Printable Graph Paper

Blue Lined Paper

The classic notebook look: blue lines 7.1 mm apart with a red margin, 36 lines to a Letter sheet.

8.5 × 11.0 in · 215.9 × 279.4 mm
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Blue Lined Paper in two steps

  1. Set it up

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

    Settings for Blue Lined Paper: paper size, grid and orientation
  2. The finished sheet

    Blue Lined Paper on US Letter, exactly as it prints.

    Blue Lined Paper on US Letter, printable example sheet

Why notebook lines are blue

Blue rules have been the standard in school notebooks for generations, and they work: a mid blue line guides handwriting but stays visually behind pencil and black ink. The red margin line is the convention that goes with it.

This page opens on college ruled spacing. Change the line spacing to 8.7 mm for wide ruled, or turn on the hole-punch margin for binder paper.

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

Questions

Is this the same as notebook paper?

Same ruling, different colour. The notebook paper page uses grey lines and adds a hole-punch gutter for a three-ring binder.

Can I make the blue lighter?

Yes. Pick a paler blue in the colour picker, or lower the line weight. Very pale, thin lines can break up on an inkjet, so print one sheet to check.

Can I change the margin colour?

The margin line has its own colour. Set it to blue as well for a single-colour sheet, or turn the margin line off.