Printable Nonograms
Nonograms (also called Griddlers, Hanjie or Paint by Numbers) are grids of shaded cells described by number clues. Work out which cells to shade, row by row and column by column, and a symmetrical pattern appears.
Print puzzles 1–10 from this page
Answers come in their own PDF so you can keep them out of sight, or choose the combined booklet with the answers at the back.
- Nonogram #0001
- Nonogram #0002
- Nonogram #0003
- Nonogram #0004
- Nonogram #0005
- Nonogram #0006
- Nonogram #0007
- Nonogram #0008
- Nonogram #0009
- Nonogram #0010
How to solve a nonogram
The numbers beside each row and above each column list the lengths of the shaded runs in that line, in order. A clue of “3 1” means a run of three shaded cells, at least one gap, then a single shaded cell.
Start with the big numbers. In a 10-cell row, a clue of 8 must cover the middle six cells whichever way you place it. Shade what is certain, dot cells you know are empty, and let each row help the columns, then the other way round.
Fair puzzles only
Every nonogram here is checked by a solver that works one line at a time, just as you would, so each one has a single solution you can reach without guessing.
Easy puzzles are 10×10, medium 15×15 and hard 20×20, with harder grids needing more passes across the rows and columns.
Printing tips
Every PDF is laid out for both A4 and US Letter. Choose “Actual size” or “100%” in your printer dialogue rather than “Fit to page” so grids stay square.
The puzzles are black on white with thin rules, so they print cleanly in greyscale and use very little ink. Answers come in a separate PDF, so you can print the puzzles now and keep the solutions for later.