Higher paper weight takes wetter ink. Where the pack states GSM, that figure is on our page.
It is the sort of detail that only matters once, and only if it is wrong. Every listing on this site carries the figure the supplier gave us for exactly this reason.
Where the number comes from
Two notebooks that look identical can behave completely differently. These are the numbers that say how.
We list paper weight in GSM and page count exactly as printed on the pack, because those two figures are what separates a notebook that takes fountain pen ink from one that does not.
What to measure at your end
Before ordering A5 hardcover lined journals, take the measurement the product page uses and compare like for like. Where our page is silent on a figure, the supplier did not give it, and we would rather leave the line blank than fill it with an estimate.
If it still does not fit
Tell us within the return window and we will sort it out. A change of mind is a customer-paid return; a wrong item sent by us is ours to pay for. Both are on the return policy page in full.