Free Printable Dot Grid Paper
Print evenly spaced dots for notes, layouts and drawing guides. Choose 5 mm spacing for a compact layout or 1 cm for more room. The dots mark intersections without drawing a full square grid.
Choose spacing and paper size
Open a sheet, then choose Print / PDF in the studio. Use Actual size or 100% in your print dialog.
What you can change
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Measured in | Millimetres · Centimetres · Inches |
| Dot spacing | 1 to 50 |
| Dot size | 1 to 5 |
| Dot colour | Grey · Blue · Black |
| Fill the whole sheet | on or off |
| Pages | 1 to 10 |
For inches, Square size or Dot spacing uses eighths of an inch: 2 means ¼ inch and 4 means ½ inch. The buttons above set this for you.
Pick the spacing and dot size
Spacing is measured from the centre of one dot to the centre of the next, both across and down the sheet. The 5 mm option is a compact guide for notes and small diagrams. The 1 cm option leaves more room for larger writing. Quarter-inch spacing equals 6.35 mm.
Use Dot size in the studio to make dots more or less visible. Grey dots provide a light guide; blue or black dots may be easier to see on some printers. Check one printed sample before making several copies.
Print dot-grid paper on A4 or US Letter
Choose a paper size below, open the sheet and select Print / PDF. Match the printer paper size to the studio setting. Print at 100% or Actual size and turn off Fit to page and browser headers and footers.
To check scale, measure ten gaps between dots: ten 5 mm gaps should span 50 mm. Count gaps rather than dots. Screen previews can be scaled down; the printed spacing is what matters. Printer margins may clip the outer dots.
Dot grid or graph paper?
Choose dots when you want alignment guides with fewer visible lines, such as for a handwritten planner or a sketch. Choose graph paper when continuous square boundaries help with plotting or keeping digits in columns. Both paper types are blank and do not need an answer key.