Custom Square Stickers
Custom square stickers from 25 to 100 mm — paper or vinyl, matte or gloss, sharp or rounded corners — on a roll or a sheet from 100. Proof and price the same working day.
The square is the sticker that fits a logo without a fight
- Stock
- Matte or gloss paper, vinyl, kraft, clear; optional laminate
- Formats
- 25, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100 mm and custom; sharp or 2–4 mm rounded corners
- Adhesive
- Permanent, removable, freezer-grade
Get a price for Square Stickers
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.
Sizes and where each goes
| 25 mm | A small seal on a bag or a flap; a logo on tissue |
|---|---|
| 40–50 mm | The standard box seal and logo sticker |
| 60–75 mm | A product label on a jar or a box front; a giveaway |
| 100 mm | A shipping-box label or a large giveaway |
Corners
Sharp corners look crisp on a flat box and lift at the corner on a curved jar. Rounded corners — 2–4 mm radius — stay down on anything curved and resist peeling on a box. Both are die-cut; the rounded is the safer default and the sharp is chosen for a reason. Our assorted stickers in every shape cover the circles, ovals and die-cuts.
Stock and finish
- Matte paper — soft, writable, the box-seal standard.
- Gloss paper — brighter color; shows fingerprints.
- Vinyl — waterproof; for jars, bottles, laptops and outdoors.
- Kraft — natural, one or two colors.
- Clear — the no-label look.
- For a shop window rather than a product, a static cling with no adhesive at all peels off clean.
Print and the bleed
A square sticker with a colored ground needs 2 mm of bleed past the cut, and anything important 2 mm inside it, because the cut drifts by a fraction on every roll. A white ground with a centered logo needs neither. Full color, spot colors, foil and spot UV are all available, and a matte laminate keeps a gloss print from scuffing.
A square sticker applied slightly crooked shows more than a round one. Rounded corners hide a small tilt.
Rolls, sheets and how many
Rolls for a dispenser at the packing bench; sheets for hand use and giveaways. A hundred is a trial; a thousand is a quarter's box seals for a small brand. Files are kept and reorders run without setup.
Square Stickers — 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
- Stock
- Matte or gloss paper, vinyl, kraft, clear; optional laminate
- Formats
- 25, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100 mm and custom; sharp or 2–4 mm rounded corners
- Adhesive
- Permanent, removable, freezer-grade
- Full color, spot colors, foil, spot UV; 2 mm bleed on colored grounds
- Supply
- Roll or sheet
- Reorders
- From kept files, no setup
- Minimum
- 100 stickers
On every job
- Print process
- Flexo on a roll for volume, digital for short runs and for variable data such as batch codes and names.
- Color
- CMYK plus spot colors. On clear film a white underprint is needed wherever a color must read against the product.
- Tolerance
- Die-cut plus or minus 0.5 mm, and the label drawn 3 mm inside the panel so a slightly crooked application still looks square.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per shape and size, made once and kept. A change of artwork on the same shape needs no new tooling.
- Food contact
- Food-safe adhesives and inks where a label goes onto food packaging or a food-contact surface.
- Sustainability
- Paper labels recycle with a paper pack. Synthetic labels come off first, and the spec says which yours is.
- 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 square stickers on
A label is a face stock, an adhesive and a liner, and each is chosen from where the label lands. The face decides how it prints; the adhesive decides whether it stays there.
Matte paper face
The everyday label. Writable, recyclable with a paper pack, and the right ground for a barcode. Not waterproof.
80–90gsmGloss paper face
Brighter color and a sharper photograph, at the cost of glare and fingerprints. Never put a barcode under a gloss finish.
80–90gsmKraft paper face
Unbleached and tan. One or two colors and white ink; the artisan seal. Colors print warm and muted on it.
70–90gsmClear polypropylene
The no-label look on glass and clear packaging. Needs a white underprint wherever a color has to read against a dark product.
50–60 micronWhite synthetic
PP or PE film: waterproof, tear-proof and dishwasher-tolerant. For bottles, jars, chilled and frozen goods and anything outdoors.
50–80 micronDirect thermal
Prints black with heat and no ink, for shipping and batch labels. It darkens in heat and fades in sunlight, so it is not for retail.
60–80gsmAdhesives
Permanent for corrugated and long-stay labels; removable for a clean peel; freezer-grade for anything applied cold or stored below zero.
Water- or solvent-basedLaminate and varnish
A film or a coat over the print for scuff and moisture resistance. It also stops a pen working, which matters on a label meant to be written on.
Matte, gloss or noneNot 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.
A label is finished for what will rub against it and whether anyone writes on it.
Matte laminate
Scuff and moisture resistance. Stops a pen working, so not for a label meant to be filled in.
Gloss laminate
Deeper color and a wipeable face. Never over a barcode.
Varnish only
A thin coat instead of a film, so a paper label still recycles with the pack.
Hot foil
On a small label the block is tiny and the effect is out of proportion to the cost.
Embossed label
Raised shape on a face stock, usually on a bottle or a jar where it is felt.
Textured face
Felt, laid or cotton label stock for wine and spirits. Prints softly and tears with a fiber edge.
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 a label to the panel it sits on: square stickers
A label is cut to the surface, not to a standard size. Send the container or the box — or its dimensions and the panel you want covered — and the label is drawn to fit with the tolerance an applicator needs.
- Flat panel
- The panel less 3 mm each way, so a slightly crooked application still looks square. Rounded corners resist lifting.
- Wrap-around
- The circumference less 5 mm, so the ends butt rather than overlap. A wrap that overlaps its own print reads as a mistake.
- Corner radius
- 2–4 mm. A square corner lifts first and, on a shipping label, jams a sorter.
- Barcode area
- A white matte area with the quiet zone clear on both sides. Verified on the printed label, not on screen.
- Roll direction and core
- Set to your applicator: the wind direction, the core size and the number of labels per roll. Send the machine model.
- Application temperature
- Cold or damp surfaces need a specific adhesive. A standard permanent applied at 2°C often does not stay on.
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 Square Stickers
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a face 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 square stickers? 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 sizes do you make?
25 to 100 mm as standard and any custom square.
Sharp or rounded corners?
Rounded stays down on curves and resists peeling; sharp looks crisper on a flat box. Rounded is the safer default.
Paper or vinyl?
Paper for boxes and dry packaging; vinyl for anything wet, curved or outdoors.
Can I write on them?
On matte paper, yes.
Do I need bleed?
Yes, 2 mm if the sticker has a colored ground. A white ground with a centered logo does not.
What is the minimum order?
100 stickers.
Roll or sheet?
Roll for a dispenser; sheets for hand use and giveaways.
Can they be removable?
Yes, with a removable adhesive.
Can I have foil?
Yes, and spot UV.
Are paper stickers recyclable with the box?
Yes. Vinyl should be peeled off first.
Can I reorder the same sticker later?
Yes, from the kept file, without setup.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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