Printable Graph Paper 1/4 Inch: Quad Paper at True Size

Pick a 1/4 inch sheet and print it at true size on Letter, A4 or A5.

Print at 100% scale. On paper the squares measure 1/4 inch.

1/4 inch grid, portrait 30 by 40 squares on Letter, 29 by 42 on A4. Four squares make an inch, so the sheet is also called quad or quadrille paper.
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All 9 sheets

Plain 1/4 inch grids 3

  • 1/4 inch grid, Half Letter or A5 18 by 30 squares on Half Letter, 19 by 29 on A5, for a small notebook or a binder insert.
  • 1/4 inch grid, landscape 40 by 30 squares on Letter, 42 by 29 on A4, turned for wide graphs and floor plans.
  • 1/4 inch grid, portrait 30 by 40 squares on Letter, 29 by 42 on A4. Four squares make an inch, so the sheet is also called quad or quadrille paper.

1/4 inch grids with bold lines 2

  • 1/4 inch grid with bold half-inch lines 30 by 40 squares on Letter, 28 by 42 on A4, with a bold line every 2 squares, so each half inch stands out.
  • 1/4 inch grid with bold lines every 5 squares 30 by 40 squares on Letter, 25 by 40 on A4, with a bold line every 5 squares for counting in fives.

Math layouts 2

  • 1/4 inch grid numbered from the corner 28 by 38 squares on Letter, 27 by 41 on A4, numbered every 5 lines from 0 along the bottom and left edges.
  • 1/4 inch grid with x and y axes, landscape 40 by 30 squares on Letter, 42 by 28 on A4, with the x and y axes through the middle.

Dots and blocks 2

  • 1/4 inch dot grid, landscape A dot where the lines of a 1/4 inch grid would cross: 40 by 30 on Letter, 42 by 29 on A4.
  • 1/4 inch grid, 8 by 8 blocks, 6 to a page Six blocks of 8 by 8 squares, each 2 inches wide, for pixel art or planning a checkers board, which has 8 by 8 squares.

How it works

This printable graph paper 1/4 inch draws 9 sheets with four squares to the inch: plain grids in portrait, landscape and A5, grids with bold lines every half inch or every 5 squares, a numbered grid, axes, a dot grid and 8 by 8 blocks.

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How many quarter-inch squares fit

Half an inch stays clear on every side, which leaves 7.5 by 10 inches of a Letter page: 30 by 40 squares. A4 is narrower and taller, 29 by 42. A bold line every 5 squares needs counts that divide by 5, so that sheet holds 25 across on A4.

Print 1/4 inch graph paper for the job

Plain portrait for notes, math and bar graphs. Landscape for floor plans and wide charts. Bold half-inch lines for scale drawings at 2 squares to a foot. The axis sheet for plotting lines, and the 8 by 8 blocks for pixel art.

  • Lay a ruler on the first print: 4 squares should measure 1 inch. If not, print at 100%, not Fit to page.

Questions and answers

What is 1/4 inch graph paper called?

Quad paper, or quadrille paper: four squares to the inch. Paper with five squares to the inch is called engineering paper, and our graph paper page has 1/5 inch sheets.

How many squares are on a sheet?

The portrait sheet holds 30 by 40, 1,200 squares, on Letter and 29 by 42, 1,218 squares, on A4. The A5 sheet holds 19 by 29.

Can I get the graph paper 1/4 inch printable as a PDF?

Press the print button and choose Save as PDF in your browser's print window. The file holds the one sheet on screen at true size.

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