Commonly used paper and grammage for letter printing
Stationery is paper made from high-quality wood pulp and cut into a certain size suitable for writing specifications. Stationery is suitable for correspondence, student assignments, and staff writing summaries, reports, and more. So, when customizing stationery, what kind of paper is used for stationery printing, and how to choose the weight of the paper? The editor of the Biyin Bazaar Network will explain it to you.
The commonly used types of paper for letter printing are offset paper, writing paper, lightly coated paper, light paper, white cardboard, etc. The common unit of paper weight is: "GSM" or "grams per square meter", which is "grame per square meter".
The common gram weights of offset paper stationery are 50 g/m2, 60 g/m2, 70 g/m2, 80 g/m2, 90 g/m2, 100 g/m2, 120 g/m2, etc.
The common gram weights of writing paper stationery are 50 g/m², 60 g/m², 70 g/m2, 80 g/m2, etc.
The commonly used grammages of lightly coated stationery are 70 g/m2, 80 g/m2, 90 g/m2, 100 g/m2, 120 g/m2, etc.
The commonly used gram weights of light paper letterhead are 50 g/m2, 55 g/m2, 60 g/m2, 70 g/m2, 80 g/m2, 100 g/m2, 120 g/m2, etc.
The commonly used gram weights of white cardboard letterhead are 225 g/m2, 230 g/m2, 250 g/m2, 300 g/m2, etc.
Generally speaking, letterhead printing uses offset paper and light paper with a small gram weight of less than 80 grams of paper types, than the printing market will also choose a small gram weight paper when you customize the printing stationery, on the one hand, for the convenience of writing, on the other hand, it is easier to put into the envelope after folding without being too thick, and it will also save postage. Of course, it is not actually sent, and it mainly appears in formal business occasions, so it is recommended that you choose high-weight paper than the printing market, which appears to be more quality and texture.