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[[File:FolioA4.svg|thumb|A comparison of the A4 and Foolscap folio papersize]]

'''Foolscap folio''' (commonly contracted to '''foolscap''' or '''folio''' and in short '''FC''') is [[paper]] cut to the size of {{cvt|8+1/2|xx|13+1/2|in|sigfig=3}} for printing or to {{cvt|8|xx|13|in|sigfig=3}} for "normal" writing paper (foolscap).<ref>[https://papersizes.io/traditional-british/ PaperSizes, '''‘foolscap’''' is an alias for '''foolscap folio'''.]</ref>. This was a traditional [[paper size]] used in Europe and the British Commonwealth, before the adoption of the international standard [[A4 paper]].

A full (''plano'') foolscap<ref>[https://paper-size.com/size/foolscap-imperial-sizes.html PaperSize, '''‘Foolscap’''' Paper Size Dimensions, Imperial.]</ref> paper sheet is actually {{cvt|13+1/2|xx|17|in|sigfig=3}} in size, and a [[folio (printing)|folio]] sheet of any type is half the base sheet size.