Hang tags fail in a warehouse, not in a blog. The barb hits a letter. The stock cracks at the punch. The tag is too wide for a baby tee and slaps the customer in the chin. This guide is the hole talk. The order button is hang tags.
Start with the garment, then the hole
A 2x3.5 tag on a newborn onesie looks like a license plate. A 2x6 bookmark-shaped tag on a jacket disappears. Measure the placket. Then pick a size the hang-tag form actually sells. If the size is gray, it is not for sale.
| Garment | Tag habit | Hole habit |
|---|---|---|
| Baby tee | Smallest live rectangle | Center top, 0.25 inch clear |
| Adult tee | Mid rectangle | Center top unless a fold tag |
| Jacket | Larger live size | Keep the punch off a foil name |
Where the punch actually goes
Center top is the safe default. Offset holes look designed until a plastic barb lands on your phone number. Keep type and QR codes at least a quarter inch from the hole edge, not from the trim. The hole is a second trim.
If you want a fold-over tag, that is a different construction. Do not draw a fold on a flat tag file and write "fold please" in the notes. Folded cards and hang tags are different URLs.
Stock that survives a punch
14 pt and 16 pt card stocks are the usual hang-tag papers when the form enables them. Thin text stock tears at the hole. Soft-touch can scuff a warehouse. UV helps scuffs and fights a pen if you needed a write-in size.
Ground is already inside the CheapFAST print number. A boutique in Utah and a shop in Hialeah show the same FREE ground. We eat the rural box.
String, pins, and honesty
String and pins are only real if the hang-tag form sells them. We do not hide a barb in the shipping line. If the add is missing, you string them. That is not a surprise fee later. It is a missing option.
Honest limit: this guide will not invent a millimeter chart for a size we do not sell. If you need a 1-inch square jewelry tag and the form does not list it, it is not a CheapFAST hang tag today.
Can I use a business-card file?
Only if the tag size matches 2x3.5 and you still leave a hole safe. Most card files put a logo in the exact place a barb wants.
Do you punch after print?
Production punches to the spec of the product. Design as if the hole is already there.
Is ground free on 2,000 tags?
Ground stays FREE. Print scales with quantity.
Round hole or slot?
Use whatever the guide and form describe. Do not request a custom slot in the notes and expect a new die.
Where is the template?
Guideline downloads and Studio use the hang-tag family. Order this art lands in the CheapFAST cart, not another shop.
Related: business cards if you do not need a hole at all.