Custom Door Hangers
A door hanger is the only advertising that arrives without a letterbox, a stamp or an email address. It is also the only one read while standing in a doorway with a key in one hand, which is not a situation that rewards subtlety.
Get a price for Door Hangers
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- 3styles in this range, each with its own page and price
- 100unit minimum on every style, printed or plain
- 4markets quoted in the delivery currency
- ±1mmcutting tolerance on folding board, checked on a sample
3 styles in this range
Styles we make in this range
Every one below is written up, priced and dielined. Tap a style to see how it is built.
01See the build →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,…
02See the build →Die Cut Door Hanger
Custom die-cut door hangers in the shape you draw
03See the build →Door Hanger Flyer
Custom door hanger flyers printed both sides on heavy coated card with a hook that fits any handle, from 100.
Side by side
Which door hangers style fits
| Style | Board | Build | Minimum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 Door Hanger | 14pt coated card, UV both sides | 5 × 8 in; rounded corners standard | 100 hangers | Open → |
| Die Cut Door Hanger | 14–18pt card, UV coated or laminated | Any die-cut outline; round-hole, keyhole or long-slot hook | 100 hangers | Open → |
| Door Hanger Flyer | 14–16pt coated card; UV both sides | 3.5 × 8.5, 4.25 × 11, 5.25 × 14 in; custom sizes | 100 hangers | Open → |
The hole has to fit a real handle
Door handles vary enormously — a round knob, a lever, a long pull on a flat. A hole cut for one will not go over another, and a hanger that will not hang gets pushed under the door or dropped on the step.
The workable compromise is a hole around 35 mm with a slit running to the top edge, so it can be sprung over a lever as well as dropped over a knob. That slit costs nothing on the same die and roughly doubles the doors you can actually use.
Walk a street and look before ordering. Handle types cluster by housing type, and one round of ten minutes tells you what you need.
Weather is not optional
A hanger might sit on a door for hours or days before anyone comes home. Laminating it is the difference between a message and a piece of pulp.
| Uncoated card | Cheapest; unreadable after one wet morning |
|---|---|
| Gloss or matte laminate | Survives rain, curls less, the working default |
| Synthetic stock | Effectively waterproof; for campaigns left out for days |
| Heavy uncoated 400gsm | Holds shape when damp but the print still runs |
What actually gets read in four seconds
The area below the hole is the whole design. The strip above it wraps over the handle and is mostly hidden, so anything important placed there is not read.
- One line saying who this is and what they want — at the top, above the hole.
- A single offer, in numbers, large enough to read at arm's length.
- One way to respond: a phone number, a QR code, or a website. Not three.
- Everything else is on the back, for the small number of people who turn it over.
Tear-off coupons change the response rate
A perforated tear-off strip gives the reader something to keep after the hanger goes in the bin — a code, a number, a discount. It converts a four-second read into something that sits on a fridge.
The perforation has to tear cleanly through a laminate, which is a specification rather than an assumption. A coupon that will not tear off is worse than no coupon at all.
Sizes, and what fits a hand and a door
The common sizes are around 4 × 11 in and 5 × 8 in, or A5 and DL equivalents. Bigger reads from further away and blows about in wind; smaller is easier to distribute in quantity and disappears against a busy door.
For a walked campaign, weight per thousand matters too — someone is carrying these around a neighborhood by hand all day.
Across the range
What every door hangers job runs on
Boards
- Natural kraft
- White SBS
- E and B flute
- Wrapped grayboard
- Food-grade board
- Recycled content
Chosen from what goes in the box and how far it travels. Our notes on recyclable and compostable stocks say which claims each board can carry.
Finishes
- Matte
- Gloss
- Soft-touch
- Foil
- Emboss
- Spot UV
- Kraft
- Textured
Each one is a decision about light on a shelf — the specialty finishes range shows them on real boxes.
Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, fonts outlined
- 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area
- CMYK; a spot color where a match must hold
- Proof on the dieline before press
Files not set up that way are fine — see the guide to preparing print files.
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Spec your Door Hangers
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 door hangers? 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.
What size should the hole be?
Around 35 mm with a slit to the top edge, so it fits levers as well as round knobs. The slit costs nothing.
Do they need laminating?
Outdoors, yes. An unlaminated hanger is unreadable after one wet morning, and it may sit there for days.
Where should the offer go?
Below the hole, large. The strip above wraps over the handle and is barely seen.
Are tear-off coupons worth it?
They turn a four-second read into something kept. Just specify a perforation that actually tears through the laminate.
What is the minimum order?
100 hangers, die-cut and printed.
What size hanger works best?
4 × 11 in or 5 × 8 in for most campaigns. Bigger blows about; smaller disappears against a busy door.
What size should the hole be?
Around 35 mm with a slit to the top edge, so it fits levers as well as round knobs. The slit costs nothing.
Do they need laminating?
Outdoors, yes. An unlaminated hanger is unreadable after one wet morning, and it may sit there for days.
Where should the offer go?
Below the hole, large. The strip above wraps over the handle and is barely seen.
Are tear-off coupons worth it?
They turn a four-second read into something kept. Just specify a perforation that actually tears through the laminate.
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