Printable Ruler — Inches & Centimeters (Free PDF)

Three cut-out rulers per page, printed at true size — with a 1-inch and 2 cm test square to check.

Printable ruler in inches and centimeters
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Need a ruler right now? Print this page at 100% and cut out three rulers. The inch scale has marks every 1/16 inch with longer ticks at 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2; the centimeter scale has millimeter marks with half-centimeter ticks. Choose inches, centimeters, or both on opposite edges of each ruler.

Printers sometimes shrink pages to fit the margins, which makes a ruler wrong. That's why the page includes a 1-inch square and a 2 cm square: measure them with a real ruler or a credit card (85.6 mm wide) before you rely on the printout.

The rulers are 10 inches or 25 cm long and fit US Letter or A4.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Turn off scaling

    In the print dialog choose "Actual size" or 100% — never "Fit to page".

  2. 2

    Check the test squares

    The 1-inch and 2 cm squares must measure exactly that.

  3. 3

    Cut and stiffen

    Cut along the dashed lines and glue the ruler to card stock.

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Yes. There is no watermark and no sign-up for your first 20 downloads each day; after that a free account keeps downloads going. You may print the file as often as you like for personal, school or business use.

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