About cross grid paper
Cross grid paper marks each intersection of the grid with a small plus tick rather than drawing full lines. It sits between dot grid and full graph paper: the crosses pin down both the horizontal and vertical position of a point, yet leave the page far cleaner than a solid grid, so your own writing and drawing stay the focus.
The small crosses mark exactly where a full grid's lines would intersect, so you keep precise horizontal and vertical guidance for boxes, tables and plotting — but the page stays open and uncluttered, closer to the calm of a blank sheet than a dense grid.
It is a good middle ground if dot grid feels too vague but full graph paper feels too busy. Set the spacing to match your handwriting, and add a bolder cross at intervals to help you count across the page.
Great for
- Neat notes and journalling
- Hand-lettering and layout
- Sketching and light plotting
- Bullet-journal style planning
Common questions
How is this different from dot grid?
A dot marks a single point; a cross marks the same point but also shows the horizontal and vertical directions, giving a little more alignment guidance while staying almost as clean.
Can I make some crosses bolder?
Yes — the ‘bold every’ setting enlarges and darkens a cross at regular intervals so you can count squares at a glance.
Printing at the right size
Every sheet is drawn in real units, so it prints true to size as long as you print at 100%. In the print dialog, set the scale to 100% and turn off “Fit to page” or “Shrink oversized pages” — then a 5 mm square really measures 5 mm. Download a vector SVG to edit later, a PNG at up to 600 dpi, or a ready-to-print PDF. Everything is generated in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and every sheet is free to print for personal, classroom and commercial use. See the FAQ for more.