The medium Blackwing Slate is an A5 hardcover notebook that is slightly wider than a standard notebook, providing more writing and creative space (148 x 210 mm). This is a great notebook for journaling, to-do lists, sketching, drawing, and more. It features 160 pages of 100 GSM ivory paper—perfect for graphite pencils or ink. Every Slate notebook features our signature lay-flat binding, matte cover, and pencil holster that comes loaded with a Blackwing pencil. Ruled paper.