Convert Pounds Text to Grams per Square Meter
1 pound, text / book (25×38) = 1.4801465 grams per square meter. Multiply the number of pounds text by 1.48014648345.
1 lb text = 1.480146483 g/m²
Multiply the number of pounds text by 1.48014648345.
Results are rounded for display. Double-check values for critical work.
Popular fabric & paper weight (gsm) conversions
Pounds Text to Grams per Square Meter table
| Pounds Text | Grams per Square Meter |
|---|---|
| 1 lb text | 1.4801465 g/m² |
| 2 lb text | 2.960293 g/m² |
| 3 lb text | 4.4404395 g/m² |
| 4 lb text | 5.9205859 g/m² |
| 5 lb text | 7.4007324 g/m² |
| 10 lb text | 14.801465 g/m² |
| 20 lb text | 29.60293 g/m² |
| 25 lb text | 37.003662 g/m² |
| 50 lb text | 74.007324 g/m² |
| 100 lb text | 148.01465 g/m² |
| 500 lb text | 740.07324 g/m² |
| 1000 lb text | 1,480.1465 g/m² |
Pounds Text to Grams per Square Meter in your head
Multiply by 3, then divide by 2.
That lands within 1% of the exact value.
10 lb text → 15 g/m² in your head, 14.8015 g/m² exactly.
About these units
The pound, text / book (25×38) (lb text) is a US customary unit of fabric & paper weight, equal to 1.4801465 grams per square meter.
The gram per square meter (g/m²) is a metric unit of fabric & paper weight.
Going the other way, 1 gram per square meter = 0.67560881 pounds text. GSM — grams per square metre — is how the rest of the world states the weight of fabric and paper. US mills instead quote pounds per ream, but a ream is cut to a different parent size for each grade, which is why 20 lb bond and 50 lb text are nearly the same paper. Textiles are simpler: one ounce per square yard is 33.906 GSM exactly.
Frequently asked
- How many grams per square meter are in a pound, text / book (25×38)?
- 1 pound, text / book (25×38) = 1.4801465 grams per square meter.
- How do you convert pounds text to grams per square meter?
- Multiply the number of pounds text by 1.48014648345.
- What is 10 lb text in g/m²?
- 10 lb text = 14.801465 g/m².