This differs in many countries from the .918 American-British standard, to the .928 used in many countries in Europe and the Mediaan standard of .934 used in Belgium.
It is wise to check height-to-paper data carefully, as it may be required, for frequently more than one standard prevails in different sections of the same country:
| Africa | 918, 928 |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 918 |
| Australia | 918 |
| Austria | 928, 932, 934 |
| Belgium | 928, 932, 934 |
| Bolivia | 918, 928 |
| Brazil | 918, 928 |
| British Isles | 918 |
| Bulgaria | 936 |
| Burma | 918 |
| Canada | 918 |
| Chile | 918, 928 |
| China | 918, 928 |
| Colombia | 918 |
| Costa Rica | 918 |
| Cuba | 918 |
| Czecheslovakia | 928 |
| Denmark | 928 |
| Dominican Republic | 918 |
| Ecuador | 918 |
| Egypt | 928 |
| El Salvador | 918 |
| Estonia | 928, 990 |
| Finland | 928, 986, 991 |
| France | 928 |
| French Sudan | 928 |
| Germany | 928 |
| Greece | 928 |
| Guatemala | 918 |
| Honduras | 918 |
| Hungary | 928, 944, 978 |
| Iceland | 928 |
| India | 918 |
| Indonesia | 978, 979, 980 |
| Iraq | 918 |
| Israel | 918, 928 |
| Italy | 928, 977 |
| Japan | 918 |
| Latvia | 928 |
| Libya | 918, 928, 977 |
| Lithuania | 928 |
| Madagascar | 928 |
| Mexico | 918 |
| Morocco | 928 |
| Netherlands | 979 |
| New Zealand | 918 |
| Nicaragua | 918, 928 |
| Norway | 928 |
| Pakistan | 918 |
| Panama | 918 |
| Paraguay | 918 |
| Peru | 918 |
| Philippines | 918 |
| Poland | 928 |
| Portugal | 928 |
| Puerto Rico | 918 |
| Romania | 928, 942 |
| Russia | 938, 990 |
| Singapore | 918 |
| Spain | 928 |
| Sweden | 928 |
| Switzerland | 928 |
| Tasmania | 918 |
| Turkey | 928 |
| United States | 918 |
| Uruguay | 918 |
| Venezuela | 918, 928 |
| West Indies | 918, 928 |
| Yugoslavia | 918, 928 |
Source: Intertype manual, unknown date