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Media weight
Table 1-13 shows equivalent weights for different grades of paper. A boldface type value indicates
a commonly available standard weight for that grade.
Note Text and book grades marked with an asterisk (*) actually calculate to 51, 61, 71, and 81 but are
rounded to standard book or text weights of 50, 60, 70, and 80.
Table 1-13 Weight equivalence table
Bond
weight
(17 by 22
in.)
Text/
Book
weight
(25 by 38
in.)
Cover
weight
(20 by
26 in.)
Bristol
weight
(22.5 by
28.5 in.)
Index
weight
(25.5 by
30.5 in.)
Tag
weight
(24 by 36
in.)
Metric
weight
16# 41# 22# 27# 33# 37# 60 g/m2
17# 43# 24# 29# 35# 39# 64 g/m2
20# 50# * 28# 34# 42# 46# 75 g/m2
21# 54# 30# 36# 44# 49# 80 g/m2
24# 60# * 33# 41# 50# 55# 90 g/m2
27# 68# 37# 45# 55# 61# 100 g/m2
28# 70# * 39# 49# 58# 65# 105 g/m2
29# 74# 41# 50# 61# 68# 110 g/m2
32# 80# * 44# 55# 67# 74# 120 g/m2
36# 90# 50# 62# 75# 83# 135 g/m2
39# 100# 55# 67# 82# 91# 148 g/m2
40# 101# 55# 68# 83# 92# 150 g/m2
43# 110# 60# 74# 90# 100# 163 g/m2
45# 115# 63# 77# 94# 104# 170 g/m2
47# 119# 65# 80# 97# 108# 176 g/m2
51# 128# 70# 86# 105# 117# 190 g/m2
53# 134# 74# 90# 110# 122# 199 g/m2
54# 137# 75# 93# 113# 125# 203 g/m2
58# 146# 80# 98# 120# 133# 216 g/m2
65# 165# 90# 111# 135# 150# 244 g/m2
66# 169# 92# 114# 138# 154# 250 g/m2
67# 171# 94# 115# 140# 155# 253 g/m2
70# 178# 98# 120# 146# 162# 264 g/m2
72# 183# 100# 123# 150# 166# 271 g/m2