Lined paper
Choose the distance between writing lines, then download the sheet.
Primary handwriting paper
Handwriting paper for children learning to print: each set of lines has a top line, a dashed middle line and a base line, with a space below for tails. Choose the height for the child’s writing, or type your own.
215.9 mm · 8.5 in279.4 mm
1 page · US Letter · Portrait
US Letter · 1 page
Free, with no account, email or watermark. Print at 100% or Actual size.
Also as an image, for a note-taking app or a design program:
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Lines, colour and paper size
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Which line height
The Zaner-Bloser handwriting programme’s own grids measure about ¾ in from the top line to the base line for kindergarten, ⅝ in for grade 1 and ½ in for grade 2, each with a space half as tall below; those are the three ready sheets. Choose by how big the child writes, not by grade alone: letters that spill over the lines need taller ones, and a child moves down a size as the writing gets smaller and steadier. Other programmes rule their paper differently, so paper a teacher sends home comes first.
How the lines work
Tall letters such as b, d and h, and the capitals, reach the top line. Small letters such as a, c and e reach the dashed middle line. Every letter sits on the heavier base line, and the tails of g, j, p, q and y hang into the space below, clear of the next set of lines.
Print the spacing you chose
Use Actual size or 100% in the print dialog. Fit to page changes the spacing. Full-page patterns can be clipped by a printer that cannot print to the edge.
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College ruled paper
Writing lines with a left margin. Change the spacing if your notebook uses a different rule.
Notebook paper
Notebook paper like the filler paper in a binder: blue lines, a red margin 1¼ in from the left edge and the binder holes marked, with a band at the top for your name and the date. Wide ruled to start; choose college ruled for smaller writing.
Writing paper for kids
Writing paper for children: a big box to draw a picture in, then handwriting lines with a dashed middle line, so a child can draw the story and write about it. Choose how tall the lines are, or leave the box off for a page of lines.
Large print writing paper
Wide writing lines with a darker default stroke. Adjust the spacing to suit your writing.
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Print and assemble
Use the same paper size in the PDF and printer settings. Choose Actual size or 100%. Print a sample before making copies.