Leuchtturm1917 System Guide: Every Size, Edition & Colour

The five Leuchtturm1917 Notebook Classic formats drawn to scale, Pocket to Master, with swatches of the 2026 colours — Drawn to scale · 1 mm = 0.55 px · notebooks closed

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Product	Brand origin	Made in	Price range
Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) hardcover notebookLeuchtturm1917	Germany	Varies (Taiwan or Germany)^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) softcover notebookLeuchtturm1917	Germany	Varies (Germany or China)^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Pocket (A6) hardcover notebookLeuchtturm1917	Germany	Varies (China or Taiwan)^*	Price range: $$$5–20 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal Edition 2Leuchtturm1917	Germany	Not stated^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Weekly Planner 2027Leuchtturm1917	Germany	Not stated^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Daily Planner 2027Leuchtturm1917	Germany	Not stated^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 SketchbookLeuchtturm1917	Germany	Not stated^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Some Lines A DayLeuchtturm1917	Germany	Taiwan^*	Price range: $$$$20–75 for the cover or binder with its starter insert
Leuchtturm1917 Pen LoopLeuchtturm1917	Germany	Not stated^*	Price range: $$$5–20 for the cover or binder with its starter insert

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Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) hardcover notebook

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Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) hardcover notebook: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Made in Varies (Taiwan or Germany): Retailer data conflicts. Galaxus has listed Germany for a forest-green Medium dotted hard cover; Digitec has listed Germany, Taiwan and United Kingdom for a red-violet one; several eBay listings for Medium A5 notebooks have given Taiwan (all three now block automated reading). Leuchtturm1917's German and US product pages name no country for the standard notebook; its US 120G page says that edition's paper is made in Germany. Check the label on your copy. Source. Released: Unsharpen dates the Leuchtturm1917 notebook brand to 2005; we found no separate date for the A5 Medium. The company itself dates to 1917.
Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) softcover notebook: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Made in Varies (Germany or China): Retailer data conflicts. The Journal Shop lists Germany as the country of origin for the 2026-colour Medium softcover. Digitec has listed China for a Pumpkin lined and a Deep Sea lined softcover (seen in its search listings; Digitec blocked our reader on October 22, 2026). Leuchtturm1917's German product page names only the company's address in Geesthacht, not a country of manufacture. Check the label on your copy. Source.
Leuchtturm1917 Pocket (A6) hardcover notebook: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Made in Varies (China or Taiwan): Retailer data, not the maker's: Galaxus has listed China for a black Pocket hard cover and China and Taiwan for a blue one (Galaxus now blocks automated reading). Leuchtturm1917's German product page names only the maker in Geesthacht, and Medium A5 listings give Germany or Taiwan. Check the label on your copy. Source. Released: Unsharpen dates the Leuchtturm1917 notebook brand to 2005; we found no separate launch date for the Pocket. The company itself dates to 1917.
Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal Edition 2: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Country of manufacture not stated: Retailer listings have conflicted: one gave Taiwan as the country of origin and another the United Kingdom (Digitec, which now blocks automated reading). Leuchtturm1917's German product page names only the maker, LEUCHTTURM1917 GmbH in Geesthacht, not a country of manufacture. Check the label on your copy.
Leuchtturm1917 Weekly Planner 2027: Made by LEUCHTTURM1917 GmbH (Geesthacht, Germany). Country of manufacture not stated: Neither Leuchtturm1917's German product page, which names only the maker, LEUCHTTURM1917 GmbH in Geesthacht, nor the US and Australian retailer listings we read state where the 2027 planners are made, so check the label on your copy.
Leuchtturm1917 Daily Planner 2027: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Country of manufacture not stated: Neither Leuchtturm1917's German product page nor its US store states where the 2027 Daily Planner is made, and the retailer listings we read don't either. Retailers give different countries for other Leuchtturm1917 notebooks, so check the label.
Leuchtturm1917 Sketchbook: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Country of manufacture not stated: We found no listing that gives a country of origin for the current 150 g/m², 112-page Sketchbook, and Leuchtturm1917's German page names only the maker in Geesthacht. Galaxus lists Germany for the separate Edition120 sketchbook, and other Leuchtturm1917 notebooks are listed as made in Taiwan, China or Germany, so check the label on your copy.
Leuchtturm1917 Some Lines A Day: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Made in Taiwan: per Digitec's listing for the Sage edition, which now blocks automated reading, so we couldn't recheck it. Leuchtturm1917's German and US pages don't state a country, and its other notebooks are listed as made in Taiwan or Germany, so check the label on your copy. Source.
Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop: Made by Leuchtturm Gruppe (Geesthacht, Germany). Country of manufacture not stated: Leuchtturm1917's German product page names only the maker, LEUCHTTURM1917 GmbH in Geesthacht. Retailer listings have conflicted by color: Digitec (Switzerland) gave Taiwan for Charcoal, Galaxus gave the USA for Pumpkin and Indigo and "Germany, Taiwan, USA" for Black (both now block automated reading), and Paperole says Germany.
Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) hardcover notebook: Colors: names per Leuchtturm1917 Germany, checked October 27, 2026. Leuchtturm1917's German product page for the Medium (A5) hardcover offers these 27 colors in its Farbe selector, spelled as the maker spells them (we translate the four German names in the tile notes). That selector is shared across the shop's notebook formats, so a color may not be sold in every format or ruling. Tints are the maker's own color chip: its hex code where the page gives one, otherwise sampled from the chip image; not measured from a real cover. Tints are representative, not measured. Shops stock different colors.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).

Key takeaways

Notebook Classic formats and hardcover page counts: Pocket 90 × 150 mm, 187 pages; Paperback 125 × 190 mm, 219; Medium 145 × 210 mm, 251; Composition 178 × 254 mm, 219; Master 225 × 315 mm, 235; Master Slim 225 × 315 mm, 123.
Paper is 80 g/m² in Pocket to Composition and 100 g/m² in Master; the Edition 120G and Bullet Journal Edition 2 use 120 g/m² with 203 and 206 pages.
Every Classic has numbered pages, a blank table of contents, two page markers, a gusseted pocket, an elastic band, 8 perforated sheets and a sticker set; softcovers have 123 pages.
Leuchtturm1917's German shop lists the Classic from €17.50 (about US$20), Edition 120G at €28.95 (about US$32) and Bullet Journal Edition 2 at €29.95 (about US$34).
The 2026 colour collection is Sunflower, Cherry, Pumpkin and Indigo, on Medium notebooks, Drehgriffel pens and pen loops; the shop's filter lists about 40 colours in all.

What is the Leuchtturm1917 system?

One notebook design, the Notebook Classic, repeated across six formats and a dozen editions, with dated planners, sketchbooks and accessories that share its sizes and colours. Every Classic has numbered pages, a blank table of contents, two page markers, a gusseted pocket, an elastic band, eight perforated sheets and a sticker set, in a thread-bound block that opens flat. Buy a Medium notebook, a Medium planner and a Medium sketchbook and they stack to the same 145 × 210 mm.

The core: Notebook Classic, hardcover or softcover, in Medium A5, Pocket A6 and four more formats.
Heavier paper: Edition 120G and Bullet Journal Edition 2 on 120 g/m².
Named editions: Monocle, Bauhaus, Metallic, Covered for Sunshine, Bullet Journal, plus Change, Start-up, Learning, Thesis and New Work journals.
Dated: Weekly Planner 2027, Daily Planner 2027, Monocle weekly diary, Some Lines A Day.
Drawing: Sketchbook on 150 g/m² card, Jottbook, Notepad.
Accessories: Pen Loop, Drehgriffel Nr. 1 ballpoint and Nr. 2 pencil, planner stickers.

What are the Leuchtturm1917 notebook sizes and page counts?

Six Classic formats, all the same design; page counts fall as the paper gets heavier. Figures are from Leuchtturm1917’s Notebook Classic page.

Format	Size	Hardcover pages, weight	Softcover pages, weight	Paper
Pocket (A6)	90 × 150 mm	187, 148 g	123, 115 g	80 g/m²
Paperback (B6+)	125 × 190 mm	219, 315 g	123, 180 g	80 g/m²
Medium (A5)	145 × 210 mm	251, 423 g	123, 224 g	80 g/m²
Composition (B5)	178 × 254 mm	219, 580 g	123, 360 g	80 g/m²
Master (A4+)	225 × 315 mm	235, 1,070 g	Not listed	100 g/m²
Master Slim (A4+)	225 × 315 mm	123, 710 g	Not listed	100 g/m²

Rulings are plain, dotted (5 mm), ruled and squared, with Change Journal, Königsblau and Red Dots layouts on some editions. The shop also lists Square, Medium Landscape and Mini (A7) formats and Flexcover binding for some lines.

Which editions change the paper?

The Edition 120G and the Bullet Journal Edition 2, both on 120 g/m² paper with very low show-through. The 120G is a Medium hardcover with 203 pages, plain, dotted or ruled, in Lilac, Port Red, Rising Sun, Sage, Navy, Black, Forest Green and Mint Green at €28.95 (about US$32); Leuchtturm1917 says the paper is made in Germany. The Bullet Journal Edition 2 has 206 dotted pages, an index and future log, three page markers, a page divider, a detachable pocket guide, a grid guide and stickers at €29.95 (about US$34).

The Sketchbook sits apart on 112 pages of 150 g/m² drawing card, from €24.95 (about US$28), in Medium, landscape, Square and Master.

What are the 2026 colours, and which are limited?

Sunflower, Cherry, Pumpkin and Indigo, a 1970s-themed set that Leuchtturm1917 put on the Medium hardcover and softcover, the Drehgriffel Nr. 1 and Nr. 2 and the Pen Loop. The Journal Shop lists the 2026 Medium hardcover at £22.50 (about US$30) with 251 pages and a German country of origin. The German site already shows the 2027 colours Dove, Moss, Burgundy and Bubblegum on the softcover.

The colour filter on Leuchtturm1917’s shop lists about 40 names, from the standing Black, Navy, Anthracite, Red, Royal Blue and Forest Green to seasonal shades such as Powder, Lilac, Sage, Lemon, Stone Blue, Fox Red, Pacific Green, Walden Green, Atlantic, Beach Rose, Dune, Pinetree, Spring Leaf, Deep Sea, Spice Brown and Ink. Yearly collections and the named Bauhaus, Metallic and Covered for Sunshine editions are the limited ones; Classic colours, 120G, Bullet Journal and Monocle are standing lines.

What do the pieces cost?

From €17.50 (about US$20) for the Classic to €59.95 (about US$67) for the Bullet Journal gift set, in Leuchtturm1917’s German shop. Prices below are the shop’s list prices on October 23, 2026.

Product	€ / about US$
Notebook Classic hardcover	from 17.50 / 20
Pocket hardcover	18.50 / 21
Medium softcover	22.95 / 26
Edition 120G	28.95 / 32
Bullet Journal Edition 2	29.95 / 34
Monocle notebook	from 20.50 / 23
Bauhaus Edition	25.95 / 29
Sketchbook	from 24.95 / 28
Weekly Diary 2027 Monocle	31.50 / 35
Some Lines A Day	31.95 / 36
Jottbook	from 9.95 / 11
Pen Loop	3.95 / 4.40
Drehgriffel Nr. 1 and Nr. 2	29.95–33.95 / 34–38

In the US, the Medium notebooks sit in our $$$ band ($20–75) and the Pocket and Pen Loop in $$. For how the Medium compares with its closest rival, see Moleskine vs Leuchtturm1917.

Frequently asked questions

What sizes do Leuchtturm1917 notebooks come in?

Six Classic formats: Pocket A6 (90 × 150 mm), Paperback B6+ (125 × 190 mm), Medium A5 (145 × 210 mm), Composition B5 (178 × 254 mm), Master A4+ (225 × 315 mm) and Master Slim (same size, 123 pages). Leuchtturm1917 also lists Square and Medium Landscape formats and a Mini A7.

How many pages does a Leuchtturm1917 notebook have?

Hardcovers: 187 (Pocket), 219 (Paperback and Composition), 251 (Medium), 235 (Master) and 123 (Master Slim). Softcovers have 123 pages. The 120G edition has 203 and the Bullet Journal Edition 2 has 206, because heavier paper takes more room.

What is the difference between Leuchtturm1917 80 g and 120 g paper?

The standard 80 g/m² paper is the slightly cream FSC sheet in most formats; Master uses 100 g/m². The Edition 120G and Bullet Journal Edition 2 use 120 g/m² paper with very low show-through, which Leuchtturm1917 says suits more pens, at the cost of fewer pages.

What are the Leuchtturm1917 colours for 2026?

Sunflower, Cherry, Pumpkin and Indigo, a 1970s-themed set on the Medium hardcover and softcover, the Drehgriffel Nr. 1 ballpoint and Nr. 2 pencil and the Pen Loop. The 2027 colours Dove, Moss, Burgundy and Bubblegum already appear on the German site.

What is the Leuchtturm1917 Monocle edition?

Notebooks, an accordion notebook, a notepad, a weekly diary and Drehgriffel pens made with Monocle magazine, in its own palette of Light Grey, Mandarin, Navy, Olive, Yellow, Cobalt Blue and Orange. The Monocle notebook starts at €20.50 (about US$23).

Which Leuchtturm1917 editions are limited?

The yearly colour collections, which Leuchtturm1917 refreshes each season, and named editions like the Bauhaus Edition, Metallic Edition and Covered for Sunshine. The Classic colours, 120G, Bullet Journal and Monocle lines are standing ranges, though single colours come and go.

Are Leuchtturm1917 notebooks made in Germany?

Leuchtturm1917 is a German brand and The Journal Shop lists the 2026 Medium hardcover as made in Germany, but retailers have listed some softcovers, Pockets and journals as made in China or Taiwan, so origin varies by batch and product.

What does a Leuchtturm1917 notebook cost?

In Germany, the Classic starts at €17.50 (about US$20), the Pocket is €18.50 (about US$21), the Medium softcover €22.95 (about US$26), the Edition 120G €28.95 (about US$32) and the Bullet Journal Edition 2 €29.95 (about US$34). US prices put the Medium in our $$$ band ($20–75).

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