Ledger

The Ledger paper size is a large landscape format measuring 17 inches wide by 11 inches tall, giving it a width-to-height aspect ratio of 17:11 and a surface area of 187 square inches. Ledger is used for expansive graphical, technical, and pictorial layouts requiring more space than standard portrait sizes. It is also referred to as Tabloid. Its dimensions match the ANSI B size but with a different aspect ratio.

The origins of the Ledger name come from its use as a reference to large formal accounting books. Ledger's association with its synonymous Tabloid size emerged in the late 19th century newspaper publishing industry to differentiate expansive broadsheet formats from compact tabloid-formatted papers. While the "tabloid journalism" connotation continues today, the Ledger/Tabloid paper dimensions persist as a standard oversized landscape format in the United States, Canada, and some South American countries. It remains popular for wide graphical and pictorial layouts needing horizontal space.