SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0140
Printer Paper
Permanent ID: smellbook: · updated 2026-10-06, revision 4
Character EDITORIAL
Printer paper smells clean, dry and faintly sweet, with a light, flat note that is close to plain cardboard.
Words: paper, dry, clean. Families: Temperature and texture, Fresh and clean, Animal, material and lived-in.
Met in: Office, School.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Volatiles of office printing paper (CLM-OFFICEPAPER-001). Marta I. S. Veríssimo, Elvira Gaspar & Maria Teresa S. R. Gomes, GC-MS and E-Nose Analysis of Office Paper: Discriminating Paper Origin Using Multivariate Analysis, Sensors, 2026.
Molecules named in these claims: isopropyl dodecanoate, nonanal, acetic acid. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Printer Paper (revision 4, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:printer-paper. https://smellbook.com/smells/printer-paper
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