Graph Paper: Plain Graph Paper

Blank standard and metric graph paper (or 'grid paper') in various sizes. Standard sizes are 1/4 inch, 1/5 inch, 1/8 inch and 1/10 inch grids (4 grids per inch, 5 grids per inch, 8 grids per inch and 10 grids per inch respectively). Metric sizes are 10mm, 5mm, 2.5mm and 2mm grids.

Printable Graph Paper

Graph paper isn't just for math! You'll find many uses, ranging from drawing, drafts, or other creative activities, and progressing to applications such as landscape design, architecture, statistics and engineering. The graph paper in this section is the most generic kind... Cartesian graph paper in standard metric and customary scales. Print these pages as often as you need for any activities where you need a detailed grid to guide your work on the printed page. If you need engineering (grouped) graph paper or coordinate planes, be sure to check out the other graph paper pages in this section.

Make Your Own Graph Paper

None of the sizes above quite right? Set the squares to whatever you need — inches, centimetres or millimetres — and print it. The link at the foot of the panel brings the same sheet back whenever you want it.

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SquaresDots & shapesCoordinate planesSTAAR sizes

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Squares

¼ inch¼ inch, bold inch lines1 inch1 cmEngineeringWith name block

Dots & shapes

DotsIsometric dotsIsometric linesPolar

Coordinate planes

Four quadrantsFirst quadrant

STAAR sizes

Grades 3–5, 1 cmGrades 6–8, 5 mmAlgebra I, 0.16 in

Quarter inch graph paper. Four squares to the inch. The everyday grid.Quarter inch with heavy inch lines. A heavier line every inch for faster counting.One inch graph paper. Big squares for young students and hands-on work.Centimeter grid paper. Metric squares, 1 cm each.Engineering graph paper. Squares of 0.2 inch with a heavier line every inch.Graph paper with a name block. Quarter inch squares with a name and date line.Dot paper. Dots instead of lines, for shapes and area models.Isometric dot paper. A triangle dot pattern for drawing 3-D shapes.Isometric graph paper. A triangle grid for cube drawings and 3-D sketches.Polar graph paper. 10 rings and 24 rays for angles and polar points.Coordinate plane. Numbered x and y axes that cross at the center.First quadrant grid. Numbered axes along the bottom and left edges.1 cm grid — STAAR grades 3–5. Same square size as the STAAR grades 3–5 grid paper.5 mm grid — STAAR grades 6–8. Same square size as the STAAR grades 6–8 grid paper.0.16 inch grid — STAAR Algebra I. Same square size as the STAAR Algebra I grid paper.

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The grid

PatternSquaresDotsIsometricIsometric dotsEngineeringPolar

Square size

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Heavier line everyNo heavier lines2 squares4 squares5 squares8 squares10 squares

Axes

Draw x and y axes Number them

How it prints

Line darkness100% — lighter lines save ink and are easier to draw over.

The page

Margin

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Sheets in this PDF

Name and date line Border DadsWorksheets logo at the foot

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Square grid · 0.25 in · 1 sheet

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Square grid · 0.25 in · 1 sheetUS Letter · print at 100%

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