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ELI5: What is the purpose of the red vertical line in

notebook paper?
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kerrykerrykerry1 · 5y

The margin?

Well, there are several reasons why you wouldn't want to use
the entire piece of paper. Having a margin allows you to leave
space for comments and edits, for instance.

Furthermore, if you hole-punch the page, as long as you're

outside the margin, then your words will be fine. Granted, this
only works on one side of the page.

Once it is agreed that you intend to indent your writing, having

the vertical line allows you to better align your text, without
having to just eyeball it.

I'm sorry if you're looking for the history of the margin; I do not
know that.

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bluesam3 · 5y

It's a margin. That's where the writing starts. You write from that
towards the right, with the area to the left being reserved for
other stuff.

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