Logarithmic Graph Maker

An online logarithmic graph maker to create custom logarithmic paper printable including log-log, semi-log, and asymmetric graph paper. Simply customize, download and print on variety of paper formats like A3, A4, A5, Letter Size and any custom size of your choice.

You can adjust the line spacing, thickness, color, borders, margins and more. For quick, easy and ready to download pre-made templates, visit our Graph Papers Gallery section.

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Y - Axis

Color:

Page Settings

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X-Axis Base:
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Select 'Custom' to enter your own values.

Paper size (WxH): x (Max limit: 20"x20")
  • 'Portrait Layout' : width will be smaller
  • 'Landscape Layout' : height will be smaller

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What is a Logarithmic Graph Paper?

Logarithmic graph paper is a special type of graph paper where the numbers along the axes increase in a logarithmic scale, rather than in a regular, linear scale. This means the distance between numbers on the graph paper increases as the numbers get larger. For example, instead of evenly spaced numbers like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., the numbers might be spaced as 1, 10, 100, 1000, etc.

Logarithmic or simple Log papers has both log axis and are used to trace data sets with wide range of values or where the difference between the smallest and largest value is much bigger and is not easy to fit on linear scale. e.g. the smallest numbers are 10, 20 etc and the largest numbers are in the range of 1,000,000 etc.

Semi-log graph paper is graph paper which has one linear axis and one log axis. It is mostly used when the range of the data on one axis is extremely large. It may also be used when one axis does not follow a linear progression.

Uses of Logarithmic Graph Paper

  • Dealing with Large Numbers: Logarithmic graphs are helpful when showing things that grow or shrink very quickly, like population size, interest rates, or the breakdown of radioactive materials. They make it easier to see the pattern because they adjust for large differences in values.
  • Scientific and Engineering Uses: Scientists and engineers use logarithmic scales to show a large range of data in a simple way. For example, the loudness of sound (measured in decibels) or the size of earthquakes (measured on the Richter scale) uses this type of scale.
  • Making Calculations Simpler: Sometimes, logarithmic graphs can help make tough calculations easier to understand. For example, data that follows a certain rule, like a power law, can be shown more clearly with this kind of graph.

In short, logarithmic graph paper helps make very large or very small numbers easier to work with by compressing the scale.

Why use Logarithmic Scales for Graphs?

Main reason for using logarithmic scales in graphs and charts is to respond to skewness towards larger values. For example, you may come across cases where one axis does not follow a linear progression. It can also be used for cases where you need to show percentage change.

What is the difference between log-log and semi-log graph paper?

Semi-logarithmic graph has one axis has a logarithmic scale and the other axis has a linear scale. In log-log graphs, both axes have a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic Graph Paper Maker

Now you can create your own logarithmic (log-log) or semi logarithmic (semi-log) graph paper with this Log Page Maker Tool. You can change the line thickness, both axis colors, log base ranging from 2 to 16, the line spacing for linear scale in case of semi log, the number of cycles, paper orientation, paper size, margins and more.

Browse our section of pre-made templates for ready to download commonly used papers.