The Elephant paper size measures 23 inches (584 mm) wide by 28 inches (711 mm) high, resulting in a very large total surface area of 644 square inches. As its name depicting a large animal hints, Elephant sheets provide substantial area for sizable documents and presentations requiring spreading room beyond smaller conventional formats. Applications utilizing Elephant paper range from oversized engineering diagrams to expansive science posters to extra-large financial charts and artistic pieces warranting ample space for intricate details. Dating back to an era when paper was custom made in special oversized sheets for large-format purposes, Elephant dimensions have an extensive legacy specifically for professional and commercial work needing generous proportions. For example, Elephant lent itself well to technical drawings, supersized ledger sheets, spreading multi-column tables and data books, lengthy textual timelines/ancestry charts, sizable advertisement posters, and big artwork compositions entailing generous width and height to render minute details. So whether for wide diagrams or long narratives, Elephant paper affords plentiful surface real estate.