LEUCHTTURM1917 The Official Bullet Journal Edition 2 - Notebook Built for BuJo, Medium A5 204 Pages of 120gsm Paper, With Bujo…
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Updated May 18, 2026 · 1 min read
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Across the reviewers we read, the Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal Edition 2 is the consensus pick for anyone who wants a purpose-built bujo rather than a generic dot-grid notebook. High-trust threads on r/bujo and r/notebooks repeatedly highlight the 120gsm paper as a meaningful upgrade over the standard Leuchtturm A5, with one r/notebooks commenter calling out the "thick numbered pages, guides for boxing, great gold touches." The integrated Bullet Key, Index, Future Log, and pocket guide are flagged across r/bujo as genuine time-savers versus setting up a blank notebook from scratch. The disagreement worth surfacing is about the dots themselves and ghosting.
What reviewers liked
- 120gsm paper handles fountain pens and brush pens better than most A5 notebooks, per r/bujo and r/fountainpens consensus
- Built-in bujo scaffolding (Bullet Key, Index, Future Log, pocket guide) saves setup time
- r/notebooks praises numbered pages, binding quality, and finishing details
- Designed in partnership with Ryder Carroll, the bujo system's creator
Where it falls short
- Dots are noticeably lighter than the regular Leuchtturm A5, which some reviewers on r/bujo find hard to see
- Thicker paper means only ~206 pages, fewer than the standard A5 or budget competitors
- At ~$30 it's the most expensive A5 in this roundup
- r/bulletjournal threads document ghosting complaints with the 120gsm paper despite its thickness
Across the reviewers we read, the Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal Edition 2 is the consensus pick for anyone who wants a purpose-built bujo rather than a generic dot-grid notebook. High-trust threads on r/bujo and r/notebooks repeatedly highlight the 120gsm paper as a meaningful upgrade over the standard Leuchtturm A5, with one r/notebooks commenter calling out the "thick numbered pages, guides for boxing, great gold touches." The integrated Bullet Key, Index, Future Log, and pocket guide are flagged across r/bujo as genuine time-savers versus setting up a blank notebook from scratch.
The disagreement worth surfacing is about the dots themselves and ghosting. A reviewer on hanusiablog.wordpress.com and a r/bulletjournal thread both note the dots are lighter than on the regular Leuchtturm A5, which some users prefer and others find harder to see in dim light. A separate r/bulletjournal thread titled "can I say how utterly disappointed I am" surfaces complaints about ghosting on the 120gsm paper, though responders in that same thread say they actually like the ghosting trade-off for the smoother writing experience. The trade-off is real, not a defect.
Thicker paper means fewer pages (206 vs. ~250 in the standard A5), and at roughly $30 it's the priciest A5 in this roundup. For most bujo users, specialist communities treat that as a fair premium for paper that handles fountain pens and brush pens more gracefully.
- Built for BuJo
- Edition 2 is packed with BuJo specific features including a Bullet Key, Index, and Future Log. The BuJo pocket guide is also included which features lots of new information and visual examples; a great resource for new and experience bullet journalists. Bonus - it fits into the back pocket of the notebook and serves as a ruler
- Smart Grid & Grid Guide
- Each of our 204 numbered pages features a dot-grid designed to perfectly balance various layouts with or without borders. Subtle markers help to quickly divide up the grid and display page status. Easily accessible right in front cover, the guide will help you quickly layout your pages.
- Room to breathe
- Our pages feature slightly larger margins to frame your content, and make it pop. It also lends itself to lettering titles in either vertical or horizontal orientations.
- More than meets the eye
- Our new revolutionary sustainably-sourced 120 GSM paper was specifically engineered to be the best canvas for your thoughts, no matter how you choose to express them.
- Sticker Sheet
- Quickly set up your Monthly Logs with the date-related stickers. Stick the metallic dots and bolts next to things you want to stay mindful of, both in and outside of your notebook.
it has thicker paper than regular leuchtturm or edition 1 of the special bullet journal version of notebooks - as a result it has fewer pages ( ...
It is definitely a pleasure to write on, and all the little markers make creating the simple layouts I use super easy. It would probably handle ...
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