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Flashcard maker

This flashcard maker turns your list into printable cards: type “question ; answer” on each line, choose the card size and download a PDF with fronts and backs. Print, cut, study. Your cards stay in your browser.

Source: ISO 216:2007 – Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter – Trimmed sizes – A and B series (A4 = 210 × 297 mm). Updated: .

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Print double-sided and flip on the long edge: the backs are laid out mirrored for that.
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The separator is the semicolon (a tab or vertical bar also works). Without a separator the back stays empty.
Preview of the first page

When printing, choose “Actual size” or 100 %, not “Fit to page”.

Result

Cards per page
8
Card size
95 × 65 mm

How it is calculated

How it works

  1. Type one card per line: the question on the left, the answer on the right, separated by a semicolon.
  2. Choose the card size. The default is 95 × 65 mm – eight cards fit on a letter or A4 sheet.
  3. Create the PDF. It alternates a page of questions with a page of the matching answers.
  4. Print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut along the cut lines, done.

How the layout is calculated

The grid fits as many cards per sheet as leave at least 5 mm of page margin, and centres them. For the backs the columns are mirrored so that question and answer line up when the sheet is flipped on the long edge. Long text is wrapped; the type shrinks from 16 down to 8 point, after which the text is shortened.

Card sizes

There is no fixed standard for flashcards; sizes from the ISO 216 series are common: A7 (74 × 105 mm) gives 4 cards per A4 sheet, A6 (105 × 148 mm) fits once per sheet. You can set any size.

Checking duplex printing

Printers flip sheets differently. Print one sheet as a test, hold it up to the light and set “flip on long edge” or “short edge” in the print dialog as needed.

Honest limits

There is one typeface, with no images, colours or formatting. Emoji and Asian characters cannot be printed. Your cards are not saved; for quizzing yourself on screen there is the vocabulary trainer.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make printable flashcards?

Type “question ; answer” on each line, choose a size and click “Create PDF”. The PDF contains fronts and backs.

How do I print the front and back?

In the print dialog choose double-sided printing and flip on the long edge. The backs are laid out mirrored for that. Print one test sheet first.

What size are flashcards?

Common sizes are A7 (74 × 105 mm) and A6 (105 × 148 mm), or 3 × 5 in in the US. You can set any size here; the default is 95 × 65 mm.

How many flashcards fit on a sheet?

At 95 × 65 mm it is eight, at A7 upright four. The calculator shows the number per page.

Can I add pictures to the cards?

No, text only. That is enough for vocabulary and term cards; long text is wrapped automatically.

Sources and legal basis

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