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Business card bleed size: inches, millimeters, and pixels
Short answer
A common US business card bleed setup is 3.5 x 2 inches for the final trim, with 0.125 inch bleed added on every side. That makes the full-bleed file 3.75 x 2.25 inches. At 300 DPI, the full-bleed pixel size is 1125 x 675 px, while the trimmed card is 1050 x 600 px. Printer specifications still control the final accepted size, marks, safe area, and delivery format.
Use this page when a business-card file needs exact bleed dimensions before it is rebuilt, checked, or exported as a print-ready PDF.
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What this page covers
- 3.5 x 2 inch final trim size
- 0.125 inch bleed on every side
- 3.75 x 2.25 inch full-bleed document size
- 1050 x 600 px trim size at 300 DPI
- 1125 x 675 px full-bleed size at 300 DPI
- Safe-area placement for names, logos, and contact details
- Printer-requested crop marks and PDF/X settings
How to use this guidance
- 1Confirm the printer accepts the standard 3.5 x 2 inch card format
- 2Add 0.125 inch bleed on all four sides before export
- 3Keep important text and logos inside the trim safe area
- 4Use 300 DPI math only for raster artwork, not final vector text
- 5Generate or rebuild the proof with explicit trim and bleed boxes
- 6Run preflight and compare the report against the printer's specification
Standard business card bleed dimensions
For a common US card, start with a 3.5 x 2 inch trim size. Add 0.125 inch on the left, right, top, and bottom for bleed. The resulting full-bleed artboard is 3.75 x 2.25 inches, or about 95.25 x 57.15 mm.
Pixel size at 300 DPI
If raster artwork must be prepared at 300 DPI, the trimmed card is 1050 x 600 px and the full-bleed artwork is 1125 x 675 px. Final card text should still stay as embedded vector type in the PDF rather than being painted into a raster image.
Where Trim Proof fits
Trim Proof uses the business-card profile to create a checked proof with trim, bleed, safe-area guides, crop marks when requested, embedded vector text, PDF/X output, and a preflight report before production export.
Related print-ready tools
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Common questions
What is the standard business card bleed size?
A common setup is 0.125 inch bleed on every side of a 3.5 x 2 inch business card, which creates a 3.75 x 2.25 inch full-bleed file.
What pixel size is a business card with bleed?
At 300 DPI, a 3.5 x 2 inch card is 1050 x 600 px after trim. With 0.125 inch bleed on every side, the full-bleed file is 1125 x 675 px.
Can Trim Proof guarantee a printer will accept the card?
No. Trim Proof can create and check a business-card proof, but each printer can set its own bleed, crop-mark, color, PDF/X, and delivery requirements.