BLEED MARGIN: where is it located?
By downloading our template, you’ll notice some coloured guidelines that help you place your design correctly. Among these guidelines, the green line represents the bleed area.
If you use online Designer, the bleed area is not marked by a line, but is the white area beyond the magenta cut line.
BLEED MARGIN: what is it for?
During trimming, a slight shift of 1–2 mm may occur. This is a normal part of the process and is called cutting tolerance.
To avoid unwanted white borders caused by slight cutting shifts, please extend the background color or image beyond the cut line, covering the full bleed area specified for your product.
If you use the template:
If you create your design through Designer:
Print result with artwork extended to the bleed area (on the left) and artwork that does not go beyond the cut line (on the right).
The dimensions of the bleed area vary depending on the product you have purchased. If you use our templates or create your artwork with our Designer, the document size (including the bleed) and guidelines are already correctly set up, making it much easier to create a print-ready file.
| Bleed margin | Products |
| 1.5 mm / 0.05" | Business Cards (Standard, Square, Glossy, Matte, etc.), Flyers, Postcards (Standard, Foil, Holiday, Greeting), Rack Cards, Placemats, Gift Tags, Folded Hang Tags, Bookmarks, Gift Certificates |
| 2 mm / 0.07" | Roll Labels, Corrugated A-Frame Signs |
| 3 mm / 0.11" | Booklets, Magazines, Catalogs, Manuals, Zines, Paperback Books, Notebooks, Brochures (Folded Flyers), Letterhead, Stickers, Envelopes, Door Hangers |
| 3.175 mm / 0.12" | Bumper Magnets |
| 4 mm / 0.15" | Posters (Standard, Large Format, Outdoor, Mounted, Poster Signs) |
| 6 mm / 0.23" | Place Cards |
10 mm / 0.39" |
Vinyl Banners |
| 12.7 mm / 0.50" | Rigid Signs (Yard Signs, Foam Board, Aluminum), Parking Signs, Car Magnets, Teardrop Flags |
25 mm / 0.98" |
Fabric Banners, Mesh Banners, Step & Repeat Banners, Table Runners, Custom Flags, Feather Flags, Blade Flags. |
29 mm / 1.14" |
Pop-up Displays, License Plates (without end caps) |
Always extend the background color of the artwork of your product all the way to the bleed margin to avoid white edges after cutting and ensure the best possible result.
If you still have any doubts, please contact us. We'll be happy to help!