Milligrams per cm² to grams per square meter
Type a value in mg/cm² to get it in gsm instantly.
800gsm
That's 2.3× as heavy as a business card — nothing on our list beats it. One A4 sheet weighs about 50 g.
What it means
What paper is that?
US basis weight is the weight of 500 sheets at that grade’s own basic size, which is why each grade converts differently.
The math
How to convert mg/cm² to gsm
To convert milligrams per cm² to grams per square meter, multiply by 10.
Example: 80 mg/cm² × 10 = 800 gsm.
In the other direction, 1 gsm = 0.1 mg/cm².
Pounds below are Text / book. Change the grade and the gsm changes with it.
Every unit
Your paper weight in every unit
Tables
mg/cm² to gsm conversion table
| mg/cm² | gsm |
|---|---|
| 50 mg/cm² | 500 gsm |
| 60 mg/cm² | 600 gsm |
| 70 mg/cm² | 700 gsm |
| 80 mg/cm² | 800 gsm |
| 90 mg/cm² | 900 gsm |
| 100 mg/cm² | 1,000 gsm |
| 120 mg/cm² | 1,200 gsm |
| 150 mg/cm² | 1,500 gsm |
| 200 mg/cm² | 2,000 gsm |
| 250 mg/cm² | 2,500 gsm |
| 300 mg/cm² | 3,000 gsm |
| 350 mg/cm² | 3,500 gsm |
gsm to mg/cm² conversion table
| gsm | mg/cm² |
|---|---|
| 50 gsm | 5 mg/cm² |
| 60 gsm | 6 mg/cm² |
| 70 gsm | 7 mg/cm² |
| 80 gsm | 8 mg/cm² |
| 90 gsm | 9 mg/cm² |
| 100 gsm | 10 mg/cm² |
| 120 gsm | 12 mg/cm² |
| 150 gsm | 15 mg/cm² |
| 200 gsm | 20 mg/cm² |
| 250 gsm | 25 mg/cm² |
| 300 gsm | 30 mg/cm² |
| 350 gsm | 35 mg/cm² |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many gsm is 1 mg/cm²?
- 1 mg/cm² is 10 gsm.
- How many gsm is 10 mg/cm²?
- 10 mg/cm² is 100 gsm.
- How many gsm is 80 mg/cm²?
- 80 mg/cm² is 800 gsm.
The units
About these units
Milligrams per cm² (mg/cm²)
A laboratory form of grammage: 10 mg/cm² is 100 gsm.
Grams per square meter (gsm)
The metric standard: the weight of one square meter of the paper, whatever the sheet size.
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