Business card size: the standard in mm, inches and pixels for print
A standard US business card is 3.5 × 2 inches (88.9 × 50.8 mm) — 1050 × 600 pixels at 300 dpi. In Europe it is 85 × 55 mm, in Russia 90 × 50 mm. The print file is 1/8 inch or 2–3 mm larger on every side for bleed, and text stays well inside the trim.
| Format | Millimetres | Inches | Pixels at 300 dpi |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | 88.9 × 50.8 | 3.5 × 2 | 1050 × 600 |
| Europe | 85 × 55 | 3.35 × 2.17 | 1004 × 650 |
| Bank-card size (ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1) | 85.6 × 54 | 3.37 × 2.13 | 1011 × 638 |
| Russia | 90 × 50 | 3.54 × 1.97 | 1063 × 591 |
| Japan | 91 × 55 | 3.58 × 2.17 | 1075 × 650 |
Bleed and safe zone
Printers cut cards in stacks, and the blade can drift a millimetre. So the file is larger than the card — the bleed — and anything important stays away from the edge.
| Zone | For a 3.5 × 2 in card | What goes there |
|---|---|---|
| Bleed | +⅛ in per side → 3.75 × 2.25 in (1125 × 675 px) | Background runs past the edge so no white sliver is left after trimming |
| Trim line | 3.5 × 2 in | The finished card |
| Safe zone | ⅛ in inside the trim → 3.25 × 1.75 in | Text, logo, QR code |
Setting it up
In Figma, which works in pixels, use a 1050 × 600 frame (1125 × 675 with bleed) and export at 2x. In Photoshop or Illustrator, create a 3.5 × 2 in document at 300 ppi and set the bleed in the document settings.
In the Twelver chat a card is built on an exact canvas and exported at double density, with the name and phone set as real text so no digit comes out wrong. The file downloads as PNG, which copy shops and digital print accept; an offset printer asking for CMYK PDF with bleed needs prepress. Step by step in making a business card with a neural network.
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