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11x17 Tabloid Print Size in Pixels at 300 DPI
11×17 (tabloid or ledger) at 300 DPI needs 3300×5100 pixels. It's not US Letter and not 11×14 — crop to the true 11:17 ratio for menus and posters.
Direct answer
An 11×17 inch tabloid (or ledger) print at 300 DPI is 3300×5100 pixels in portrait, or 5100×3300 in landscape. US Letter is 8.5×11 (2550×3300) and 11×14 is 3300×4200 — both different ratios from tabloid. Crop specifically to 11:17 rather than scaling up a Letter PDF and calling it tabloid.
11×17 turns up everywhere — restaurant menus, band posters, any office print job that needs to be 'bigger than Letter.' It's popular with print artists too, mostly because copy shops stock the paper. But a copy shop only needs enough pixels for a legible flyer; an art buyer expects an actual print.
The 11-inch width is shared with 11×14, but the extra 3 inches of height changes what fits in the frame. Watch for signatures or floor space appearing — or vanishing — at the bottom edge.
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Don't reuse Letter or 11×14 files
Different height means a different crop entirely.
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Pin the subject
Watch what fills the extra three inches of height.
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Set the canvas to 11×17 in
That's 3300×5100 in portrait.
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Export at 300 DPI
Use PNG if the file includes small type.
Tabloid vs. Letter vs. 11×14
US Letter (8.5×11) is 2550×3300 at 300 DPI. 11×14 is 3300×4200. Tabloid (11×17) is 3300×5100. A3 is close in area — 297×420mm, or 3508×4961 pixels — but it's not the same ratio, so don't treat the two as interchangeable. See A3 pixels and A4 pixels for those sizes on their own.
| Size | Inches | Portrait pixels |
|---|---|---|
| US Letter | 8.5 × 11 | 2550 × 3300 |
| 11 × 14 in | 11 × 14 | 3300 × 4200 |
| Tabloid / ledger | 11 × 17 | 3300 × 5100 |
| A3 | 11.7 × 16.5 | 3508 × 4961 |
Copy-shop standards vs. art-print standards
A copy shop will happily print a 150 DPI 11×17 meeting agenda. An Etsy buyer comparing it side by side with your 8×10 giclée print will still notice the softness. If you're selling it as art, send the full 3300×5100 pixels at 300 DPI.
Home printers often 'fit to page,' which quietly shrinks a tabloid file down to Letter size. Tell digital-download buyers to print at 100% scale on 11×17 paper, or take the file to a shop with the right tray.
Export 11×17 in Studio
Open Studio, add an 11 × 17 in canvas, and pin your subject before you crop. The extra height compared to 11×14 is usually sky or floor space, so double-check what's filling it. The free plan includes three ratio exports a day; Pro is $33 lifetime.
FAQ: 11x17 print size pixels 300 DPI
How many pixels is 11x17 at 300 DPI?+
3300×5100 pixels in portrait, or 5100×3300 in landscape.
Is 11x17 the same as A3?+
No. A3 is 297×420 mm, about 11.7×16.5 in — close in size, but a different ratio.
Is tabloid the same as ledger?+
In the US, 11×17 is called tabloid in portrait orientation and ledger in landscape. Same pixel box, just rotated.
Can I print 11x17 from a Letter file?+
Only with added borders or by stretching the image. Export a dedicated 11×17 crop instead.
