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{{Short description|Standard for ID cards}}
{{Use British English Oxford spelling|date=January 2012}}
[[File:ISO IEC 7810.PNG|thumb|Illustration of ISO/IEC 7810 sizes in millimetres]]
[[File:Credit-cards.jpg|thumb|[[Payment card]]s commonly use the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 format.]]

'''[[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]/[[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]] 7810''' ''Identification cards — Physical characteristics'' is an [[international standard]] that defines the physical characteristics for [[identification card]]s.<ref>[https://www.iso.org/standard/70483.html ISO/IEC 7810:2019 ''Identification cards — Physical characteristics'']</ref>

The characteristics specified include:
* Physical dimensions
* Resistance to bending, chemicals, temperature, and humidity
* Toxicity

The standard includes test methods for resistance to heat.<ref>ISO/IEC 7810:2003, Annex A, Resistance to heat test method</ref>

==Card sizes==

The standard defines four card sizes: ID-1, ID-2, ID-3 and ID-000.<ref>ISO/IEC 7810:2003, clause 5, Dimensions of card</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ISO / IEC 7810 sizes
!rowspan="2"| Format
!colspan="2"| Dimensions
!rowspan="2"| Usage
|-
!mm  || inch 
|-
| ID-1
| {{convert|85.60|x|53.98|mm||3|disp=table}}
| Most banking cards and ID cards. Size may also be referred to as ''CR-80'' or ''TD1''.
|-
| ID-2
| {{convert|105|x|74|mm||3|disp=table}}
| Older-style ID cards. Visas.
|-
| ID-3
| {{convert|125|x|88|mm||3|disp=table}}
| [[Passport|Passport booklets]]
|-
| ID-000
| {{convert|25|x|15|mm||3|disp=table}}
| [[SIM card#Mini-SIM|Mini-SIM cards]]
|}

All card sizes have a thickness of {{val|760|80|u=µm}}, i.e. minimum {{convert|0.68|mm}} and maximum {{convert|0.84|mm}}.

The standard defines both metric and imperial measurements, noting that:<ref>ISO/IEC 7810:2003, clause 1, Scope, Note 1</ref>{{quotation|
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===
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The ID-1 format specifies a size of {{convert|85.60|×|53.98|mm|in|frac=16}} and rounded corners with a radius of 2.88&ndash;3.48&nbsp;mm (about {{frac|1|8}}&nbsp;in). This format is also referred to as ''CR-80'' and, for travel documents, ''TD1''. It is commonly used for [[payment cards]] ([[Automated teller machine|ATM]] cards, [[credit card]]s, [[debit card]]s, etc.). Today it is also used for [[driving licence]]s and personal [[Identity document|identity cards]] in many countries, [[automated fare collection system]] cards for public transport, in retail loyalty cards, and even crew member certificates (particularly for [[aircrew]]<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112140413/http://www.trueb.ch/en/cmc/documents-for-crew-members |archive-date=2011-11-12 |url=http://www.trueb.ch/en/cmc/documents-for-crew-members |title=Documents for crew members |work=[[Trüb AG]] }}</ref>).  As of 2024, all [[National identity cards in the European Economic Area|European standard]] identity cards are issued in the ID-1 format.

===ID-2===
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The ID-2 format is {{convert|105|×|74|mm|frac=16}}, and travel documents in this format are also referred to as ''TD2''. This length and width are those of [[ISO 216|A7]] paper. The ID-2 format is used, for example, for [[Visa (document)|visas]]. It was previously used for the [[Romanian identity card|Romanian]], [[Icelandic identity card|Icelandic]], [[German identity card|German]], [[National identity card (France)|French]] and many other identity cards. ID-2 was previously also used for driving licences (including Finnish, Swedish and Icelandic) before those changed to the ID-1 format.

===ID-3===
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The ID-3 format is {{convert|125|×|88|mm|in|frac=16}}, and travel documents in this format are also referred to as ''TD3''. This length and width are those of [[ISO 216|B7]] paper. This format is commonly used for [[Passport|passport booklets]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doc Series |url=https://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/9303_p4_cons_en.pdf |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.icao.int}}</ref>

===ID-000===
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ID-000 specifies a size of {{convert|25|×|15|mm|in|frac=16}}, with one corner slightly ({{convert|3|mm|in|frac=16|abbr=on|disp=or}}) 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 the ''[[mini-SIM]]'' format, the second-generation format of [[Subscriber Identity Module]]s.

==={{anchor|ID-1/000}}ID-000 size card as part of ID-1 size card===
An "informative" (i.e. non-mandatory) annex<ref>ISO/IEC 7810 Annex B (informative), ID-000 size card as part of ID-1 size card</ref> describes 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 as ''ID-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:<ref>ISO/IEC 7810:2003, clause 8, Card characteristics</ref>
* 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 7811]] defines traditional techniques for recording data on ID-1 identification cards, namely embossed characters and several different magnetic recording formats.
* [[ISO/IEC 7816]] defines 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]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://webstore.iec.ch/preview/info_isoiec7810%7Bed4.0%7Den.pdf ISO/IEC 7810:2019-12 ]
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