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What aspect ratio is my monitor?

Your monitor's aspect ratio is its width divided by its height, reduced to the smallest whole numbers. Divide both sides of the resolution by their greatest common divisor: 1920 x 1080 becomes 16:9, 2560 x 1600 becomes 16:10, and 3440 x 1440 becomes 43:18, which is sold as 21:9. The checker above reports your resolution so you can reduce it.

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The method
Divide width and height by their greatest common divisor
1920 x 1080
Divide both by 120, giving 16:9
3440 x 1440
Divide both by 80, giving 43:18, marketed as 21:9
Scaling
Display scaling and browser zoom do not change the ratio

Working it out by hand

  1. Read the resolution from the checker above, for example 1920 x 1080.
  2. Find the greatest common divisor of the two numbers. For 1920 and 1080 it is 120.
  3. Divide both sides by it: 1920 / 120 = 16 and 1080 / 120 = 9, so the ratio is 16:9.

If the arithmetic is awkward, the GCD calculator will reduce the pair for you, and the aspect ratio calculator will do the whole thing including scaling a target size to match.

Common resolutions and their true ratios

ResolutionAspect ratioUsually called
1024 x 7684:3XGA, legacy displays
1280 x 72016:9720p
1920 x 108016:91080p, Full HD
2560 x 144016:91440p, QHD
3840 x 216016:94K UHD
1920 x 120016:10WUXGA
2560 x 160016:10Common on 13 to 16 inch laptops
2256 x 15043:2Surface-style productivity panels
2560 x 108064:27Ultrawide, sold as 21:9
3440 x 144043:18Ultrawide, sold as 21:9
5120 x 144032:9Super ultrawide
Each ratio is the exact reduction of the resolution beside it. 16:10 is written that way by convention; it reduces further to 8:5.

Why an ultrawide sold as 21:9 is not 21:9

21:9 is a marketing label, not an arithmetic one. Reduce 3440 x 1440 and you get 43:18, or about 2.389:1. Reduce 2560 x 1080 and you get 64:27, or about 2.370:1. Neither equals 21 divided by 9, which is about 2.333:1. The label exists because "21:9" sits neatly beside "16:9" on a spec sheet, and because both panels are near enough to the 2.39:1 cinema scope ratio to show a scope film with thin bars.

What scaling does and does not change

Windows display scaling, macOS Retina scaling and browser zoom all change the pixel numbers a browser reports, because they change the size of a CSS pixel. They divide both sides by roughly the same factor, so the ratio is unchanged. The one thing to watch for is rounding: at 150% scaling a 2560 x 1440 panel can report 1707 x 960, which reduces to 1707:960 rather than 16:9. Round to the nearest sensible pair, or reset zoom to 100% before reading.

Where the ratio actually matters

  • Wallpapers. A 16:9 image on a 21:9 panel is either stretched or pillarboxed.
  • Video export. Exporting 16:9 for an ultrawide leaves side bars; exporting to the panel ratio does not.
  • Screen recording. Recording an ultrawide desktop and uploading it to a 16:9 platform adds letterboxing on top of the recording.
  • Presentations. Slide decks default to 16:9, which is why they show bars on a 16:10 laptop.

Related questions

How do I find my screen ratio?

Read your resolution from the checker above, then divide the width and the height by their greatest common divisor. 1920 and 1080 both divide by 120, giving 16:9.

Is my monitor 16:9 or 16:10?

Divide the width by the height. A result near 1.78 is 16:9; a result near 1.60 is 16:10. 1920 x 1200 is 16:10, 1920 x 1080 is 16:9.

Why does my ultrawide say 21:9 when the maths gives 43:18?

21:9 is a rounded marketing label. 3440 x 1440 reduces exactly to 43:18, about 2.389:1, which is close to but not equal to 21:9 at 2.333:1.

Does display scaling change my aspect ratio?

No. Scaling shrinks both dimensions by the same factor, so the ratio holds. It can introduce rounding in the reported numbers, which is why an odd pair like 1707 x 960 appears at 150%.

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