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title: "Printable coordinate grid paper: free printable"
description: "Free printable coordinate graph paper with numbered x and y axes through the centre, on a 5 mm grid. Four quadrants, ready to plot on."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/coordinate-paper"
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# Coordinate grid paper to print

Coordinate paper is graph paper with the axes already drawn and numbered, so a plot starts at the point rather than at ruling the lines. The axes cross in the middle of the page, giving all four quadrants, and the numbers run every fifth square in both directions.

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US LetterA4

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One page at the size you choose. The rules are 0.6 pt and mid grey, so they print clearly and sit behind your handwriting. The same engine draws every page of a bound journal in our studio.

## Want the whole book?

This makes one page. Sign up to turn it into a full journal or notebook for Amazon KDP: dozens of pages at any trim, as a print-ready PDF. We carry your page style into the studio.

[Build the full book](https://app.oncebooks.com/publisher-studio/journal/edit?from=journal&v=2&s=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IkNvb3JkaW5hdGUiLCJmb3JtIjoibm9uZSIsImZpbGwiOiJheGVzIiwidGhlbWUiOiJwbGFpbiIsImNvbG9yVGhlbWUiOnsidGhlbWVJZCI6ImNsYXNzaWMiLCJvdmVycmlkZXMiOnt9fX0)

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The page as it prints. It redraws as you change a setting.

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## How to use coordinate paper

A 5 mm grid with the x and y axes already drawn and numbered through the middle, giving all four quadrants.

### Step by step

1. Read across, then up. A point is written (x, y): along the horizontal axis first, then the vertical. Reversing them is the commonest mistake in the whole topic.
2. Mind the negative quadrants. Left of the vertical axis x is negative; below the horizontal axis y is negative. The numbers are printed on all four sides so you do not have to count back from the origin.
3. Plot the points, then join them. Mark every point before drawing anything through them. A line drawn as you go hides a point that does not fit, which is usually the one worth noticing.

**The axes are on a grid line, not between two**

That is deliberate: it means every square is a whole unit in each quadrant, so counting from the origin gives whole-number coordinates.

**Good for**

Maths homework, plotting graphs, geometry and data by hand.

## Making a whole journal?

This page makes one sheet. To publish a journal, the [journal maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal-maker) binds up to 400 pages of this ruling at any trim, with the gutter sized for the page count, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and a wraparound cover. Set it up once, export any size.

## More printable pages

- [Printable lined paper](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/lined-paper)
- [College ruled paper](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/college-ruled)
- [Wide ruled paper](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/wide-ruled)
- [Dot grid paper](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/dot-grid)
- [Printable graph paper](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/graph-paper)
- [Printable manuscript paper](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal/manuscript-paper)

[See every printable journal page](https://www.oncebooks.com/journal)

## Questions

**Is this printable coordinate grid paper free to print?**

Yes. Print the page above or save it as a PDF, at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**What size does the printable coordinate grid paper print at?**

US Letter, 8.5 by 11 inches, which also fits A4 at the printer’s fit-to-page setting. The rules are 0.6 pt in mid grey, so they print clearly on any printer.

**Can I make a whole journal to sell?**

Yes. The free tool makes one page. Publisher Studio binds up to 400 pages of the same ruling or guided page at any standard trim, with a title page and the gutter sized for the page count, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and a wraparound cover.