--- title: "Midori MD Letter Pad: Cream MD Paper Writing Pad" canonical: "https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-letter-pad/" description: "Midori MD Letter Pad explained: 50 sheets of cream 80 g/m² MD Paper, 210 × 168 mm, horizontal 9.5 mm or vertical 10 mm lines, envelopes and origin." category: "Paper" type: "Writing paper" published: 2026-10-22 updated: 2026-10-22 author: "Ellis Penhale" publisher: "Stationery Times" sources: 4 products: - name: "Midori MD Letter Pad, horizontal ruled, 50 sheets (20583006; also vertical ruled 20581006)" brand: "Midori" brand_origin: "Japan" made_in: "Japan" material: "MD Paper, 80 g/m², cream; light grey ruling" price_band: "$$ ($5–20 per ream or pad, typical US retail, October 2026)" manufacturer: "Designphil Inc. (Tokyo); the MD line is now sold as MD PRODUCT" model: "20583006 (horizontal ruled)" mpn: "20583006" gtin: "4902805205832" url: "https://md-product.com/products/md-letter-pad" --- # Midori MD Letter Pad: Cream MD Paper Writing Pad > The Midori MD Letter Pad is a 50-sheet pad of cream 80 g/m² MD Paper for writing letters. It measures 210 × 168 × 7 mm, Midori's own size, with 15 horizontal lines 9.5 mm apart or 11 vertical lines 10 mm apart. It lists at ¥550 (about US$3.50) in Japan, where it is made. - URL: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-letter-pad/ - Category: Paper - Author: Ellis Penhale - Published: 2026-10-22 - Updated: 2026-10-22 ![Midori MD Letter Pad: a cream 50-sheet pad and a written sheet with 15 horizontal lines, folded in three](https://stationerytimes.com/images/raster/midori-md-letter-pad-16x9.png) *The pad and one written sheet, drawn to scale (1 mm = 1 px).* Original drawing (SVG): . Drawings © 2026 Stationery Times, reusable with credit under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Product facts | Product | Brand | Brand origin | Made in | Material | Released | Price range (typical US retail, October 2026) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Midori MD Letter Pad, horizontal ruled, 50 sheets (20583006; also vertical ruled 20581006) | Midori (by Designphil Inc. (Tokyo); the MD line is now sold as MD PRODUCT) | Japan | Japan | MD Paper, 80 g/m², cream; light grey ruling | – | $$: $5–20 per ream or pad | - Made in (Midori MD Letter Pad, horizontal ruled, 50 sheets (20583006; also vertical ruled 20581006)): Japan. Midori's Japanese MD PRODUCT store gives Country of Origin: Made in Japan for the MD Letter Pad. Source: https://md-product.com/products/md-letter-pad ## Key takeaways - Midori lists the pad at 210 × 168 × 7 mm (8.3 × 6.6 × 0.3 in) with 50 sheets of 80 g/m² MD Paper. - The horizontal version has 15 lines at 9.5 mm; the vertical version has 11 lines at 10 mm with breaks that guide a fold in three. - Midori's Japanese list price is ¥550 (about US$3.50) with tax; US prices put it in our $$ band ($5–20). - A cotton version uses 75 g/m² MD Paper Cotton with 20% cotton pulp, at ¥660 (about US$4.20). - Midori lists the MD Letter Pad as made in Japan. ## What is the Midori MD Letter Pad? **It is Midori's letter-writing pad of cream MD Paper, cut to its own 210 × 168 mm size with wide, light grey lines.** Midori says a letter carries not only words but handwriting, pen pressure and the feel of the paper, and designed the pad around that. The paper is the same cream MD Paper as the [Midori MD Notebook A5](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-notebook-a5/) and the [Midori MD Paper Pad](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-paper-pad/), which Midori says resists bleeding and bleed-through and glides smoothly. ## Midori MD Letter Pad specs | Spec | Horizontal ruled | Vertical ruled | |---|---|---| | Size | 210 × 168 × 7 mm (8.3 × 6.6 × 0.3 in) | Same | | Sheets | 50 | 50 | | Paper | MD Paper, cream, 80 g/m² | Same | | Ruling | 15 lines, 9.5 mm | 11 lines, 10 mm, with tri-fold guides | | Item number | 20583006 | 20581006 | | List price (Japan) | ¥550 (about US$3.50), with tax | Same | | Made in | Japan | Japan | All figures are from Midori's Japanese MD PRODUCT store. ![MD Letter Pad horizontal and vertical ruled sheets drawn to scale](https://stationerytimes.com/images/midori-md-letter-pad-rulings.svg) *Horizontal for Western-style letters, vertical for Japanese writing.* ## Why is the MD Letter Pad 210 × 168 mm? **Midori chose an original size for writing comfort instead of standard B5.** It says the wide lines match the average amount Japanese writers put on a line, so you can write in a relaxed hand, and that the generous margins make a finished letter look good. For US writers, the sheet is a little wider than A5 (148 mm) and much smaller than Letter (8.5 × 11 in), so a page fills quickly and a one-sheet note still looks complete. ## How should you lay out a letter on it? **Start below the top margin, keep to the light grey lines and leave the generous side margins clear, as Midori intends.** Midori describes the white space around the ruling as part of the design, so a finished letter looks balanced on the sheet. On the horizontal pad, 15 lines at 9.5 mm hold a short letter on one side; turn the sheet over or add a second sheet for longer news. Midori says the cream tone is easy on the eyes. ## Horizontal or vertical: which should you choose? **Choose horizontal ruled for English and other left-to-right writing; vertical ruled is for Japanese written top to bottom.** The horizontal pad gives 15 lines at 9.5 mm, wider than US college ruling of 7.1 mm, so it suits medium and broad nibs and larger handwriting. The vertical pad's lines break at two points, which Midori designed as guides for folding the sheet neatly in three for an envelope. ## Is MD Paper good for fountain pen letters? **Midori designs MD Paper to resist bleeding and bleed-through, and says the cream tone shows black and blue-black inks beautifully.** It is the same 80 g/m² sheet used in Midori's MD notebooks. We haven't tested the letter pad ourselves. For more fountain-pen papers, see our [Tomoe River paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tomoe-river-paper/) guide (much thinner) and the [Clairefontaine Triomphe pad](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/clairefontaine-triomphe-pad/), another classic letter paper. For all-cotton letter paper, see the [Original Crown Mill Pure Cotton pad](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/original-crown-mill-pure-cotton-a5-pad/). ## What about the Cotton version and envelopes? **Midori also makes an MD Letter Pad Cotton and matching envelopes in both papers.** The Cotton pad uses soft white 75 g/m² MD Paper Cotton with 20% cotton pulp, at ¥660 (about US$4.20), in the same size and rulings. The [Midori MD Notebook Cotton A5](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-notebook-cotton-a5/) uses the same cotton paper. For colour, [Clairefontaine Pollen C6 envelopes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/clairefontaine-pollen-c6-envelopes/) come in 23 shades; a letter folded in four fits. For short notes handed over in person, Midori's [Mogumogu Letter](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-mogumogu-letter/) is a mini set with sticker seals. ## Where is the Midori MD Letter Pad made? **Midori's Japanese MD PRODUCT store lists the MD Letter Pad as made in Japan.** Midori is a brand of Designphil Inc. in Tokyo, which has developed MD Paper since the 1960s. ## Frequently asked questions ### What size is the Midori MD Letter Pad? 210 × 168 mm (8.3 × 6.6 in), 7 mm thick, per Midori. It is Midori's own size, not B5, chosen to make letters comfortable to write. ### How many sheets are in the MD Letter Pad? 50 sheets, per Midori's Japanese store. ### What is the line spacing of the MD Letter Pad? 9.5 mm on the horizontal version (15 lines) and 10 mm on the vertical version (11 lines). Midori prints the lines in a light grey. ### Is the MD Letter Pad good for fountain pens? Midori says MD Paper resists bleeding and bleed-through and shows black and blue-black inks well. We haven't tested the letter pad ourselves. ### Does Midori make matching envelopes? Yes. Midori sells MD envelopes in plain MD Paper and in MD Paper Cotton to match its letter pads. ### What is the difference between the MD Letter Pad and the Cotton version? The Cotton version uses 75 g/m² MD Paper Cotton with 20% cotton pulp in a soft white, while the standard pad uses cream 80 g/m² MD Paper. Size, sheets and rulings are the same. ### Is the Midori MD Letter Pad made in Japan? Yes. Midori's Japanese MD PRODUCT store lists it as made in Japan. ## Sources - [MD便箋 (MD PRODUCT Japanese store: MD Letter Pad, cream MD Paper, original size, 210 × 168 × 7 mm, 50 sheets, 80 g/m², horizontal 15 lines at 9.5 mm, vertical 11 lines at 10 mm with tri-fold guides, item codes, ¥550, made in Japan; read October 22, 2026)](https://md-product.com/products/md-letter-pad) - [MD便箋 コットン (MD PRODUCT Japanese store: MD Letter Pad Cotton, 20% cotton pulp, 75 g/m², ¥660)](https://md-product.com/products/md-letter-pad-cotton) - [MD PRODUCT USA: MD Letter Pad (US store: vertical and horizontal ruled, UPC/JAN 4902805205818 and 4902805205832)](https://md-product-usa.com/products/md-letter-pad) - [MD PRODUCT USA: MD Envelopes](https://md-product-usa.com/products/md-envelopes)