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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "us-license-plate-12x6",
 "name": "US license plate, passenger car (12 × 6 in)",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "Tools & garage",
 "group": "License plates",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of the US license plate, passenger car?",
 "tags": [
  "license plates"
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  "us license plate dimensions",
  "license plate size",
  "license plate hole spacing",
  "license plate bolt pattern",
  "license plate frame 3d print",
  "12x6 license plate",
  "license plate mount bracket",
  "american number plate size",
  "tamaño placa estados unidos",
  "US Kennzeichen Größe",
  "placa americana medidas"
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  "length": 304.8,
  "width": 152.4,
  "height": 0.69
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  "basis": "Manufacturer specifications (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Ohio)",
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   "length": 304.8,
   "width": 152.4,
   "height": 0.69
  },
  "notes": [
   "US passenger, truck and trailer plates are 12 × 6 in with four bolt holes on a 7 × 4 3/4 in pattern (Texas and Ohio specifications agree).",
   "Texas uses elongated 1/2 × 0.28 in slots; the file models them as round 0.28 in (7.11 mm) holes at the slot centres, so the slot length is not modelled.",
   "Corner radius is not published and is not modelled.",
   "True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so."
  ],
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   "columns": [
    "dimension",
    "value"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "Size",
     "12\" × 6\" (304.8 × 152.4 mm)"
    ],
    [
     "Bolt-hole spacing, horizontal (centres)",
     "7\" (177.8 mm)"
    ],
    [
     "Bolt-hole spacing, vertical (centres)",
     "4 3/4\" (120.65 mm)"
    ],
    [
     "Bolt hole (Texas)",
     "elongated, 1/2\" wide × 0.28\" high (12.7 × 7.11 mm)"
    ],
    [
     "Thickness (Texas, aluminium)",
     "0.027\" (0.69 mm)"
    ],
    [
     "Thickness (Ohio)",
     "steel 0.019 ± 0.003\"; aluminium 0.022–0.032\""
    ],
    [
     "Corner radius",
     "not published"
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 "sheet_text": "US license plate, passenger car (12 × 6 in) — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/us-license-plate-12x6/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Manufacturer specifications (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Ohio)\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nOverall (mm): length 304.8, width 152.4, height 0.69\n- US passenger, truck and trailer plates are 12 × 6 in with four bolt holes on a 7 × 4 3/4 in pattern (Texas and Ohio specifications agree).\n- Texas uses elongated 1/2 × 0.28 in slots; the file models them as round 0.28 in (7.11 mm) holes at the slot centres, so the slot length is not modelled.\n- Corner radius is not published and is not modelled.\n- True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so.\n\ndimension  value\nSize  12\" × 6\" (304.8 × 152.4 mm)\nBolt-hole spacing, horizontal (centres)  7\" (177.8 mm)\nBolt-hole spacing, vertical (centres)  4 3/4\" (120.65 mm)\nBolt hole (Texas)  elongated, 1/2\" wide × 0.28\" high (12.7 × 7.11 mm)\nThickness (Texas, aluminium)  0.027\" (0.69 mm)\nThickness (Ohio)  steel 0.019 ± 0.003\"; aluminium 0.022–0.032\"\nCorner radius  not published\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Texas Department of Motor Vehicles: License Plate Specifications — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://prod-origin.txdmv.gov:443/sites/default/files/body-files/License_Plate_Specifications.pdf\n- State of Ohio: Ohio Admin. Code 4501-27-01 License plate specifications — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-27-01\n\nFree files (CC BY 4.0, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 1 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/us-license-plate-12x6/index.json\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=us-license-plate-12x6\n",
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   "publisher": "Texas Department of Motor Vehicles",
   "title": "License Plate Specifications",
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   "license": "Publisher's page; dimensions are facts",
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   "publisher": "State of Ohio",
   "title": "Ohio Admin. Code 4501-27-01 License plate specifications",
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-27-01",
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   "q": "What size is a US license plate?",
   "a": "12 × 6 in (304.8 × 152.4 mm)."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far apart are license plate holes?",
   "a": "7 in horizontally and 4 3/4 in vertically, centre to centre."
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