call for posters; see whether it fits, turned or not, and how it compares with published event sizes.