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Printable lined paper

Choose your paper, set the spacing and margins, then download a clean, one-page PDF. Free, with no sign-up or watermark.

Make your sheet

All spacing and margin measurements are in millimeters (mm).

These are example spacings. You can fine-tune the number below to match your notebook paper.

Page margins (0–100 mm)

Your paper preview

Letter · 215.9 × 279.4 mm · 30 lines · 8 mm spacing

Scaled to fit your screen. Download the PDF for the measured layout.

Print the spacing you chose

  1. Download the PDF and load the matching A4 or Letter paper.
  2. In the PDF print dialog, choose Actual size or 100%, rather than Fit or Shrink. Print one page first.
  3. Measure between two adjacent lines. If it differs from your chosen spacing, use our scale and margin check before printing more.

Zero margins let the file extend close to the paper edge; they do not make your printer borderless. Increase margins if your printer clips the lines. Gray lines are a design choice, not a measured ink-saving claim.

Wide, college and narrow ruled examples

Use Wide for more writing room between lines, College for a closer layout, or Narrow for the closest of these three examples. Changing paper size or margins also changes how many lines fit; the live preview shows that count. The Custom setting lets you enter any spacing from 2 to 30 mm.

The example spacings are rounded from Staples’ writing-pad guide: 11/32 inch (about 8.73 mm) for legal/wide, 9/32 inch (about 7.14 mm) for college, and 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) for narrow. Notebook brands can differ, so measure your paper if an exact match matters. Source checked October 19, 2026.

How the layout is measured

The first line sits at the top margin. Each following line is one spacing interval lower, ending before the bottom margin. Left and right margins set the ends of the rules. A small half-stroke inset keeps the 0.2 mm lines inside the PDF at zero margins. The optional vertical line is 20 mm inside the left rule edge.

A4 is 210 × 297 mm; Letter is 8.5 × 11 inches, or 215.9 × 279.4 mm. PDF coordinates use 72 points per inch: millimeters × 72 ÷ 25.4. This is a writing-paper tool, not a printer diagnostic. For straightness and alignment checks, use the grid test page. For square or dot grids, use the graph paper generator, and for a measuring strip, the printable ruler.

Paper dimensions checked against Microsoft’s paper-size reference; scaling guidance checked against Adobe’s Acrobat page-size instructions on October 17, 2026. PDF dimensions are checked digitally; physical printer output remains untested.

Your settings stay on this device. See privacy and anonymous download measurement. For more tools, visit the printer tools hub.

Good questions

What size is the downloaded PDF?
A4 is 210 × 297 mm. Letter is 8.5 × 11 inches (215.9 × 279.4 mm). The PDF contains one portrait page in the size you select.
Will the lines print at the spacing I choose?
The PDF encodes the chosen spacing. Print on matching paper at Actual size (100%) without Fit or Shrink. Your printer can still clip lines outside its printable area; measure the first print before making copies.
Does the preview show the paper at life size?
No. The preview is scaled to your screen. It uses the same line positions as the PDF, but a ruler on the screen will not measure the printed spacing.
What is the difference between wide and college ruled paper?
The wide example has more space between lines (8.73 mm) than the college example (7.14 mm), so the same usable page height fits fewer lines. These are example settings, not universal measurements; use Custom to match your own paper.
Are the settings uploaded or saved?
The sheet is generated in your browser. Custom settings are not saved or uploaded. The site can count anonymous PDF download clicks using the paper size, but not your spacing or margins; the privacy page explains the opt-out.