Magazine Layout Calculator

Design your magazine page grid by setting page size, margins, columns, and gutters. Get precise column widths and text area dimensions.

Page Size Preset

Page Width (inches)

Page Height (inches)

Inside Margin (in)

Outside Margin (in)

Top Margin (in)

Bottom Margin (in)

Number of Columns

Gutter Width (in)

Font Size (pt)

Leading (pt)

Column Width

0 in

Text Area Width

Text Area Height

Lines per Column

Chars per Line

Magazine Grid Layout

Text Area Width = Page Width - Inside Margin - Outside Margin

Column Width = (Text Area - Gutters) / Columns

Total Gutters = (Columns - 1) x Gutter Width

Optimal line length: 45-75 characters per line

Characters per page.

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