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    Printable graph paper

    Make printable graph paper: choose a millimetre or inch grid, a line colour and optional numbered axes. Squares are exact in the PDF: a page of 1/4 inch graph paper on Letter holds 30 × 39 squares.

    • Free PDF, no sign-up
    • US Letter and A4
    • Made on your device
    Printable quarter-inch graph paper with heavier inch lines and numbered x and y axes

    Made on your device. Print at “Actual size” or 100%.

    1

    Choose the grid

    Squares print at exactly this size.

    Measure in

    Handy for maths homework and plotting graphs.

    2

    Colour

    Light grid stay in the background; black copies best on a photocopier.

    Line colour
    3

    Paper

    Letter is standard in the US and Canada; A4 nearly everywhere else.

    Paper size
    Page direction
    How many pages

    Changed too much?

    Ready-made PDFs

    Popular versions, ready to print straight away.

    Grid sizes and squares per page

    Squares across × down on a portrait page, inside a half-inch (12.7 mm) margin. Landscape swaps the two numbers.

    Graph paper squares per page
    Grid Square size US Letter A4
    1 mm 1 mm (0.039 in) 190 × 249 184 × 267
    2 mm 2 mm (0.079 in) 95 × 124 92 × 133
    5 mm squares 5 mm (0.197 in) 38 × 49 36 × 53
    1 cm squares 10 mm (0.394 in) 19 × 24 18 × 26
    1/4 in 0.25 in (6.35 mm) 30 × 39 29 × 42
    1/5 in 0.2 in (5.08 mm) 37 × 49 36 × 52
    1/8 in 0.125 in (3.18 mm) 60 × 78 58 × 84
    1/10 in 0.1 in (2.54 mm) 75 × 98 72 × 105
    1/2 in 0.5 in (12.7 mm) 15 × 19 14 × 21

    The finest grid, 1 mm, gives 184 × 267 squares on A4. The grid is always made of whole squares and centred on the page.

    How to print your graph paper

    1. 1Choose your optionsThe preview shows exactly what will print.
    2. 2Download the PDFIt is made on your device in a few seconds.
    3. 3Use matching paperPrint on Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4 (210 × 297 mm) paper, the size you chose.
    4. 4Print at actual sizeSet the scale to “Actual size” or 100%, not “Fit to page”.

    Every page keeps a 0.5 in (12.7 mm) margin on all sides, which home and office printers can reach, so nothing is cut off.

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    Pick a style, add holidays and your own events, then download a free PDF.

    • Private by designYour designs never leave your device
    • Prints true to sizeExact US Letter and A4, with safe margins
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    Frequently asked questions

    What grid sizes can I print?

    Millimetre grids of 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm and 1 cm, and inch grids of 1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 1/8 and 1/10 inch. The 1 mm, 2 mm and smaller inch grids draw every centimetre or inch with a heavier line.

    How many squares are on a page of 1/4 inch graph paper?

    30 × 39 squares on US Letter and 29 × 42 on A4, inside a half-inch margin.

    How many squares are on 5 mm graph paper?

    36 × 53 squares on A4 and 38 × 49 on US Letter.

    How can I check the squares printed at the right size?

    Print at “Actual size” or 100%, then measure ten squares: on a 1 cm grid they span 10 cm, on a 1/4 inch grid ten squares span 2.5 inches. If they come out smaller, the printer scaled the page to fit.

    Can I print graph paper with x and y axes?

    Yes. Tick “Add x and y axes with numbers” to draw both axes through the middle of the page, numbered outwards from 0. Heavier inch or centimetre lines line up with the axes.