Printable Graph Paper

Law Ruled Paper

Legal pad ruling: lines 8.7 mm apart and a margin 1¼ inches from the left, on an 8.5 × 14 inch sheet.

8.5 × 14.0 in · 215.9 × 355.6 mm
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What Law Ruled Paper looks like

  1. The finished sheet

    Law Ruled Paper on US Legal, exactly as it prints.

    Law Ruled Paper on US Legal, printable example sheet

What law ruled means

Law ruled — also called legal ruled — is the same line spacing as wide ruled school paper, 11/32 of an inch, with a vertical margin line down the left. It is the ruling of the legal pad, and it earned the name because lawyers took their notes on it.

The pads themselves are usually yellow and 8.5 × 14 inches, but the ruling is what makes them useful: generous lines for fast handwriting and a margin for dates, initials and follow-ups. Print this on canary paper for the full effect, or on white — the lines are the same.

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

Questions

Is law ruled the same as wide ruled?

Same line spacing, 11/32 inch. Law ruled pads add a margin line — sometimes a double one — and are usually Legal length rather than Letter.

Can I print law ruled paper on Letter?

Yes. Switch the paper to Letter; the ruling and margin stay the same, and you get 29 lines instead of 38.

Where does the margin line sit?

1¼ inches (32 mm) from the left edge of the sheet. The Margin position box reads 22 mm, because it measures from the 10 mm page margin.