Cover grade

65 lb cover paper

65 lb cover paper is about 176 g/m². Equivalent to 46.8 lb bond / writing. Posters, brochure covers, photo books, art prints. Basis weight is measured on 500 sheets of 20 x 26 in.

175.8 g/m²grammage
≈ 220 µmthickness (uncoated)

Same paper in other grades

GradeEquivalent
Bond / Writing46.8 lb
Text / Book / Offset118.8 lb
Index97.2 lb
Bristol80.2 lb
Newsprint / Tag108 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: 170 gsm.

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