Cardstock listed by thickness and weight of card stock

Card Stock by Weight and

Thickness

The terms "cardstock" and "cover paper" are interchangeable. You sometimes want a cardstock that easily folds and sometimes you want a beefy sheet that won't give way. A simple rule to follow for buying cardstock is that cardstock from 60 lb cover to 80 lb cover will fold easily. While more than 80 lb cover will still fold well it gets harder to get a clean fold with heavier cardstock.

Buy Your Cardstock by Thickness or Weight

Cardstock is often called Cover Paper:

What is pt ?

What is Basis Weight?

What is Cover Paper?

Cardstock by thickness

8 pt Cardstock (Cover Paper)
8.5 pt Cardstock (Cover Paper)
9 pt Cardstock (Cover Paper)
10 pt Cardstock (Cover Paper)
11.5 pt Cardstock (Cover Paper)
12 pt Cardstock (Cover Paper)

Super Heavy Cardstock (Cover Paper)

Cardstock by weight

Here's a chart showing how pt. equals lb.

We know that paper weight is confusing. We know that the various paper terms like cardstock, cover paper, pt. and lb. can all seem silly and mixed up. Guess what you're right it is silly but its the way that paper has been sold in the USA for over 100 years. We hope you find our explanations helpful.

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