Printable graph paper
Grids drawn as exact vector lines, so they print sharp and true to size.
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Example
Graph paper on US Letter for a bedroom floor plan: 5 mm squares, 39 × 51
A student plans how to rearrange a 12 × 14 ft bedroom. Settings: Paper “Graph paper”, Paper size Letter, Portrait, Grid size 5 mm, Line colour Blue, Pages 1. The grid is centred on the sheet with at least 10 mm of margin and only whole squares: 39 across and 51 down, 195 × 255 mm.
- Scale: 1 square = 6 inches. The room’s 12 ft is 24 squares and its 14 ft is 28, which leaves space around the room for labels.
- A queen bed, 60 × 80 in, is 10 × 13⅓ squares; a dresser 60 in wide and 18 in deep is 10 × 3; a 36-inch door is 6 squares.
- The squares are metric: 5 mm is a little under 1/5 inch (5.08 mm), so count squares rather than measuring with an inch ruler.
- Print at 100 % (“Actual size”): “Fit to page” shrinks the squares slightly.
| Use | Settings (Letter) | Squares | Grid area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor plan, algebra homework | 5 mm, portrait | 39 × 51 | 195 × 255 mm |
| Science-fair line graph | 5 mm, landscape | 51 × 39 | 255 × 195 mm |
| Precise lab graphs | 1 mm, portrait | 195 × 259 | 195 × 259 mm |
| Fine sketches | 2 mm, portrait | 97 × 129 | 194 × 258 mm |
| Big squares for young children | 1 cm, portrait | 19 × 25 | 190 × 250 mm |
graph-paper-5mm.pdf: one Letter page of blue 5 mm squares, the room drawn 24 × 28. On 1 mm and 2 mm grids every 5 mm line is a little heavier and every 10 mm line heavier still, so centimetres can be counted at a glance.
How it works
- Choose the grid size and the colour of the lines.
- Choose the paper size and orientation, and how many pages.
- Download the PDF and print it at 100 % (actual size), not “fit to page”.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the squares be exactly 5 mm?
- Yes, when printed at 100 % (“actual size”). “Fit to page” shrinks everything slightly.
- What other paper can it make?
- Dot grid, lined paper, four-line handwriting paper, music staves and Japanese manuscript paper, from the Paper menu.
- Can I get 1/4-inch graph paper?
- Not as such: the grids are metric, 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm or 1 cm. 5 mm is the nearest to 5 squares per inch (5.08 mm); there is no 1/4-inch (6.35 mm) grid. For a drawing to scale, pick a scale in squares, such as 1 square = 6 inches, rather than measuring with an inch ruler.
- How many squares fit on a Letter sheet?
- With 5 mm squares, 39 × 51 on a portrait sheet and 51 × 39 on a landscape one; with 1 cm squares, 19 × 25; with 1 mm, 195 × 259. On A4 the 5 mm grid is 38 × 55. The grid stops at whole squares, at least 10 mm from every edge.
- Is it free?
- Yes. The free plan adds a small footer line on the last page; Pro leaves it off.