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1 inch graph paper has 1 inch between adjacent grid lines — the largest standard grid.
Key facts
1 inch graph paper has a single square to the inch. It is used less for plotting than for layout: planning at a set scale, blocking out designs, and craft work where one square maps to one real-world unit.
Counts are for portrait orientation. The first column allows a 10 mm margin on all four edges — the practical figure, since most printers cannot print to the edge. The second is the theoretical maximum edge to edge.
| Paper size | Sheet | With 10 mm margin | Edge to edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4 | 210 × 297 mm | 7 × 10 (70) | 8 × 11 (88) |
| A5 | 148 × 210 mm | 5 × 7 (35) | 5 × 8 (40) |
| US Letter | 215.9 × 279.4 mm | 7 × 10 (70) | 8 × 10 (80) |
| 11x17 | 279.4 × 431.8 mm | 10 × 16 (160) | 10 × 17 (170) |
| Legal | 215.9 × 355.6 mm | 7 × 13 (91) | 8 × 14 (112) |
| A3 | 297 × 420 mm | 10 × 15 (150) | 11 × 16 (176) |
| A2 | 420 × 594 mm | 15 × 22 (330) | 16 × 23 (368) |
| Poster | 457.2 × 609.6 mm | 17 × 23 (391) | 18 × 24 (432) |
| Movie Poster | 685.8 × 1016 mm | 26 × 39 (1,014) | 26 × 40 (1,040) |
1 inch is exactly 25.4 mm. This is the coarsest spacing the generator offers.
These links open the generator with 1 inch spacing already applied. Change the style, size, colour, or margin from there.
A 1 inch grid only measures 1 inch if the sheet prints at 100%. Choose Actual size rather than Fit to page, which typically scales to about 96% and would make every square 24.38 mm instead of 25.4 mm. To check, measure ten squares: they should span exactly 254 mm.
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Last reviewed and updated by graphpdf.com. Figures on this page follow ISO 216 and ANSI/ASME Y14.1 sheet dimensions. View as Markdown.
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