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5mm Graph Paper

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Free printable 5mm graph paper PDF. Each square is exactly 5mm × 5mm — the standard metric grid used in schools outside the US. Good for math, science, and technical drawing. Available in Letter and A4, portrait and landscape.

About This 5mm Graph Paper

Free printable 5mm graph paper PDF. Each square is exactly 5mm × 5mm — the standard metric grid used in schools outside the US. Good for math, science, and technical drawing. Available in Letter and A4, portrait and landscape. This printable is available in US Letter (8.5 × 11 inch) and A4 (210 × 297 mm), in both portrait and landscape orientation. All files print correctly at 100% scale on any home or office printer.

Specifications

Grid size
5mm (0.197 inch)
Grid type
Square
Approx. rows (Letter)
50 rows
Approx. columns (Letter)
38 columns
Margin
0.5 inch (36pt) on all sides
Available sizes
US Letter, A4
Orientations
Portrait, Landscape

How It Compares

Compared to 1/4 inch (6.35mm) graph paper, the 5mm grid is slightly smaller and is the international metric standard. If you are in a metric country or printing for a non-US curriculum, 5mm is typically the better choice.

Printing Tip

Always print at 100% scale (Actual Size) — never use "Fit to Page" as this will distort the grid dimensions and the squares will no longer measure correctly.

Usage Rights

PrintableCove's 5mm graph paper is free to download and print for personal, classroom, and homeschool use. No account required, no watermarks, no expiry date. You may print unlimited copies for your students or children. Please do not redistribute or resell the PDF files — if you want to share this resource, link to this page instead.

Frequently Asked Questions

5mm graph paper has grid lines spaced exactly 5mm apart. It is the common metric standard in international schools. Each centimeter holds exactly 2 grid squares, which makes metric work easy.

Close but not the same. 5mm squares (0.197 inch) are about 21% smaller than 1/4 inch squares (6.35mm). Use 5mm for metric curricula; use 1/4 inch if your school follows the US standard.

From about Grade 4 through university. It is the standard grid in most European secondary schools and widely used for GCSE, A-Level, and IB math and science.

About 37 columns × 54 rows with standard margins — roughly 2,000 squares per page.

Yes. 5mm is the most common size for bullet journals — small enough to fit a weekly layout on one page, large enough to write in comfortably. Many commercial dot-grid notebooks use a 5mm spacing.

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