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Paper weight chart

Paper weight and paper conversion — grams per square meter (gsm), to points (pt) and pounds (lb).

Text stock versus cover stock: the coated stock chart below is for text stock, not cover stock. Business cards, for example, are most often printed on 80 lb cover stock — printed on 80 lb text stock instead, they'd come out far thinner. 80 lb text and 80 lb cover are different thicknesses, even though the number looks the same.

Paper Coated Stock — Gloss or Matte

01

54 lb text wt

80 gsm

61 lb text wt

90 gsm

68 lb text wt

100 gsm

82 lb text wt

120 gsm

101 lb text wt

150 gsm

Card Board Stock (C1S)

02

10 pt cover wt

210 gsm

12 pt cover wt

260 gsm

14 pt cover wt

310 gsm

16 pt cover wt

350 gsm

Hardcover Binding Board (Rigid)

03

48 pt

16 oz. · 1.4 mm · 1,000 gsm

96 pt

32 oz. · 2.8 mm · 2,000 gsm

Paper Uncoated Stock — Wood Free (Offset)

04

54 lb text wt

80 gsm

68 lb text wt

100 gsm

81 lb text wt

120 gsm

95 lb text wt

140 gsm
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