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

Grade	Equivalent
Text / Book / Offset	91.4 lb
Cover	50.1 lb
Index	74.9 lb
Bristol	61.7 lb
Newsprint / Tag	83.2 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.

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