Leaf & Spine

Cover grade

50 lb cover paper

50 lb cover paper is about 135 g/m². Equivalent to 36 lb bond / writing. Posters, brochure covers, photo books, art prints. Basis weight is measured on 500 sheets of 20 x 26 in.

135.2 g/m²grammage
≈ 169 µmthickness (uncoated)

Same paper in other grades

GradeEquivalent
Bond / Writing36 lb
Text / Book / Offset91.3 lb
Index74.8 lb
Bristol61.7 lb
Newsprint / Tag83.1 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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