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Coordinate Plane Generator
Print a blank coordinate plane with four quadrants, a first-quadrant grid, or plain square graph paper.
Coordinate plane
−10 to 10
The x-axis and the y-axis cross at 0. Each square is 1 unit. Every integer on the axes is numbered. No points are plotted.
This coordinate plane generator builds a printable Cartesian grid in the browser. Four quadrants places the x-axis and the y-axis so they cross at zero, and the grid runs from the negative axis maximum to the same positive value. The first quadrant keeps the origin at the bottom-left and shows only zero and the positive directions. Square grid prints plain graph paper with no axes and no numbers. The axis maximum is 5, 10, or 20, and each square is one unit. Axis numbers can be turned on or off. A maximum of 20 prints a number every two units so the labels stay readable, while the lines still mark every unit. Type up to eight points as x, y. Each point that lands on the plane is drawn and labeled with a letter from A onward, and a point past the edge is left off the picture. Print plane sends the sheet to the printer without the controls.
Four quadrants, one quadrant, or a square grid
Four quadrants prints a coordinate plane whose x-axis and y-axis cross at zero. Positive x runs to the right, negative x to the left, positive y up, and negative y down. The axis maximum sets both ends: 5 runs from -5 to 5, 10 from -10 to 10, and 20 from -20 to 20. Each square is 1 unit. Number the axes prints those whole numbers. On a maximum of 20 the numbers are every 2 units, and the grid lines are still every 1. One quadrant moves the origin to the bottom-left corner and keeps only the values from 0 up to that maximum.
Square grid is plain graph paper with the same count of squares on each side and no axes. Heavier lines fall every 5 squares. A point is typed as x, y, and the page accepts up to eight. On the four-quadrant plane a point such as -2, 4 is labeled with a letter and drawn where those axes say it is. On the one-quadrant plane and the square grid, the bottom-left corner is (0, 0), so both numbers have to fall between 0 and the maximum. A point past the edge is not drawn. Print plane prints the sheet and hides the controls.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the four-quadrant coordinate plane show?
A four-quadrant plane has an x-axis and a y-axis that cross at zero in the center of the grid. With a maximum of 10, both axes run from -10 to 10 and each square is 1 unit. Positive x is to the right, negative x is to the left, positive y is up, and negative y is down.
How is the first quadrant different from four quadrants?
One quadrant keeps the origin at the bottom-left corner and shows only values from 0 to the axis maximum. There is no negative region. Use it when every point has a positive x and a positive y, or when the class is still plotting in the first quadrant.
Can I hide the numbers or print a plain square grid?
Number the axes turns the integer labels on or off for the four-quadrant plane and the first quadrant. A maximum of 20 numbers every second line so the labels do not collide, while the grid still marks every unit. Square grid is plain graph paper with no axes and no numbers. A maximum of 10 prints a 10 by 10 grid, with a heavier line every 5 squares.
How do I plot points and print the page?
Type up to eight points, one per box, as x, y. Examples are 3, 4 and -2, 5. A point on the plane is drawn as a dot and labeled with a letter from A onward. The list under the grid repeats the letter and the pair. A point past the axis maximum is marked as outside and is not drawn. Print plane prints the grid and that list, and it leaves the controls off the paper.