What is the Aspect Ratio?
Aspect Ratio is the width and height ratio of an image, video, or screen. Its value helps you create scalable content that will fit perfectly into any container with the same aspect ratio.
It's formatted as W:H, where W is the width, and H is the height of an image, screen, or container. In digital space, the measurement unit is in pixels.
Common Aspect Ratios
To help you find the aspect ratio you are looking for, we have grouped all standard aspect ratios into landscape and portrait, along with their names and sample resolutions.
Landscape
The following ratios represent landscape orientations in which the width is greater than the height (W > H) or the ratio value is larger than one (W/H > 1).
| Ratio W:H | Ratio W/H | Name | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:4 | 1.25 | Older televisions, monitors, and cameras | 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) |
| 4:3 | 1.3333 | Older televisions, monitors, and cameras | 1024 x 768 (XGA) |
| 1.43:1 | 1.4333 | IMAX 70mm and True IMAX | 1548 x 1080 |
| 16:10 | 1.6 | Displays for monitors, laptops, tablets | 1920 x 1200 (FHD+) |
| 16:9 | 1.7778 | Standard format for wide images and videos | 1920 x 1080 (FHD) |
| 3:2 | 1.5 | Landscape photo size, productivity displays | 1800 x 1200 |
| 6:4 | 1.5 | Equivalent to 3:2 | 1620 x 1080 |
| 21:9 | 2.3333 | Ultra-wide monitor | 2520 x 1080 (WFHD) |
| 64:27 | 2.3704 | Variation of 21:9 ultra-wide monitor | 2560 x 1080 (WFHD+) |
| 43:18 | 2.3889 | Variation of 21:9 ultra-wide monitor | 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) |
| 12:5 | 2.4 | Variation of 21:9 ultra-wide monitor | 2880 x 1200 |
| 32:9 | 3.5556 | Super ultra-wide monitor | 3840 x 1080 (DFHD) |
| 48:9 | 5.3333 | Triple wide displays | 5760 x 1080 |
| 64:9 | 7.1111 | Quad wide displays | 7680 x 1080 |
Portrait
The following ratios represent portrait orientations where the width is smaller than the height (W < H) or the ratio value is less than one (W/H < 1).
| Ratio W:H | Ratio W/H | Name | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:2 | 0.5 | Smart phone displays | 1080 x 2160 |
| 9:16 | 0.5625 | Tall photos, videos, and HDTV | 1080 x 1920 |
| 2:3 | 0.667 | Portrait photos and productivity monitors | 1080 x 1680 |
| 4:6 | 0.667 | Equivalent to 2:3 ratio | 1200 x 1800 |
| 5:7 | 0.71 | Framed photos and greeting cards | 1500 x 2100 |
| 3:4 | 0.75 | Portrait photos and older televisions | 1080 x 1440 |
| 8.5:11 | 0.77 | Poster or large print to frame | 3400 x 4400 |
| 4:5 | 0.8 | Portrait photos and older televisions | 1080 x 1350 |
| 8:10 | 0.8 | Equivalent to 4:5 ratio | 2400 x 3000 |
| 16:18 | 0.889 | Stack up dual wide monitors | 2560 x 2880 (SDQHD) |
Formulas
There are several key formulas for calculating aspect ratios. These formulas can help you determine the ratio value, width, height, and scaled dimensions.
Calculate ratio value
The aspect ratio of a photo, video, or television is the relationship between its width and height.
AR = width ÷ height
