Check Size - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer Fundamentals

Check size

2.75 inches/
70 mm
Minimum size document
Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide
The ANSI specified size limits for a check are shown in the
following figure.
Length: 6 inches/152 mm minimum
8.75 inches/222 mm maximum
Height: 2.75 inches/70 mm minimum
3.67 inches/93 mm maximum
6 inches/
152 mm
Maximum size document
Figure 4-9. Check size limits
Most personal checks in the U. S. use the minimum size
requirements. Commercial checks vary in size; however, most
are closer to the maximum requirements.
Although the above dimensions are limited to U. S. standards,
each national standards organization has established the
minimum and maximum size documents that are used in their
jurisdictions, shown in the following table. The bank's MICR
Document Specifications form usually provides the definitive
guide regarding the document sizes.
8.75 inches/
222 mm
Document design
3.67 inches/
93 mm
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