Classic wide-ruled lined paper: 8.7mm line spacing, the US elementary school standard.

Free wide-ruled lined paper PDF. 8.7mm line spacing, the standard for US elementary schools, in Letter and A4.

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Wide Ruled Lined Paper

Wide ruled accommodates handwriting that's about 5–6 mm tall (lowercase x-height). If your handwriting is smaller, switch to college ruled. The empty space above each line will otherwise feel wasteful and your lines will look sparse.

Match line height to letter height

Wider lines suit slightly broader pens. A 0.7 or 1.0 mm pen looks proportional on wide ruled; a 0.3 mm fineliner can look spindly. Pencil HB or B is also a good match.

Pair with broader writing instruments

The extra space between lines makes it easier to insert edits between existing lines without crowding. Many writers use wide ruled for draft work and college ruled for clean copies, same content, two different layouts.

Use for first drafts

Wide ruled has no metric equivalent. If you're printing for European or Asian use, A4 wide ruled is unfamiliar to readers there but works fine functionally, just be aware it'll look like an American notebook page.