Cover grade

100 lb cover paper

100 lb cover paper is about 27 g/m². Equivalent to 71.9 lb bond / writing. Business cards, premium covers, invitations. Basis weight is measured on 500 sheets of 20 x 26 in.

270.4 g/m²grammage
≈ 338 µmthickness (uncoated)

Same paper in other grades

GradeEquivalent
Bond / Writing71.9 lb
Text / Book / Offset182.7 lb
Index149.6 lb
Bristol123.3 lb
Newsprint / Tag166.2 lb

Typical uses

Business cards, premium covers, invitations. Firm card that holds its shape; scoring is essential for folding.

See the closest metric weight: 270 gsm.

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