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IKEA BILLY bookcase dimensions (80 and 40 wide, 202 and 106 tall) and shelf sizes

What are the IKEA BILLY bookcase and shelf dimensions? · Modern device · basis: IKEA product pages (measurements section)

Also called: billy dimensions, billy shelf size, billy bookcase measurements, billy shelf pin size, medidas billy

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes
6 in table

Notes

  • All BILLY are 280 mm deep. Shelves are 20 mm thick, 260 deep: 760 long for the 80 cm case, 360 for the 40 cm case.
  • Shelves sold now do not fit bookcases bought in spring 2014 or earlier (IKEA's note).
  • Shelf-pin holes: owners report 5 mm holes on a 32 mm vertical pitch (the common 32 mm system); IKEA does not publish them. The 5 mm pins on this site fit them.
  • Load per shelf: 30 kg (80 wide), 14 kg (40 wide).

IKEA BILLY bookcase dimensions (80 and 40 wide, 202 and 106 tall)… size chart

partwidth (mm)depth (mm)height (mm)
BILLY 80 × 28 × 2028002802020
BILLY 40 × 28 × 2024002802020
BILLY 80 × 28 × 1068002801060
BILLY 40 × 28 × 1064002801060
shelf for 80 wide (20 thick)76026020
shelf for 40 wide (20 thick)36026020

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

IKEA (official product page)BILLY 80x28x202webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)BILLY 40x28x202webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)BILLY 80x28x106webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)BILLY 40x28x106webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)BILLY shelf 76x26webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)BILLY shelf 36x26webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
Hausbau-Forum (owner report)BILLY shelf pins: 5 mm holes, 32 mm pitchwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=ikea-billy

length
Schematic, not to scale.

Fits with

Shelf support pins for 5 mm holes (32 mm system), plain and L-ledge, isometric render of a generated part
Shelf support pins for 5 mm holes (32 mm system), plain and L-ledge4 sizes★ 4 files
length
IKEA KALLAX shelving unit dimensions (1x4, 2x2, 2x4, 4x4, 5x5) and the inserts and boxes that fit8 sizes★ sheet
length
IKEA IVAR shelving dimensions (side units and shelves)2 sizes★ sheet

Questions

What size shelf pins does BILLY use?

5 mm holes on a 32 mm pitch, as owners measure them; see 5 mm shelf pins (free STL).