Flyer Size
The standard US flyer is 8.5 × 11 inches (US Letter / 215.9 × 279.4 mm). At 300 DPI it's 2550 × 3300 pixels. It's the most commonly distributed handout format in North America — printable on any standard laser or inkjet printer. Half-sheet flyers (5.5 × 8.5 in) are also common for cost-efficient high-volume distribution.
Specifications
| Pixels | 2550 × 3300 px (at 300 DPI) |
| Millimetres | 215.9 × 279.4 mm |
| Centimetres | 21.6 × 27.9 cm |
| Inches | 8.5 × 11 in |
| Aspect ratio | 17:22 |
| Colour mode | CMYK |
| Bleed | 3 mm (0.125 in) |
| Safe zone | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) from trim |
Flyer in Pixels at Different DPI
The pixel count changes with DPI setting — choose the right one for your output.
| DPI | Width (px) | Height (px) | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 612 | 792 | Screen preview, PDF viewers |
| 96 | 816 | 1,056 | Windows screen standard, digital documents |
| 150 | 1,275 | 1,650 | Medium-quality print, home printers |
| 300 | 2,550 | 3,300 | Professional print, commercial offset |
Design Tips
- →For events, a flyer needs to communicate: what, where, when, and how to buy/sign up — in that priority order. Everything else is secondary.
- →Body text at 10–12 pt is the minimum for comfortable reading on an 8.5×11 flyer held at arm's length. Headlines at 36–60 pt.
- →Half-sheet (5.5 × 8.5 in) flyers print two-up on a single Letter sheet — cost-efficient for high-volume distribution. Design at 1275 × 2550 px at 300 DPI.
- →For colour accuracy, design in CMYK from the start. RGB flyers printed at copy shops often come out with duller colours than expected.
How to Make a Flyer in Playyy
Three steps, no design software. Set the size once — from the size options or straight in your prompt — and every design comes out at 2,550 × 3,300 px.
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Open Playyy
Playyy runs in your browser, so there's nothing to download. Sign in and you'll land on the Home page.
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Type your prompt and set the Flyer size
Describe what you want in the input box on the Home page, then set the size whichever way is quicker. Pick Flyer from the size options right underneath — print, poster, and social formats are all in that list. Or just say it in your prompt, like "Flyer at 2,550 × 3,300 px", and Playyy matches it. Either way you get 2,550 × 3,300 px at 300 DPI, with no converting from millimetres or inches.
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Create your Flyer design and export it for print
Playyy generates the design at the full 2,550 × 3,300 px — that's Flyer at 300 DPI, the resolution commercial print expects. Allow 3 mm (0.125 in) of bleed and export a print-ready PDF. Colour mode: CMYK.
Create Flyer designs with Playyy
Type a prompt, pick Flyer from the size options underneath it, and export at 2550 × 3300 px — no design software needed.
Start designing free →Frequently Asked Questions
What is standard flyer size?+
Standard US flyer size is 8.5 × 11 inches (Letter / A4 equivalent). At 300 DPI this is 2550 × 3300 pixels. Half-sheet flyers at 5.5 × 8.5 in are also common. International flyers often use A4 (210 × 297 mm) or A5 (148 × 210 mm).
What is the standard flyer size?+
8.5 × 11 in (215.9 × 279.4 mm) in the US, printed at 2550 × 3300 px at 300 DPI. A4 (210 × 297 mm) is the equivalent everywhere else. Half-page flyers at 5.5 × 8.5 in and A5 are also common for handouts, since two print on one sheet.
What resolution should a flyer be?+
300 DPI — 2550 × 3300 px for an 8.5 × 11 in flyer. Flyers are held at arm's length, so unlike a large poster they cannot get away with 150 DPI: text edges and fine detail visibly soften at reading distance.
What bleed does a flyer need?+
3 mm (0.125 in) on all four sides for edge-to-edge artwork, with text kept at least 5 mm inside the trim. If the design has a white border, bleed is not strictly required — but most printers still ask for it to allow for cutting tolerance.
Should a flyer be single or double sided?+
Double-sided costs only slightly more and roughly doubles the usable space. The convention is a single strong offer and image on the front, with details, terms, contact information, and a map on the back — rather than splitting one message across both.