What does 13 centimetres look like?

13-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• Measured against the long edge of an ISO ID-1 payment card, 13 centimetres spans about 1.5 times that reference.

  Its published measurement is 8.56 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• Measured against the short side of an A5 sheet, 13 centimetres spans about 88% of that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 14.8 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 88% of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 13 centimetres is about 88% of the long side of a €100 note.

  Its published measurement is 14.7 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: European Central Bank

• Measured against the minimum diameter of a tennis ball, 13 centimetres spans about 2 times that reference.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• For scale, 13 centimetres is about 88% of the long side of an A6 sheet.

  Its published measurement is 14.8 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• Measured against the height of a table-tennis net, 13 centimetres spans about 85% of that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 15.25 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 85% of it.

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• Measured against the long side of a €200 note, 13 centimetres spans about 85% of that reference.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: European Central Bank

• 13 centimetres is approximately 5.1 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 5.118 inches.