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IKEA MALM, HEMNES and ALEX dresser, drawer and desk dimensions (with drawer interiors)

What are the inside dimensions of IKEA MALM drawers? · Modern device · basis: IKEA product pages

Also called: malm drawer inside dimensions, alex drawer dimensions, hemnes dresser dimensions, malm 6 drawer dimensions

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

sizes
5 in table

Notes

  • MALM drawers: 720 × 430 mm inside, 270 mm pull-out. Drawer organisers: stay under 715 × 425.
  • HEMNES 8-drawer differs by region: the EU/international model has 430 mm deep drawers; the US model is a separate product listed in inches (63 × 19⅝ × 37¾ in, drawers 15¾ in deep).
  • ALEX drawer unit drawers are 520 deep inside; the ALEX desk drawers 600 × 420.

IKEA MALM, HEMNES and ALEX dresser, drawer and desk dimensions size chart

modelwidth (mm)depth (mm)height (mm)drawer inside (mm)
MALM 6-drawer1600480780720 × 430
MALM 3-drawer800480780720 × 430
HEMNES 8-drawer (EU)1600500960depth 430
ALEX drawer unit360580700depth 520
ALEX desk1320580760600 × 420

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)MALM 6-drawerwebManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)MALM 3-drawerwebManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)HEMNES 8-drawer (EU)webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)HEMNES 8-drawer (US)webManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)ALEX drawer unitwebManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts
IKEA (official product page)ALEX deskwebManufacturer product page; dimensions are facts

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

length
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Questions

What are the MALM drawer inside dimensions?

720 mm wide × 430 mm deep, 270 mm pull-out (IKEA).