{"id":16822,"date":"2023-03-21T08:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2022.qinprinting.com\/?page_id=16822"},"modified":"2025-07-16T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:08:47","slug":"paper-box-measurement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/paper-box-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Box Measurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16822\" class=\"elementor elementor-16822\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed9ccb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed9ccb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cabf091\" data-id=\"cabf091\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313136b elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"313136b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paper Box Measurement<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ed729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1ed729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We unpack the mysteries of paper box measurement for your custom packaging designs<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a983ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a983ba5\" 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elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac405df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6796e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6796e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Box Dimensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345a897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345a897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to designing your custom packaging, you must take care to use accurate and precise dimension measurements. While at first glance you may think that there&#8217;s nothing to it, several important factors require your attention to get it right. Each box has three dimensions and five possible measurements. The dimensions are:<\/p><ul><li>Length<\/li><li>Width<\/li><li>Height (sometimes referred to as depth)<\/li><\/ul><p>The measurements include these three dimensions, which are measured in simple units such as millimeters (mm) or centimeters (cm), plus:<\/p><ul><li>Area<\/li><li>Volume<\/li><\/ul><p>The area measurement is the total surface space covered by one side of the box. The total area is the sum of all the surfaces. It&#8217;s measured in units squared (mm\u00b2 or cm\u00b2). Volume is a measure of the entire amount of space inside the box and is measured in units cubed (mm\u00b3 or cm\u00b3).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0612e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0612e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While for certain projects, volume and surface area can be important, the fundamental measurements needed to create a viable box design template and accurate dielines are the dimensions of length, width, and height. So, we&#8217;ll concentrate on these for now. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at the meaning of each of these dimensions and how to know which dimension refers to which part of your box and your box design.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0715749 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0715749\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-560d521\" data-id=\"560d521\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae3e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ae3e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Length<\/strong> is always a measurement of the longest side of the top surface of the box. So, imagine you place the box on a table and stand over it, looking down with a &#8220;bird&#8217;s eye&#8221; view. The longest side you can see gives you the box&#8217;s length measurement. It isn&#8217;t always the box&#8217;s longest side over all\u200a\u2014\u200afor example, in the case of a tower-shaped box, in which the length would be shorter than the height.<\/li><li><strong>Width<\/strong> is always the shortest side of the top surface of the box. So, again, looking down on the top of your box from directly above, the side that isn&#8217;t the length, is the width.<\/li><li><strong>Height<\/strong> is the measurement in an up-down direction, perpendicular to the other two.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ce9583\" data-id=\"8ce9583\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79d3fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b79d3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Box-Dimensions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16825\" alt=\"Box Dimensions\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f870b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f870b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It may surprise you, but square boxes are rare in packaging design. Most are extended rectangular forms which may be long and flat like a shoe box or a chocolate box or taller than they are wide, as in a box designed for certain household electronics, perfumes, or ornaments, for example. But whether your box is tall or squat, square or rectangular, the key measurements are always the length, width, and height.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b744a elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c3b744a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14397a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14397a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal and External Box Dimensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373367e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"373367e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because boxes are made of material\u200a\u2014\u200acardboard, paper, surface coatings, and so on\u2014there&#8217;s always a discrepancy between the outer and inner dimensions. The outer dimensions will always be a little more than the inner dimensions. This difference may be anything from less than a millimeter to several millimeters, depending on the box&#8217;s size and the materials from which it&#8217;s made.<\/p><p>To make sure that there will be sufficient space inside your finished box to hold your products or inserts, you&#8217;ll need to pay special attention to the internal dimensions. As we&#8217;ve noted, these are always slightly less than the outer dimensions because of the thickness of the materials from which the box is made. So, be sure to mark the inner dimensions clearly in your layout and check that you&#8217;ll have enough room for your product or insert but not so much that excessive movement inside the box could cause damage.<\/p><p>While you must be careful in your internal measurements, the structural dielines marking where the sheet will be cut usually delineate the outer dimensions of the box. This is because there is nothing left over after the cut line, so this will be the full extent of the material of which the box is made. This is also vital to understand when it comes to designing the artwork for your custom box and fitting it to the template. You may have artwork on only the outside of the box or on both the outside and the inside. The safety zones, trim lines, and bleed for the outer surface of the box must be calculated in relation to the external dimensions, while the safety zones, trim lines, and bleed for any interior artwork must be drawn in correspondence to the internal dimensions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c780dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c780dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-150df24\" data-id=\"150df24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a3055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10a3055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/External-Box-Dimensions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16827\" alt=\"External Box Dimensions\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">External Box Dimensions<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05d1405\" data-id=\"05d1405\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e967427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e967427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Internal-Box-Dimensions-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16826\" alt=\"Internal Box Dimensions\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Internal Box Dimensions<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4631ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4631ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c5ead elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e2c5ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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But if your boxes are destined to be stored or displayed in a warehouse rack of known dimensions or an in-store context with shelving of a certain height and depth, then it can be useful to calculate the surface area or &#8220;footprint&#8221; that your box will occupy to make sure that it fits on the shelving securely. Calculating volume can be important if you have a complex multilayer insert, for example, which houses several products in a set. Fortunately, these calculations are simple.<\/p><p>To calculate the surface area footprint of your box, multiply the measurements of the two sides of the bottom panel of the box together. So, if your box&#8217;s base measures 10 cm by 12.8 cm, the surface area would be 10 x 12.8 = 128 cm\u00b2<\/p><p>To calculate the interior volume of a box (how much space there is inside it) multiply the three inside dimensions length x width x height. 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We have over 25 years success in the industry and counting. It&#8217;s that, coupled with professionalism, state-of-the-art technology, and a genuine commitment to first-class customer service, that has built our global reputation as one of the best in the business. 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