--- type: hub title: "Printing Paper Types: Your Complete Guide to Every Stock" description: "Printing paper types explained, from coated and uncoated text to 80pt cardstock, Royal Laid letterhead and recycled cover, with each product stock list." resource: https://www.4over4.com/articles/print-materials-paper tags: ["hub"] generated: by: "process:4over4-mapp-build" at: 2026-10-30T18:51:38.073Z timestamp: 2026-10-30T18:51:38.073Z sources: - resource: https://www.4over4.com/articles/print-materials-paper title: "Printing Paper Types: Your Complete Guide to Every Stock" status: stable --- # Printing Paper Types: Your Complete Guide to Every Stock Printing paper types explained, from coated and uncoated text to 80pt cardstock, Royal Laid letterhead and recycled cover, with each product stock list. - [Card Design Etiquette](https://www.4over4.com/articles/card-design-etiquette) - [Industry Specific Ideas](https://www.4over4.com/articles/industry-specific-ideas) - [Design Creative](https://www.4over4.com/articles/design-creative) - [Marketing Promotion](https://www.4over4.com/articles/marketing-promotion) - [Events Seasonal](https://www.4over4.com/articles/events-seasonal) - [Print Specs Dimensions](https://www.4over4.com/articles/print-specs-dimensions) - [Diy Crafts](https://www.4over4.com/articles/diy-crafts) - [Print Materials Paper](https://www.4over4.com/articles/print-materials-paper) - [Distribution Legality](https://www.4over4.com/articles/distribution-legality) - [Direct Mail Outreach](https://www.4over4.com/articles/direct-mail-outreach) - [Specialty](https://www.4over4.com/articles/specialty-printing) - [Cultural Editorial](https://www.4over4.com/articles/cultural-editorial) ## [Company Brochure Design Examples That Drive Results in 2026](https://www.4over4.com/article/company-brochure-examples) Twenty business brochure examples by industry, each with the fold, stock and finish that carries it, plus the five parts every brochure has to include. ## [The Printing Methods Behind Every Job You Order](https://www.4over4.com/article/printing-methods-behind-every-job-you-order) The 8 types of printing methods defined, from offset, digital and screen to flexographic, letterpress, gravure, inkjet and laser, and the job each wins. ## [7 Printing Papers Worth Ordering in 2026](https://www.4over4.com/article/7-printing-papers-worth-ordering-in-2026) The best printer paper depends on weight, finish and coating, so compare 7 stocks for cards, flyers and photos, plus what suits an inkjet or a laser. ## [7 Print Quality Problems That Ruin Good Jobs](https://www.4over4.com/article/print-quality-problems-that-ruin-good-jobs) Fix print quality issues by symptom, since banding points at the print head, color shifts at the profile, and blur at a file below 300 DPI at final size. ## [7 Flyer Papers That Make Handouts Pop](https://www.4over4.com/article/7-flyer-papers-that-make-handouts-pop) The best paper for printing flyers at home is a matte or uncoated stock under 200 GSM, so compare seven flyer papers by weight, finish and durability. ## [Print Production Management Lessons From Real Press Floors](https://www.4over4.com/article/print-production-management-lessons-from-real-press-floors) Print production management best practices from real press floors: sharper workflow, tighter quality control, and planning that cuts waste and reprints. ## [Travel Brochure Printing Inspiration for 2026 Destinations](https://www.4over4.com/article/brochure-printing-stunning-travel-brochures-are-a-compelling-medium) Hospitality brochures printing for hotels, resorts and tour operators, with what goes on each panel, which fold suits the story and what a run costs. ## [7 Online Proofing Tools Print Shops Actually Use](https://www.4over4.com/article/7-online-proofing-tools-print-shops-actually-use) The proofing software print shops actually use, comparing seven approval platforms on price, file support, routing and a logged sign off for each job. ## [Brochure Design Ideas You Can Pull Off in MS Word](https://www.4over4.com/article/brochure-design-ideas-you-can-pull-off-in-ms-word) How to make a brochure in MS Word step by step, with bifold and trifold walkthroughs, free Word templates and the export settings that print clean. ## [Ironing Vinyl Myths and the Fixes Printers Swear By](https://www.4over4.com/article/ironing-vinyl-myths-and-the-fixes-printers-swear-by) You can iron vinyl on low dry heat under a pressing cloth, with the settings, times and which side faces down for heat transfer, adhesive and banner vinyl. ## [Custom Notebooks and Journals People Keep on the Desk](https://www.4over4.com/article/custom-notebooks-and-journals-people-keep-on-the-desk) Ready-made spiral notebooks start at $5.00 each and leather journals at $10.00 each, so compare spiral, perfect bound and hardcover before you choose. ## [Gator Board Photo Mounting Ideas for Business Displays](https://www.4over4.com/article/gator-board-photo-mounting-ideas-for-business-displays) Gator board mounting bonds a print to a rigid foam panel faced with hard veneer, so compare 3/16 and 1/2 inch boards, foam core and framed prints by job. ## Paper, Stock And Proofing 13 articles on the paper under the ink, from flyer stocks and printing papers worth ordering to the tools used to proof a job. Start with [Online Proofing Software Guide for Print](https://www.4over4.com/article/7-online-proofing-tools-print-shops-actually-use), [Best Paper for Flyer Printing With 7 Top Picks](https://www.4over4.com/article/7-flyer-papers-that-make-handouts-pop) and [Best Paper for Printing in 2026 with 7 Types Compared](https://www.4over4.com/article/7-printing-papers-worth-ordering-in-2026). ## Paper Stocks by Product Use this section to compare stocks, then pick them on the product you are ordering. [Business cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/standard-business-cards) run from 13pt recycled uncoated and 14pt gloss cover to 80pt UltraWhite uncoated, and black cards go from 32pt to 80pt Midnite Black. [Brochures](https://www.4over4.com/product/brochures) print on 100# gloss or silk text, 70# uncoated text or 14pt gloss cover. [Letterheads](https://www.4over4.com/product/letterheads) use 70# uncoated text, 24# Royal Laid or 28# Royal Linen, and [postcards](https://www.4over4.com/product/postcards) add a 15pt cover with 30 percent recycled content. ## Choose The Stock On The Product Each product in [all printing categories](https://www.4over4.com/shop-by) lists its own stocks in the price calculator. The [articles hub](https://www.4over4.com/articles) holds the other sections, and the [product videos](https://www.4over4.com/videos) show stocks and finishes on real pieces.