This free cube template draws the net of a cube at the size you type: six squares in a cross with seven glue tabs. Print the paper cube template at actual size on Letter or A4, cut it out, fold it and glue it into a cube. Leave the faces blank or print dice dots or numbers on them.
Outside 2.008 × 2.008 × 2.008 in · Flat 8.492 × 6 in
At actual size the box fits on 1 Letter page, plus a page of folding steps.
= 0.216 mm
No grain arrow on the dieline.
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Print at 100% and check the 1 in square before you cut. The size is the length of each edge, measured between the fold lines.
Three steps take you from a number to a folded cube, and the cube template tells you how many pages it needs as you type.
At actual size the box fits on 1 Letter page, plus a page of folding steps.
Most printable cube templates come in one or two fixed sizes. This one draws the net from your measurement, prints true and folds square.
7 glue tabs with 45° ends
The net has a tab on every open edge of the side panels, seven in all, and both ends of each tab are cut at 45° and stop just short of the corner, so two tabs that meet under a lid lie side by side. The top and bottom keep clean edges.
Print a die: opposite faces add up to 7, and 1, 2 and 3 run counterclockwise around their corner, as on Western dice. Or print the numbers 1 to 6, or leave the faces blank for drawing.
Type any edge length from about 1/4 in up. The paper cube template prints its dimensions along the edges, so you can check the size, and a 3D view shows the cube before you print.
How the template splits over Letter pages
At actual size the box takes 2 Letter pages to tape together, plus a page of folding steps.
One Letter or A4 page holds a cube net up to about 2.3 in. A 3 in cube takes two pages and a 4 in cube four; corner marks show where to tape them, and a 1 in square checks the scale.
Need a gift box rather than a closed cube? Switch to the reverse tuck end style: a cube box with a tuck at the top and bottom that you can open and close.
Ready sizes from this cube template, each drawn flat and folded. Open one in the tool to change it.
1 in cube net
A small cube for dice, math class or tiny favors. One page.
2 in cube net
The classroom favorite for dice and story cubes. One page.
3 in cube net
A bigger cube for games and display. Two pages taped together.
Dice cube
The 2 in net with dice dots, ready to fold into a die.
A cube template is the net of a cube: six squares joined edge to edge, laid flat so they fold into a cube. Teachers use it to show how a 3D shape unfolds, kids make dice and story cubes from it, and crafters turn it into gift boxes.
This cube template uses the most common net, the cross: four squares in a row with one square above and one below the second. Glue tabs on the open edges hold the cube together, so it stays closed without tape.
A cube has 11 different nets (Wolfram MathWorld, "Cube"). Six have four squares in a row, three have rows of two, three and one squares, one is a staircase of pairs and one is two rows of three. Any other arrangement of six squares overlaps or leaves a face missing when you fold it.
The paper cube template here prints the cross, which folds most easily and is the one most worksheets use. All 11 nets are drawn below so a class can compare them.
The 11 nets of a cube
The cross is four edges wide plus a glue tab and three edges tall, so a 2 in cube needs a net of about 8.5 × 6 in. That is why one Letter or A4 page holds a cube up to about 2.3 in: beyond that, the net runs past the printable area of the page.
For a bigger cube, the printable cube template splits the net over pages: two for 3 in, four for 4 in. Tape the pages together along the corner marks before you cut, or print on 11 × 17 in paper at a copy shop.
Cube net, 1 in1 × 1 × 1 in
Cube net, 2 in2 × 2 × 2 in
Cube net, 3 in3 × 3 × 3 in
Drawn to the same scale
Cut along the solid lines. Score every dashed line with a ruler and an empty ballpoint pen, then fold each one away from the printed side. Glue the long side tab inside the back panel to make a tube.
Fold the three tabs at the top in, put glue on them and press the top lid down; do the same at the bottom. Hold each face for a few seconds, or clip it, until the glue grabs. A glue stick works for card stock; white glue holds longer.
Cube net, 2 in
1Cut out and fold every dashed line
2Glue the side tab inside the back panel
3Fold the tabs in, close the top and bottom
4Press each lid onto its tabs
Card stock makes a cube that keeps its shape. 65 lb cover (176 gsm) feeds through most home printers, and 80 lb (216 gsm) is stiffer if your printer accepts it; check the paper weights in its manual. Choose the same card stock in the board settings.
For a foldable cube template that kids can fold and unfold, leave the glue tabs off and tape the edges from the inside instead. Plain paper works for practice nets but crumples as a cube.
Turn on dice dots for a game die, or numbers for math practice. Leave the faces blank and let students write vocabulary words, story prompts or facts about a topic on each side before they fold the cube template.
A larger cube makes a photo cube or a desk calendar; a small one makes a party favor. If you need a box you can open, choose the tuck end style instead and the cube opens at the top.
Anyone who needs a true size cube without a fixed size printout.
Print nets for geometry lessons, story cubes for reading groups and number dice for math games.
Make dice, building blocks and small gift cubes, and color the blank faces.
Prototype custom dice and cube tokens at any size before ordering them.
Make cube gift boxes, favors and displays, and cut them on a Cricut.
More questions? The Checks and Math tabs in the tool explain each size and each warning.
Open the cube templateYes. Every size and option is free, with no signup and no watermark, and you can use the cubes in class, at home or in products you sell.
Set the size, print the paper cube template at 100% on card stock, cut the solid lines, fold the dashed ones, glue the side tab into a tube, then glue the top and bottom onto their tabs.
About 2.3 in on Letter or A4. The tool shows the exact limit and the page count; a 3 in cube takes two pages and a 4 in cube four.
Yes. The net prints the length of every edge along its sides, and the size is the edge length between the fold lines, in inches or millimeters.
Choose Dice dots under Faces. Opposite faces add up to 7 and 1, 2 and 3 run counterclockwise, as on Western dice; numbers 1 to 6 are the other option.
Turn off the glue tabs and tape the edges from the inside. A cube without glue or tape needs interlocking flaps, which this cube template does not draw yet.
Yes. Choose the reverse tuck end style: the cube box has a tuck at the top and bottom, so you can fill it and close it again.
Yes. Download the Cricut SVG, upload it to Design Space, set the score group to Score and attach the groups so the cube stays in one piece.
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