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Business card pixel size: 300 DPI, bleed, and safe area
Short answer
A standard US business card is 3.5 x 2 inches, which is 1050 x 600 px at 300 DPI after trim. If the printer wants 0.125 inch bleed on every side, set the full-bleed file to 3.75 x 2.25 inches, or 1125 x 675 px at 300 DPI. Trim Proof's default safe area is 3.25 x 1.75 inches, or 975 x 525 px at 300 DPI. Printer templates can use different upload, bleed, and safe-area numbers, so the final proof should still be checked against the printer's specification.
Use this page when a business-card design needs exact 300 DPI pixel dimensions before it is turned into a checked PDF/X proof with trim, bleed, safe-area guidance, vector text, and preflight.
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What this page covers
- 3.5 x 2 inch standard US business-card trim
- 1050 x 600 px trimmed card size at 300 DPI
- 3.75 x 2.25 inch full-bleed file with 0.125 inch bleed
- 1125 x 675 px full-bleed size at 300 DPI
- 3.25 x 1.75 inch Trim Proof default safe area
- 975 x 525 px safe-area reference at 300 DPI
- Printer-requested crop marks, PDF/X level, color workflow, and delivery format
How to use this guidance
- 1Confirm the printer's accepted business-card trim, bleed, and safe-area numbers
- 2Use 1050 x 600 px at 300 DPI for the trimmed 3.5 x 2 inch card
- 3Use 1125 x 675 px at 300 DPI when the file needs 0.125 inch bleed on every edge
- 4Keep names, logos, QR labels, phone numbers, emails, and URLs inside the safe area
- 5Keep final contact text as embedded vector type in the PDF instead of rasterizing it into pixels
- 6Run preflight and compare the proof against the printer's file requirements before paid clean export
Business card pixels at 300 DPI
For raster artwork, multiply inches by 300. A 3.5 x 2 inch business card is 1050 x 600 px after trim. This pixel count is useful for placed artwork and Photoshop setup, but final contact text should stay in the PDF as embedded vector type.
Full-bleed business card pixel size
If artwork reaches the card edge and the printer requests 0.125 inch bleed, add 0.125 inch to the left, right, top, and bottom. The full-bleed artboard becomes 3.75 x 2.25 inches, or 1125 x 675 px at 300 DPI.
Safe area and safe zone pixels
Trim Proof's current business-card profile uses a 0.125 inch safe margin inside the trim edge. That leaves a 3.25 x 1.75 inch safe area, or 975 x 525 px at 300 DPI, for important names, titles, phone numbers, email addresses, URLs, and small logos.
Why printer pixel sizes disagree
Some printer templates use smaller or larger bleed, different safe margins, or vendor-specific upload sizes. Treat pixel math as setup guidance, then compare the final PDF against the printer's trim, bleed, crop-mark, color, PDF/X, and delivery rules.
Where Trim Proof fits
Trim Proof creates a fresh business-card proof from a structured brief, keeps contact details in the deterministic PDF layer, applies explicit trim, bleed, and safe-area geometry, and checks the PDF/X export before production download. Free demo art is watermarked; clean production PDF/X downloads require a paid export credit or Pro subscription.
Related print-ready tools
Business Card Size GuideCheck standard business card size, dimensions, pixels, millimeters, bleed, safe area, aspect ratio, and print-ready PDF setup.Business Card Bleed Size GuideUse the standard business card bleed size: 3.5 x 2 inch trim, 0.125 inch bleed, 3.75 x 2.25 inch full-bleed file, and 300 DPI pixel checks.Business Card Maker With AI Print-Ready PDF/XMake a business card from a plain-English brief with AI-assisted art, vector text, 3.5 x 2 trim, bleed, preflight, and paid clean PDF/X export.
Common questions
What is the pixel size of a business card?
At 300 DPI, a standard US 3.5 x 2 inch business 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.
What is 300 DPI in pixels for a business card?
For the common US card, multiply 3.5 inches by 300 for 1050 px and 2 inches by 300 for 600 px. If 0.125 inch bleed is added on every edge, the 3.75 x 2.25 inch file becomes 1125 x 675 px.
Is a business card 2 x 3 inches?
Not for the common US business-card format. The standard US trim is 3.5 x 2 inches. A 2 x 3 inch file would be 600 x 900 px at 300 DPI before any bleed, but it is not the common US business-card size.
What business card pixel size should I use in Photoshop?
For a common full-bleed US business card, start at 3.75 x 2.25 inches and 300 DPI, which is 1125 x 675 px. Add trim and safe-area guides, then export a PDF that matches the printer's requirements.
Can Trim Proof guarantee a printer will accept my business card?
No. Trim Proof can create and check a business-card proof, but each printer can set its own trim, bleed, safe-area, crop-mark, color, PDF/X, stock, finishing, and delivery requirements.