Printable Multiplication Chart
This printable multiplication chart puts a filled times table or a blank practice grid on one page. Choose the size from 10×10 up to 20×20, turn the color highlights on or off, and print on Letter or A4. Use the filled chart to teach and the blank grid to drill.
Printable Multiplication Chart tool
How to use it
- Choose the multiplication chart size, from 10×10 up to 20×20, and a filled chart or blank practice grid.
- Pick Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4 (210 × 297 mm).
- Click Print and set the scale to 100% or Actual size, never Fit to page.
- Keep margins at Default, and turn color highlights off first if the chart is headed for a photocopier.
- Check the one-page preview, then print.
Popular presets
These links open the printable multiplication chart with the settings already made:
- 12 × 12 filled chart: the classic classroom times table poster.
- 12 × 12 blank practice grid: fill it in from memory, then check against the filled one.
- 10 × 10 starter chart: the facts most US programs teach first.
- 20 × 20 reference chart: larger products for middle school mental math.
- 15 × 15 challenge grid: 225 facts to practice beyond the twelves.
- 12 × 12 filled on A4: the classic chart sized for A4 printers.
Worked example
Specifications
| Variant | Facts on the page | Paper | Margin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 × 10 | 100 products, 1 × 1 to 10 × 10 | Letter 8.5 × 11 in or A4 210 × 297 mm | 0.5 in / 10 mm | Starter size with the biggest cells |
| 12 × 12 | 144 products | Letter or A4 | 0.5 in / 10 mm | The most common poster; covers elevens and twelves |
| 15 × 15 | 225 products | Letter or A4 | 0.5 in / 10 mm | Smaller cells, still writable when blank |
| 20 × 20 | 400 products | Letter or A4 | 0.5 in / 10 mm | Reference lookup; cells are tight for handwriting |
| Blank grid, any size | Same grid, empty cells | Letter or A4 | 0.5 in / 10 mm | Print a fresh one for each practice run |
Filled charts and blank grids both help
A filled multiplication chart is a reference: pin it up and a child can trace a row and column to find any product, which builds a mental picture of how the numbers relate. The highlighted diagonal shows the square numbers, and the symmetry across it makes clear that 7 times 8 equals 8 times 7. Once a student sees that, the number of facts to memorize drops by almost half.
Which size to print
A 10 by 10 chart matches the way many US elementary programs teach the facts, from 1 × 1 to 10 × 10. The 12 by 12 chart is the most common classroom poster and adds the elevens and twelves that come up with time, dozens and inches in a foot. Fifteen by 15 and 20 by 20 suit middle school students working with larger products, and they double as a quick lookup for mental math practice. Every size fits on a single Letter or A4 page in portrait. If you are not sure which to pick, print the 12 by 12 first; it covers what most tests ask for.
Practice and printing
The blank grid is where the learning sticks. Filling it in from memory, timed or untimed, turns recognition into recall. Print a fresh one each time so practice does not become copying, and use the filled version to check the answers. Color highlights mark the header row and column and the diagonal of square numbers. Turn them off for a plain black-and-white chart that photocopies well and saves ink. Print at 100% and the cells on the 10 and 12 grids are large enough for handwriting on the blank version.
Common uses
- A times-table poster for the wall
- Timed practice and drills
- Homework help and checking answers
- Introducing squares and factors
- Building a math binder or homeschool pack
- Spotting patterns in multiples and factors
Which version to choose
- 10 × 10 filled: early elementary students meeting the times tables for the first time.
- 12 × 12 blank: daily one-page practice drills, with the filled chart kept as the answer key.
- 15 × 15 or 20 × 20: middle schoolers stretching into larger products and mental math.
- Plain black-and-white with highlights off: class sets run on a photocopier without gray smudges.
- The highlighted diagonal: introducing square numbers and the chart’s symmetry.
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