| Albany | Alb. |
| Amsterdam | Amst. |
| Baltimore | Balt. |
| Berlin | Ber. |
| Boston | B. or Bost. |
| Braunschweig | Brns. |
| Cambridge | Camb. or Cb. |
| Chicago | Chic. or Ch. |
| Cincinnati | Cin. |
| Copenhagen | Copng. |
| Edinburgh | Edin. or Ed. |
| England | Eng. |
| Firenze | Fir. |
| France | Fr. |
| Germany | Germ. |
| Glasgow | Glasg. or Gl. |
| Gotinga | Got. |
| Göttingen | Göt. |
| Kjöbenhavn | Kjöb. |
| London | L. or Lond. |
| Leyden | Ley. |
| Leipzig | Lpz. |
| Lugduni Batavorum | Lug. Bat. |
| Milano | Mil. |
| München | Mün. |
| New Orleans | N. O. |
| New York | N. Y. |
| Oxford | Oxf. |
| Paris | P. or Par. |
| Philadelphia | Ph. or Phil. |
| St. Louis | St. L. |
| St. Petersburg | St. Pet. or St. P. |
| San Francisco | San Fran. or S. F. |
| Stuttgart | Stut. |
| Torino | Tor. |
| United States | U. S. |
| Venice | Ven. or V. |
| Washington | W. or Wash. |
Also the common abbreviations for the States. Use for all languages when the equivalent name contains these letters.
| bachelor of arts | A. B. |
| archbishop | abp. |
| year of our Lord | A. D. |
| adjutant | adjt. |
| admiral | adm. |
| Alabama | Ala. |
| Master of Arts | A. M. |
| American | Am. or Amer. |
| associate of the Royal Academy | A. R. A. |
| attorney | atty. |
| bachelor of arts | B. A. |
| baronet | bart. |
| before Christ | B. C. |
| bishop | bp. |
| brigadier general | brig. gen. |
| California | Cal. |
| captain | capt. |
| Colorado | Col. |
| Confederate States of America or C. S. army | C. S. A. |
| C. S. navy | C. S. N. |
| Connecticut | Ct. |
- MONTHS.
- Ja.
- F.
- Mr.
- Ap.
- My.
- Je.
- Jl.
- Ag.
- S.
- O.
- N.
- D.
- DAYS.
- Su.
- M.
- Tu.
- W.
- Th.
- F.
- St. {126}
| Fold symbol. Never use for size. | Size letter. Never use for fold. | Outside height. In centimeters. |
|---|---|---|
| 48º | Fe | Up to 10 |
| 32º | Tt | 10 – 12.5 |
| 24º | T | 12.5 – 15 |
| 16º | S | 15 – 17.5 |
| 12º | D | 17.5 – 20 |
| 8º | O | 20 – 25 |
| 4º | Q | 25 – 30 |
| fº | F | 30 – 35 |
| F⁴ | 35 – 40 | |
| F⁵ | 40 – 50 |
Prefix nar. if width is less than
height.
Prefix sq. if width is more than ¾ height.