---
title: "Report Print Formats"
space: "Framework"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/framework/user/en/guides/reports-and-printing/print-format-for-reports"
updated: "2026-02-17"
---


In version 4.1 we introduce Report Print Formats. These are HTML templates that you can use to format Query Report data for printing.

### 1. Creating New Print Formats

To create a new Print Format, just drop in a `.html` file in the folder of the query report. For example, for the [General Ledger](https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/tree/develop/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger) report in ERPNext, you can drop in a file called `general_ledger.html` along side the `.js` and `.py` files.

##### Tree Of `erpnext/accounts/general_ledger`

 
 ```
 general_ledger/
 ├── __init__.py
 ├── general_ledger.html
 ├── general_ledger.js
 ├── general_ledger.json
 └── general_ledger.py
 ```


### 2. Templating

For templating, we use an adapted version of [John Resig's microtemplating script](http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-micro-templating/). If you know Javascript, it is very easy to follow this templating language.

##### Here are some examples (from John Resig's Blog):

Example: Properities:

```
![](<%=profile_image_url%>)

**[<%=from_user%>](<%=from_user%>):** <%=text%>
```


Example: Code structures, Loops

 ```markdown
 <% for ( var i = 0; i < users.length; i++ ) { %>
 - [<%=users[i].name%>](<%=users[i].url%>)
 <% } %>
 ```

> **Note**: It is important to note that you should not use single quotes (') in your template as the engine cannot handle them effectively.

### 3. Data

Data is available to the template as:

- `data`: this is a list of records, with each record as an object with slugified properties from labels. For example "Posting Date" becomes "posting_date"
- `filters`: filters set in the report
- `report`: reportview object

### 4. Example

Here is how the General Ledger Report is built:

[General Ledger Print Format Template](https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/blob/develop/erpnext/accounts/report/general_ledger/general_ledger.html)

Here is what the report looks like:

![General Ledger](/files/general-ledger.png)

##### Comments:

1. [Bootstrap Stylesheet](http://getbootstrap.com) is pre-loaded.
1. You can use all global functions like `fmt_money` and dateutil.
1. Translatable strings should be written as `__("text")`
1. You can create modules and import using `{% include "templates/includes/formats/common_format" %}`