Guidelines Generator

Build a printable practice sheet for your calligraphy. Pick a template or dial in your own x-height, ratio and slant, then download it as a PNG or PDF.

Template

Paper

3mm
Space between the watermark and the first ascender line.

Line spacing

Nib width = x-height ÷ the middle number of the ratio. Changing one updates the other.

Slant lines

Show slant lines
55°

Guide lines

Ascender line
Descender line
X-height ladder

Colors

Baseline
Waist line
Ascender / descender
Slant lines
X-height ladder

Student label

Show date line

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