Matthew Prince

Business Card Size & Dimension Guide The Standard Business Card Size Business cards typically fit into the average wallet. That’s because they are designed with this convenience in mind. This nimbleness allows for easy and convenient carriage. The exact size of a standard business card in the US is 3.5 x 2.0 inches or 85 x 55 millimeters. But in the UK and most European countries, business cards measure 3.3 x 2.1 inches, or 85 x 55 millimeters. Business Card Shapes Business cards are more commonly rectangular. But ingenious business owners sometimes print on square business cards. While these square-shaped cards hold less content, they help you get noticed and stand out from the competition. Rectangular business cards can measure 2 x 2 inches or 2.5 x 2.5 inches if you need to fit in more content. Furthermore, rounding the edges of your business card can get your business needed attention. Business owners who want to get noticed less intrusively prefer this more subtle design. Business card printers can round the square and rectangular-shaped business cards alike. You may also decide to create your bueinsss card in any shape and any size of your liking. This gives you the opportunity to showcase your creativity and your business values in your bueisns card. Portrait or landscape? Should your business cards be portrait or landscape? This decision is up to you and usually depends on your personal preferences. But since landscape cards are more traditional, portrait business cards tend to look modern and are associated with dynamic and creative industries such as startups and design firms. The choice between a portrait and a landscape business card may not look like much, but each option portrays a slightly different message. Design Guidelines Our online template library gives you business card templates you can work with to make your designs. You don’t want any part of your card chopped off, so these templates have marked bleed lines to ensure your content isn’t too close to the edges. Additionally, you can use these free templates alongside our online design tool to create a truly unique business card. Alternatively, you can use our blank template option as a size guide. For effective card design, you want to note these printing terms and their meaning: Bleed Area: .125 inches on all 4 sides The bleed area refers to the edges of your card design. We trim off the bleed area, but they’re essential. If your business card has a background color or design pattern, it should extend to the bleed area. That way, you won't end up with colored business cards with annoying white borders around them. The Actual Size or Trim Area: 2 x 3.5 inches As the name implies, this refers to the artwork cut line. The chopped-off part is the bleed area. What is left over from the cut is the actual size of the card. While it's safe to print on this area, ensure your content isn't too close to the edges, so your information doesn't look unattractive or difficult to read. If you have essential information that can’t be left out, put it in the safety area. The Safety Area: 1.75 x 3.25 inches Important text or design element goes in here. This area is much smaller than the actual size. Everything information in this area is kept sufficiently away from edges to ensure it is readable and not trimmed. Business Card Size in Pixels: 1050 x 600 pixels If you use a design program to create your business card, the actual size of the card in pixels will be 1050 x 600. But full bleed size is 1083 x 633 pixels, and the safety area is 975 x 525 pixels. At 4OVER4.COM, we print business cards of all shapes, sizes, and formats. You can also get all the information you need as it relates to printing to grow your business. So get in touch for your quality business card prints.