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Comic page size calculator: trim, bleed and safe area in pixels
Pick a format (US comic, graphic novel, manga digest, tankōbon B6, B5, A5, A4 or your own size) and the resolution you draw at. You get the canvas size with bleed, the final trim and the safe area for text, in inches, millimetres and pixels, plus a guide PNG to put under your art.
The standard American floppy comic. Most US comic printers ask for 0.125 in bleed on each side.
| Area | Inches | Millimetres | Pixels at 600 dpi |
|---|---|---|---|
| With bleed (canvas) | 6.875 × 10.5 in | 174.6 × 266.7 mm | 4,125 × 6,300 px |
| Trim (final page) | 6.625 × 10.25 in | 168.3 × 260.3 mm | 3,975 × 6,150 px |
| Safe area (text) | 6.125 × 9.75 in | 155.6 × 247.6 mm | 3,675 × 5,850 px |
Red: bleed, art runs to here. Black: where the page is cut. Blue: keep text and faces inside. Shape 1 : 1.547.
How to use it
- 1
Choose the format
Pick the book you're printing, or enter a custom trim size in inches or millimetres.
- 2
Set bleed, safe area and dpi
Use your printer's numbers if you have them. 300 dpi for colour, 600 dpi or more for black-and-white line art and screentone.
- 3
Make your canvas
Create a canvas at the 'with bleed' pixel size, or download the guide PNG and draw over it.
Want the background? Read the guide to comic and manga page sizes.
Questions
What size is a US comic book page?
The standard trim is 6.625 × 10.25 inches. With 0.125 in bleed on every side the canvas is 6.875 × 10.5 in, which is 4,125 × 6,300 px at 600 dpi or 2,063 × 3,150 px at 300 dpi.
What size is a manga page?
Collected manga in Japan are usually B6 (128 × 182 mm); weekly magazines are B5 (182 × 257 mm). English manga volumes are mostly about 5 × 7.5 inches.
What is bleed?
Extra art past the edge of the page, usually 0.125 in (3 mm) on each side. Pages are cut after printing, and bleed means a slightly off cut never leaves a white sliver.
What is the safe area?
A margin inside the trim where text, faces and anything important should stay, because the cut and the binding can eat into the edges. 0.25 in (about 6 mm) is a common minimum.
What dpi should I draw comics at?
300 dpi is the usual minimum for colour print. Black-and-white line art and screentone are often drawn at 600 dpi or higher so lines stay crisp and tones don't blur into grey.
Are these the sizes my printer needs?
They are common defaults. Every printer publishes its own spec sheet, so check bleed and safe area there before you send files.
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