Preview image
The real blank at this size, folded by the same engine as the studio. The artwork is a sample from a fictional brand — swap in your own in the editor.
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A5 paperback cover dieline
148 × 210 mm trim with a 12 mm spine. A ready-sized preset of the perfect-bound book cover — change the length, width and height and every panel, tuck and glue flap is redrawn to match.
Inside148 × 12 × 210 mm
Outside148 × 12 × 210 mm
Flat blank308 × 210 mm
Download the dielinePro
Sign in to download. Dieline downloads are part of Pro: PDF, Illustrator, SVG and DXF, cut, crease and bleed on separate layers, without a watermark. See plans
- Reference
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- Inside size
- Trim width 148 · Spine width 12 · Trim height 210 mm
- Size range
- Trim width 75–400 · Spine width 2–100 · Trim height 100–450 mm
- Manufacturing
- 148 × 12 × 210 mm score to score · inside vs outside sizes
- Parts
- One blank
- Board area
- 0.065 m² · about 8 up on a 720 × 1020 mm sheet
- Default board
- SBS white board 300 g · 0.42 mm caliper
- Board options
- SBS 300Paper 170SBS 350Kraft 350SBS 18 pt
- Good for
The flat dieline
Exactly what the downloads contain, drawn from the template at its default size, with a 3 mm bleed. How to read a dieline.
- Crease
- Cut
- Bleed 3 mm
How the blank is sized
Score-to-score panel sizes at the default size, with the formula each one follows. L, W and H are the inside dimensions; T is the board caliper (0.42 mm for SBS white board 300 g). Change the size or board in the editor and every panel is recalculated.
| Panel | Size (mm) | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| Front cover | 148 × 210 | L × H |
| Spine | 12 × 210 | W × H |
| Back cover | 148 × 210 | L × H |
Adjustable in the editor
Beyond the size and board, this structure exposes 2 options; the template and 3D preview follow each change.
- Opening hinge scoreson / off
- Hinge insetmm
The perfect-bound book cover family
The same structure with sizes, boards and options set for a use.
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Other structures built in a similar way, matched on code family, category, closures and proportions.
Make this a5 paperback cover yours
Open it in the editor to set your size, drop artwork on each face, check bleed and safe areas, and export print-ready PDF with the dieline on its own layer — or stage it in a 3D scene for a mockup.