ISO/IEC 7810

Illustration of ISO/IEC 7810 sizes in millimetres

Payment cardscommonly use the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 format.

ISO/IEC7810Identification cards — Physical characteristicsis aninternational standardthat defines the physical characteristics foridentification cards.

The characteristics specified include:

• Physical dimensions
• Resistance to bending, chemicals, temperature, and humidity
• Toxicity

The standard includes test methods for resistance to heat.

Card sizes

The standard defines four card sizes: ID-1, ID-2, ID-3 and ID-000.

ISO / IEC 7810 sizes

Format	Dimensions		Usage
	mm	inch
ID-1	85.60 × 53.98	3.370 × 2.125	Most banking cards and ID cards. Size may also be referred to asCR-80orTD1.
ID-2	105 × 74	4.134 × 2.913	Older-style ID cards. Visas.
ID-3	125 × 88	4.921 × 3.465	Passport booklets
ID-000	25 × 15	0.984 × 0.591	Mini-SIM cards

All card sizes have a thickness of760±80 μm,i.e. minimum 0.68 millimetres (0.027 in) and maximum 0.84 millimetres (0.033 in).

The standard defines both metric and imperial measurements, noting that:

Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system [...] may have been rounded off and therefore are consistent with, but not exactly equal to, each other. Either system may be used, but the two should not be intermixed or reconverted. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system.

ID-1

The ID-1 format specifies a size of85.60 by 53.98 millimetres (3+3⁄8in ×2+1⁄8in) and rounded corners with a radius of 2.88–3.48 mm (about1⁄8in). This format is also referred to asCR-80and, for travel documents,TD1.It is commonly used forpayment cards(ATMcards,credit cards,debit cards,etc.). Today it is also used fordriving licencesand personalidentity cardsin many countries,automated fare collection systemcards for public transport, in retail loyalty cards, and even crew member certificates (particularly foraircrew).

ID-2

The ID-2 format is105 by 74 millimetres (4+1⁄8in ×2+15⁄16in), and travel documents in this format are also referred to asTD2.This length and width are those ofA7paper. The ID-2 format is used, for example, forvisas.It was previously used for theRomanian,Icelandic,German,Frenchand many other identity cards. As of 2024, allEuropean standardidentity cards are issued in the ID-1 format. ID-2 was previously also used for driving licences (including Finnish, Swedish and Icelandic) before those changed to the ID-1 format.

ID-3

The ID-3 format is125 by 88 millimetres (4+15⁄16in ×3+7⁄16in), and travel documents in this format are also referred to asTD3.This length and width are those ofB7paper. This format is commonly used forpassport booklets.

ID-000

ID-000 specifies a size of25 by 15 millimetres (1 in ×9⁄16in), with one corner slightly (3 mm or1⁄8in) bevelled. The ID-000 size was first defined by ENV 1375–1,Identification card systems — Intersector integrated circuit(s) card additional formats — Part 1: ID-000 card size and physical characteristics.

This size is used for themini-SIMformat, the second-generation format ofSubscriber Identity Modules.

ID-000 size card as part of ID-1 size card

An "informative" (i.e. non-mandatory) annexdescribes how an ID-000 sized card may be included in an ID-1 size card for processing (e.g. in an ID-1 reader), but with "relief areas around the perimeter of the ID-000 size card to allow it to be removed from the ID-1 size card without punching tools". An ID-1 size card containing an ID-000 size card is denoted asID-1/000.This was the common design of SIMs when mini-SIMs were common, usually being issued as standard SIMs, i.e. in ID-1 format, with a removable ID-000 section that, when removed, was a mini-SIM.

Card characteristics

The standard specifies requirements for such physical characteristics as:

• Bending stiffness
• Toxicity
• Resistance to chemicals
• Card dimensional stability and warpage with temperature and humidity
• Resistance to deterioration from exposure to light and heat
• Durability

See also

• ISO/IEC 7811defines traditional techniques for recording data on ID-1 identification cards, namely em Boss ed characters and several different magnetic recording formats.
• ISO/IEC 7816defines ID-1 identification cards with an embedded chip (smartcard) and contact surfaces for power, clock, reset and serial-data signals.
• Machine-readable passport(ICAO 9303) defines machine-readable text on ID-1, ID-2, and ID-3 travel documents.
• Magnetic stripe card
• MM Code

External links

• ISO/IEC 7810:2019-12