Paper Games
Blank Nonogram Grids
Empty picross grids with shaded clue areas and bold lines every five squares. Draw a picture, write its clues and challenge your friends.
What you can customize
- Grid size
Works well in
- Traveler's Notebook Passport
- A6
- Traveler's Notebook Regular
- B6 (JIS)
- A5
- US Half Letter
- B5 (ISO)
- A4
- US Letter
All page sizes, from Passport to A4
Try it in another style
Start from a preset
- 15×15 nonogram, US Letter The most popular size. Open in the maker →
- 15×15 nonogram, A4 The same on A4. Open in the maker →
- 10×10 for beginners, A4 Small grids for a first puzzle. Open in the maker →
- 25×25 large puzzle, A4 For detailed pictures. Open in the maker →
A grid ready for clues
The top and left clue areas take about 40% of the grid width, so even long clues fit. Bold lines every five squares make counting easy.
How to solve
- Read the clues for a row: they give the lengths of the shaded runs in order.
- Start with long runs, which must overlap in the middle of the row.
- Mark squares that must stay empty with a dot.
- Work back and forth between rows and columns until the picture appears.
Free sample PDFs
Print at 100% (actual size). Made with the same engine as the maker, so the spacing is exact.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a nonogram?
Shade a picture in the grid. For every row and column, count the runs of shaded squares and write their lengths in the clue area. Copy only the clues onto a fresh grid for the solver.
What do the clue numbers mean?
Each number is a run of consecutive shaded squares in that row or column, in order, separated by at least one empty square.
Related guides
- How to print a booklet double-sidedPrint your notebook PDF at actual size, choose the right duplex setting, and get pages that come out in the right order after folding.
- Calibrate your printer for exact sizesMeasure your printer once so pages print at exactly the right size, find its unprintable margins, and line up the front and back of each sheet.
- Paper sizes, margins and binding allowanceWhich printer paper fits which notebook size, how to set margins and the binding margin, and when to use bleed and creep.
- Pen and paper games: 25 games to play with a printed sheet25 pen and paper games for two players, groups and solo play, from dots and boxes and battleship to hangman and sudoku, with rules, player counts and free printables.
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