Stationery for journaling and planning

Notebooks, pens, stickers and stamps for journals and planners, with paper weight, ruling and ink facts. 66 Stationery Times guides, each saying why from the product's own specs.

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Notebooks

Suiheibiraki Horizontal-Open Notebook, 5 mm grid: The maker gives the ruling, 10 mm squares with 5 mm leader lines, and says it opens 180 degrees so a spread can be used as one page.
Japonica Section 5 mm Grid Notebook: The maker gives its ruling (10 mm squares with 5 mm leader lines) and page count (60), with subject stickers included.
Make a Mark Recycled Leather A5 Notebook: The maker lists 192 ivory lined pages of 80gsm FSC-certified paper in A5 (150 × 210 mm) with an elastic closure.
Woodhi Wood Notebook, Pencil: The maker lists 50 pages of eco paper in a 15 × 10 cm wooden-cover book, a small size for quick notes and sketches.
The Completist Laurel Undated Weekly Planner: The maker lists 144 pages with 52 weekly and 12 monthly layouts plus 12 lined pages for notes, checklists or journaling.
The Completist Palau Soft Cover Wiro Notebook: The Completist lists 160 lined pages of 115 gsm recycled paper and a brass wire binding that always lies flat.
The School of Life Writing as Therapy Notebook, Ideas: The maker lists 192 pages in a linen-bound A5 book, and its own photos show dot-grid pages for planning.
The School of Life Writing Journal: The maker lists 192 pages of 100g paper, dot grid in Sage and lined in Burgundy, with an elastic closure.
Wanderlust Paper Co. Blue Flora Notebook: The maker lists 150 lined pages in a lay-flat binding that lies open at any page.
Tools to Liveby Letterpress Machine Dot Notebook: The maker lists 52 pages with a 5 × 5 mm dot grid and says the paper takes regular and fountain pens, and that stamped designs do not bleed through.
MATOKA COTOMO Log Notebook: It is an undated 64-page notebook with 12 monthly pages or 27 weekly pages plus 5 mm grid, which the maker describes as between a planner and a diary.
MATOKA COTOMO Notebook: It has 64 pages in three rulings the maker names for use: Grid for log notebooks, Line for memos and diaries, and To Do for tasks and goals.
Nouto Nombre Note N: Nouto prints page numbers on all 189 pages and a 5 mm dot grid, and designed it for bullet-style journaling.
Ohh Deer Neon Floral Blue Birds Premium Hardback Notebook: Ohh Deer lists 192 lined pages, two satin ribbons and a document pocket in an A5 hardback.
Ohh Deer Neon Floral 3x Stitched Notebook Set: Ohh Deer's photos show dot grid, lined and plain sample pages, and the set has three notebooks of 56 pages each (168 pages in all).
Ohh Deer Pink Fabric Daily Planner: Ohh Deer lists to-do lists, daily objectives, notes and an hourly schedule, a documents pocket and two ribbons, in B6 (188 × 135 mm) and A5 (215 × 158 mm).
Paperian Book Tracker: Paperian lists 12 cards of 230 g paper with title, author, start and finish lines, page rows and quote blocks.
Paperian Lists to Live By 3-Row Planner: Paperian lists 192 pages of 100 gsm paper: 120 weekly pages, 24 monthly pages and 44 pages of free notes.
Paperian Make-a-Memo Memo Pad: Paperian lists 80 sheets of 100 g paper in 24 printed layouts including daily, weekly, monthly and yearly plans.
Papier Platz Nico Recipe Pocket Log Note: The pages are ruled with a 4 mm grid and number 192, in a cover with a ribbon bookmark.
HappySelf Grown-Up Journal: HappySelf lists 128 pages of 100 gsm paper, 12 weeks of daily pages with a quote, top three things, emojis and free space, and a front question section.
HappySelf Junior Journal: HappySelf lists 12 weeks of undated daily pages, 128 pages of 100 gsm paper and a front section a child can fill in at any time.
HappySelf Teen Journal: HappySelf lists 175 pages of 100 gsm FSC paper, 12 weeks of undated daily pages and weekly pages to preview and review the week.
MiGOALS Notes Journal: MiGOALS lists 208 lined pages of 100gsm paper with an index and space for three key points per entry.
MiGOALS 90 Day Progress Journal: MiGOALS lists 224 pages of 100gsm paper with 90 daily spreads, three monthly spreads and review pages at 7, 30, 60 and 90 days.
Furukawashiko Retro Matchbox Memo Pad: The Journal Shop and Paperwhisper suggest journals, planners and small gifts for the 35 sheets of 63 × 45 mm.
YOSEKALAB Two-Month Weekly Planner: It has 68 gsm Tomoe River pages ruled in a 3.7 mm grid, 32 numbered pages and 4 grid memo pages.
Personalised Refined 2027 Diary: Martha Brook lists 120gsm paper and 152 weekly or 412 daily pages covering 2027.
Personalised Signature Burgundy Refillable Notepad: Martha Brook lists A5 (148 × 210 mm) lined pages of super thick cream paper, refillable at £8.95 (about US$11.80).
Exacompta Register 29.7 × 21 cm, 5 × 5, 200 numbered pages, black cloth: The 412E has 200 numbered pages of 110 g/m² paper ruled in 5 × 5 mm squares, made for recording facts and minutes.
GRAPHILO A5 Grid Notebook: It has 64 pages with a 4 mm grid and margins on all four sides, per Kobeha.
orissi Check Memo Pad: It has 60 sheets with 7 mm ruling and one fold-over tab per line, per Kobeha.
Luddite Function Notebook A5: Each A5 notebook has 64 pages, and Luddite offers 12 layouts from monthly and daily planners to ruled and grid pages.
Semikolon Classic Notebook with linen binding: It has 176 pages of 100 g/m² paper in dotted, plain and ruled versions, per Semikolon.
MUJI Japanese Pocket Notebook with Bookmark: The A6 has 144 sheets with a red thread bookmark, and the B6 has 184 sheets.
MUJI Double Ring Lined Notebook, Dark Gray: It has 48 sheets (96 pages) ruled at 6 or 7 mm, a format MUJI tags for bullet journaling and note-taking.
MUJI High Quality Paper Open-Flat Lined Notebook: It has 80 sheets (160 pages) of horizontal-lined paper that MUJI says opens flat for easier writing.
Leuchtturm1917 2027 Weekly Planner & Notebook, Medium: Its 144 pages of 80 g/m² ivory paper pair each week with a lined or dotted notes page, per Leuchtturm1917's German site.
Clairefontaine Classic Wirebound A4 notebook, 50 sheets, 90 g, lined with margin: Clairefontaine lists 50 sheets (100 pages) of 90 g/m² paper, with 8 mm lined, French-ruled or graph rulings.
Paperblanks Black Moroccan (Old Leather Collection) Midi Lined Hardcover Journal, elastic band closure: Paperblanks lists 144 pages of 120 gsm acid-free paper with 21 lines a page, 6.67 mm apart, in a sewn binding.

Stickers

World Craft Tatemasu 15 mm Masking Tape: The maker says the 15 mm designs are drawn tall to be stuck down a page, 12 to choose from at ¥187 (about US$1.20) a roll.
Five-Star Rating Labeler Seals, black: The maker says the 12 × 21.6 mm star labels suit small and vertical planners for logging book, film and shop ratings.
BGM Flake Sticker, Memo, Hana-Biyori: bungu.store says the washi base takes pen ink without bleeding, and each flake is sized for short notes.
BGM Sticker Sheet Icing Stickers: bungu.store describes the PET sheets as thin enough to sit flat in a planner without bulk, on a 95 × 170 mm sheet.
BGM Roll Sticker: Each 30 mm wide roll holds 3 m of kiss-cut stickers, and the writable designs take a pen for dates and notes (Yoseka).
BGM Sticker Book A6: The Sticker Book holds 24 sheets (48 pages) of release paper, and a 20-sheet refill is sold separately.

Stamps

World Craft Techo no Junin Clear Stamp: The maker shows the 106 × 186 mm sheets in planner layouts, with four designs at ¥825 (about US$5.20) a sheet.
Stamp Marche Hajimete Set: The maker lists the 7 stamps for planner decoration, weather and temperature logs, habit tracking, good-thing notes and daily spending records.
Number Stamp Set Classic: The maker says the small 5 × 3 mm imprint suits writing dates in undated planners and refills and stamping labeler seals.
EL COMMUN Deco Loop Stamp, self-inking roller stamp: The maker says the oil-based ink won't bleed if you write or color over it, and that it won't stick to coated or vinyl paper.

Pens

ARC Gel Pen Aluminium: The maker names structured notes, journaling and planning as uses for the 0.4 mm gel refill fitted to the pen.
Sakura Pen-Touch paint marker: Sakura lists scrapbooks and journals among its uses, with opaque and metallic paint in 0.7, 1.0 and 2.0 mm tips.

Accessories

The School of Life Journal Prompt Cards: The maker sells these 52 cards to use as you journal, with prompts on relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions.
Papier Platz Flake Sticky Notes: Papier Platz says the notes suit small memos and decorating a diary, and a pack has 30 die-cut sheets of 6 designs.
Kyo-iro Cherry Blossom of Keage (KI-0105) dye ink, 40 ml: The maker lists the ink for fountain pens and pens in a 40 ml bottle, and the series is built around five named Kyoto places and views.
Kyo-no-Oto Hisoku (KO-0107) dye ink, 40 ml: The maker lists the 40 ml ink for fountain pens, pens and brushes, and says it dissolves in water so it can be blurred with a water brush.
Sakura Quickie Glue Pen: Sakura lists scrapbooking and art journaling among its uses, with a 0.7 mm line for the smallest embellishments.
Furukawashiko Watashi Biyori Die-Cut Sticky Notes: Yoseka suggests them for decorating a journal, and each 20-sheet pad has die-cut notes within 70 × 70 mm.
Dominant Industry Standard 104 Dominant Blue fountain pen ink, 25 ml: Dominant Industry says its inks are formulated with mild acidity to be gentle on writing instruments, and the bottle holds 25 ml.
Dominant Industry Pearl 005 Apple Blossom fountain pen ink, 25 ml: Dominant Industry says Pearl glitter is up to 50 micrometres and low-clumping, and that it keeps tuning the Pearl series for fountain pen use.
Dominant Industry Scented ink Duftrausch (base note), 25 ml: Dominant Industry's home page labels the scented series for fountain pens and sells each ink in a 25 ml bottle.
Semikolon Classic Photo Album Medium: Semikolon says its 80 pages of 235 g/m² card take glued photos, handwritten notes and small keepsakes.
Semikolon Sticky Weekly Planner: Each pad has 40 self-adhesive sheets of 8 × 20 cm that Semikolon says can be stuck inside a notebook.
Archer & Olive Paper Packages Advent Box, 2026: The two XL pocket notebooks have 160 gsm pages that lie flat, and the box adds 8-inch scissors and 10 colored pencils.

Paper

Nouto Nuritakurie Ink Card: Nouto lists 25 business-card-size cards per pack for building a personal ink swatch book, and gives ink-compatibility facts: water-based inks work and dye inks repel better.

Systems

Filofax Domino Soft Personal Organiser (6-ring, 23 mm), Pale Pink: Its six 23 mm rings hold 95 × 171 mm Personal pages, and Filofax lists an undated year planner plus ruled, plain and dotted paper inside.