Custom 5 X 8 Door Hanger
Custom 5 × 8 inch door hangers on heavy coated card, printed both sides, with a hook that fits any handle, from 100. A compact card that reads at the door and hangs clear of the lock — proof and price the same working day.
Five by eight: big enough to read, small enough to hang clear
- Board
- 14pt coated card, UV both sides
- Formats
- 5 × 8 in; rounded corners standard
- Hook
- 35–40 mm round with slit, or keyhole
Get a price for 5 x 8 Door Hanger
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Why five by eight, when eleven is the standard
The 4.25 × 11 hangs low enough to cover a lock or a letterbox on some doors, and it asks for enough copy to fill it. The 5 × 8 is wider and shorter: the headline gets more width, the card stops above the lock, and there is room for one thing. Trades with one offer — a gutter clean, a pizza deal, an open-house date — do better on it than on a card that invites a paragraph.
Laying out a card with one job
| Top third | The hook, then the headline in the largest type on the card |
|---|---|
| Middle | One image or one offer; not both |
| Bottom | The phone number, the web address, and a tear-off if there is one |
| Reverse | The detail — prices, times, a map — for after it is taken off the door |
Card, coating and the hook
- 14pt coated card, UV both sides; heavy enough not to flap, light enough to hang from a slit.
- A 35–40 mm round hook with a slit, or a keyhole that grips the handle in wind.
- Rounded corners as standard on this size — they survive the walk in a bag better.
- A matte finish if the card is to be written on at the door.
Tear-offs on a short card
There is room for a tear-off strip about 50 mm deep across the base, which is a coupon or a business card. Above that the hanger loses its headline space. The perforation is cut on the die and set to tear clean. Our door hanger flyers in every standard size cover the taller cards when the message needs the room.
The phone number goes on both the card and the tear-off. One is kept; the other is not.
Runs, rounds and reorders
One hundred cards is a street or two; a thousand is a district. The die and plates stay on file, so a monthly round with a changed offer is a reprint, not a new job. Cards ship boxed flat in hundreds, which is how a walker carries them.
5 x 8 Door Hanger — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- 14pt coated card, UV both sides
- Formats
- 5 × 8 in; rounded corners standard
- Hook
- 35–40 mm round with slit, or keyhole
- Full color both sides
- Options
- Tear-off strip up to 50 mm, matte for writing
- Supply
- Boxed flat in hundreds
- Minimum
- 100 hangers
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. Both sides as standard on cards, tags and leaflets.
- Color
- CMYK with spot colors for a brand match. Uncoated and cotton stocks print noticeably lighter than coated ones.
- Tolerance
- Trim plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut. Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding.
- Tooling
- A die only where the piece is shaped, perforated or drilled, made once and kept. A plain rectangle needs none.
- Food contact
- Food-safe inks on menus and counter print that will be handled where food is served.
- Sustainability
- Uncoated and unlaminated stocks recycle without separation, and FSC papers are available across the range.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build 5 x 8 door hanger on
Sheet print is judged in the hand more than a box is: the weight, the surface and whether a pen works on it. These are the stocks we run for cards, folders, leaflets and stationery.
Coated card 300–400gsm
The workhorse. Sharp full-color print, matte or gloss, laminated where it is handled. Does not take a pen unless the finish is matte.
300–400gsmUncoated card
No clay coat. Colors read softer and warmer, a deboss goes deeper, and it writes on with anything. Photographs lose punch.
300–400gsmCotton and textured card
Soft, thick and fibrous. Takes a deep blind deboss and reads as an invitation. Foil sits beautifully; four-color does not.
400–700gsmDuplexed card
Two sheets bonded, often with a colored core, for a very thick card with a visible colored edge. The heaviest thing we print.
600–900gsmText paper 100–170gsm
Leaflets, folder inners and booklet pages. Folds without cracking and takes a full-color print on both faces.
100–170gsmManila and kraft paper
Unbleached, tan, and cheap. One or two colors read well; white ink gives a light mark. Envelopes, folders and tags.
90–300gsmSynthetic stock
Polypropylene sheet for tags and cards that get wet, torn or handled outdoors. Prints like paper and does not soften.
200–400 micronBoard-backed
A printed face laminated to grayboard, for a rigid card, a folder back or a display that has to stand up on its own.
1–2 mm boardNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Sheet print takes the widest range of finishes of anything we make.
Matte lamination
Soft, fingerprint-resistant, and it still takes a pen. The default on anything handled.
Gloss lamination
Maximum color depth. Shows every fingerprint and refuses a ballpoint.
Hot foil
Gold, rose gold, silver, holographic or a color. The block is small so the die is cheap.
Emboss and deboss
Deepest on uncoated and cotton stocks; shallow and prone to cracking on gloss coated.
Spot UV
A gloss shape on a matte laminate. Best on a dark ground where the contrast reads.
Edge paint and colored core
Color on the cut edge of a thick or duplexed card. Only seen when the card is picked up, which is the point.
Soft-touch
A velvet laminate on a cover or a folder. Marks on white; excellent on dark.
Uncoated and textured
No film at all. Writes on, debosses deeply, and reads as considered rather than cheap.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing printed sheets, folds and the grain: 5 x 8 door hanger
A printed piece is specified flat and finished folded, and the difference between the two is where mistakes live. Send the finished size you want and we work back to the flat.
- Finished size
- The size after folding and trimming. A6, A5, A4, DL, US letter and legal are standard; anything else is cut on its own die.
- Bleed and safe area
- 3 mm of artwork past every trim edge, and nothing important within 4 mm inside it. The guillotine drifts by a fraction on every stack.
- Grain direction
- Paper folds cleanly along the grain and cracks across it. We set the grain to the fold, which is why a sheet is not simply cut from the biggest sheet available.
- Fold allowance
- On a roll fold or a gate fold, the inner panels are cut a millimeter or two shorter so the piece closes flat.
- Creasing
- Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding. Without it the fold cracks and the coating flakes along the line.
- Trim tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Spec your 5 x 8 Door Hanger
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a stock and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about 5 x 8 door hanger? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
Why choose 5 × 8 over the standard 4.25 × 11?
It hangs clear of the lock and the letterbox, gives the headline more width, and suits a single message. The taller card is for a menu or a list.
Does it fit all handles?
Yes. The hook is a 35–40 mm hole with a slit, or a keyhole, which covers knobs and levers.
Is it printed both sides?
Yes, as standard.
Can I have a tear-off?
Yes, a strip about 50 mm deep across the base, perforated on the die.
What card is it printed on?
14pt coated card with UV on both sides so rain beads off.
What is the minimum order?
100 hangers.
Are the corners rounded?
Yes, as standard on this size. They dog-ear less on the round.
Can I write on it?
Choose the matte finish. Gloss UV does not take a pen.
Can I reorder with a new offer?
Yes. The die and setup are kept; only the print changes.
How are they packed?
Flat, boxed in hundreds, ready for a round.
Will it survive rain?
A shower, yes, with the UV coating. It is not a permanent outdoor sign.
Do you send a proof?
Yes, both sides on the dieline, before printing.
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