Tablecloth Size Calculator

A standard 6-foot rectangular table is 72 inches long by 30 inches wide. For a casual 6-inch drop, that's a 84 by 42 inch cloth. For a semi-formal 12-inch drop, 96 by 54 inches. For a floor-length 29 to 30 inch drop, look for roughly 132 by 90 inches, close to the commonly stocked 90x132 banquet size.

Add twice your chosen drop to the 60 inch diameter. A 6-inch casual drop needs a 72 inch round cloth; a 15-inch lap-length drop needs 90 inches; a full 30-inch floor-length drop, matching a standard 30-inch table height, needs a 120 inch round tablecloth. Enter 60 as the diameter above and adjust the drop to see each option.

For a rectangular or square table, measure the flat tabletop's length and width in inches, not including any overhang or leaf extensions you won't be using. For a round table, measure the diameter, straight across through the center, not the radius from center to edge. Table height only matters if you're targeting a floor-length drop, in which case measure that separately.

It depends on the occasion. Six to 8 inches suits everyday, casual use and keeps the cloth from dragging on chairs. Ten to 15 inches works for dinner parties and semi-formal settings, reaching partway down a seated guest's lap. Fifteen to 30 inches is the formal range, with a full 29 to 30 inch drop reaching the floor on a standard-height table and hiding the legs entirely.

By twice your chosen drop, in each direction. A casual look adds roughly 12 to 16 inches total to each dimension (a 6 to 8 inch drop, doubled); a floor-length look adds 58 to 60 inches total on a standard-height table (a 29 to 30 inch drop, doubled). There's no single universal number, since it depends entirely on how far down you want the cloth to hang.

A standard card table is 34 by 34 inches square. A short, practical drop of 6 to 8 inches calls for a 46 to 50 inch square or round cloth; a fuller lap-length 15-inch drop calls for about 64 inches. Since card tables are square, either a square or a large round cloth will cover them, though a round cloth leaves the corners bare.

Not well. A rectangular cloth on a round table hangs unevenly, longer at the corners of the underlying rectangle shape and shorter at the sides, and it won't drape smoothly around the table's curve. Match cloth shape to table shape: round tables need round (or, for a more casual layered look, square) cloths, and rectangular or square tables need rectangular or square ones.

Fabric only comes so wide off the bolt. Ordinary fabric runs 42 to 60 inches wide; even the widest specialty tablecloth fabric tops out around 120 to 124 inches. Since a round cloth is cut from a square at least as wide as its finished diameter in every direction, anything larger than roughly 120 inches across generally needs at least one seam to piece two fabric widths together, even from premium suppliers.

Once you know the finished length and width (or diameter) from this calculator, divide by 36 to convert inches to yards, then round up, since fabric is sold by the yard. A 96 by 54 inch rectangular cloth needs about 2.7 yards along its length if the fabric is wide enough to cover the 54 inch width in one piece; a fabric narrower than the tablecloth's width needs extra yardage for a second, pieced panel.

The two most commonly stocked sizes are 90 by 132 inches, sized for a 6-foot (72 by 30 inch) banquet table with a full floor-length drop, and 90 by 156 inches, sized the same way for an 8-foot (96 by 30 inch) table. Both assume a standard 30-inch table height and a matching 30-inch drop on every side.

A typical 6-seater dining table is either a 60-inch round or a 72 by 30-inch rectangular table, since six chairs need roughly that much perimeter. Enter those dimensions above instead of a seat count, since actual seating capacity varies by chair width and table brand. For a 60-inch round table, a 12-inch drop needs an 84-inch round cloth; for the 72 by 30-inch rectangle, the same drop needs a 96 by 54-inch cloth.

120cm converts to about 47.2 inches in diameter. Enter 47.2 (or round to 47) as the diameter above, along with your drop in inches; the calculator adds twice the drop either way, so results stay accurate as long as you're consistent about units. A 120cm table with a 20cm (about 8-inch) drop needs roughly a 160cm, or 63-inch, round tablecloth.

A draped tablecloth, what this calculator sizes, is a flat piece of fabric that hangs down past the table's edge by whatever drop amount you choose. A fitted tablecloth is sewn to match the tabletop's exact length, width, and height, with no drop at all, so it sits flush like a cover rather than hanging loose. Fitted cloths need the table's height as well as its footprint, which this calculator doesn't ask for since it's built for draped styles.