Bond / Writing grade

36 lb bond paper

36 lb bond paper is about 135 g/m². Equivalent to 91.4 lb text / book / offset. Posters, brochure covers, photo books, art prints. Basis weight is measured on 500 sheets of 17 x 22 in.

135.4 g/m²grammage
≈ 169 µmthickness (uncoated)

Same paper in other grades

GradeEquivalent
Text / Book / Offset91.4 lb
Cover50.1 lb
Index74.9 lb
Bristol61.7 lb
Newsprint / Tag83.2 lb

Typical uses

Posters, brochure covers, photo books, art prints. Heavy text weight; folds may need scoring on coated stock.

See the closest metric weight: 135 gsm.