Printable Graph Paper

Blank Boxes Paper

Ten by ten, eight by eight or whatever the job needs: a counted grid of boxes, sized to fill the page or measured to the millimetre.

210 × 297 mm
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How to print Blank Boxes Paper

  1. Pick the paper

    Choose Blank Boxes Paper from the list. It opens with the usual size already set.

    Blank Boxes Paper selected in the list of paper types
  2. Set it up

    Pick the paper size, the grid and the orientation. Customize holds colours, margins and more.

    Settings for Blank Boxes Paper: paper size, grid and orientation
  3. Download or print

    Download the ready PDF, or print straight from the page at 100% scale.

    Blank Boxes Paper preview with the Download PDF and Print buttons

A counted grid

Most graph paper answers the question "how big are the squares?". This one answers "how many squares?" — which is the question you are actually asking when you need a chessboard, a bingo card, a hundred square or a seating plan. Leave the size at zero and the squares grow to fill the page; set a real size and they measure true instead.

The heavy outer border is the difference between a grid and a board. Turn it off if the boxes are going to be cut out.

What people print it for

Anything where the count matters more than the measurement.

  • Chessboards and draughts — eight by eight, filling the page.
  • Hundred squares — ten by ten for primary maths.
  • Bingo and lotto cards — five by five with a heavy border.
  • Seating and floor plans — a counted grid to fill in.
  • Advent and reward charts — twenty-four or thirty boxes to tick off.

Every sheet here is free, adjustable and prints at exact scale.

Questions

How do I get squares of an exact size?

Set the square size to a real measurement instead of leaving it at zero. At zero the squares expand to fill the printable area, which is what you want for a board but not for a plan.

Can I make a chessboard?

Set eight across and eight down with the heavy border on. The squares will fill the page and print true square, whatever the paper.

Will the boxes stay square on any paper?

Yes. The cell size is the smaller of the two fits, so the grid is always square and centred, with the leftover shared evenly as margin.