Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	EBF
Entity Registrant Name	ENNIS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000033002
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25,456,559