Business Card Size
The standard business card is 3.5 × 2 inches (88.9 × 50.8 mm) in North America and most international markets. At 300 DPI it's 1050 × 600 pixels. With a 5 mm safe zone on all sides, your usable design area is approximately 78.9 × 40.8 mm. Keep critical information — name, email, phone — well within this zone.
Specifications
| Pixels | 1050 × 600 px (at 300 DPI) |
| Millimetres | 88.9 × 50.8 mm |
| Centimetres | 8.9 × 5.1 cm |
| Inches | 3.5 × 2 in |
| Aspect ratio | 7:4 |
| Colour mode | CMYK |
| Bleed | 3 mm (0.125 in) |
| Safe zone | 5 mm (0.25 in) from trim |
Business Card in Pixels at Different DPI
The pixel count changes with DPI setting — choose the right one for your output.
| DPI | Width (px) | Height (px) | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 252 | 144 | Screen preview, PDF viewers |
| 96 | 336 | 192 | Windows screen standard, digital documents |
| 150 | 525 | 300 | Medium-quality print, home printers |
| 300 | 1,050 | 600 | Professional print, commercial offset |
Design Tips
- →Design at 300 DPI with 3 mm bleed on all sides, making your working canvas 94.9 × 56.8 mm or 1121 × 671 px at 300 DPI.
- →Keep all text and critical elements at least 5 mm from the trim edge — business cards are cut in large stacks and cut lines can shift by 1–2 mm.
- →For double-sided cards: design each face as a separate file. Most printers want front and back as separate pages or separate files.
- →Use 400 gsm stock or above for premium feel — 350 gsm is the minimum that prevents visible flexing. Matte laminate reduces fingerprints; gloss increases colour vibrancy.
How to Make a Business Card in Playyy
Three steps, no design software. Set the size once — from the size options or straight in your prompt — and every design comes out at 1,050 × 600 px.
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Open Playyy
Playyy runs in your browser, so there's nothing to download. Sign in and you'll land on the Home page.
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Type your prompt and set the Business Card size
Describe what you want in the input box on the Home page, then set the size whichever way is quicker. Pick Business Card from the size options right underneath — print, poster, and social formats are all in that list. Or just say it in your prompt, like "Business Card at 1,050 × 600 px", and Playyy matches it. Either way you get 1,050 × 600 px at 300 DPI, with no converting from millimetres or inches.
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Create your Business Card design and export it for print
Playyy generates the design at the full 1,050 × 600 px — that's Business Card at 300 DPI, the resolution commercial print expects. Allow 3 mm (0.125 in) of bleed and export a print-ready PDF. Colour mode: CMYK.
Create Business Card designs with Playyy
Type a prompt, pick Business Card from the size options underneath it, and export at 1050 × 600 px — no design software needed.
Start designing free →Frequently Asked Questions
What is standard business card size?+
Standard business card size in the US is 3.5 × 2 inches (88.9 × 50.8 mm). At 300 DPI, that's 1050 × 600 pixels. International sizes vary slightly: Europe uses 85 × 55 mm, Japan uses 91 × 55 mm. Confirm with your print supplier if ordering internationally.
What is business card size in mm?+
US standard business cards are 88.9 × 50.8 mm. European standard cards are 85 × 55 mm. Both are close in size — roughly the same dimensions as a credit card (85.6 × 54 mm). Always design with 3 mm bleed and 5 mm safe zone.
What is business card size in pixels?+
At 300 DPI, a standard US business card (3.5 × 2 in) is 1050 × 600 pixels. Including 3 mm bleed on all sides, the canvas is 1121 × 671 px. For screen preview only (not for print), 96 DPI gives 336 × 192 px.
What is the standard business card size in mm?+
88.9 × 50.8 mm (3.5 × 2 in) in the US and Canada. Europe commonly uses 85 × 55 mm, and Japan uses 91 × 55 mm. Check the destination market before printing — a US-size card looks noticeably stubby in a European card holder.
What is the bleed and safe zone for a business card?+
Add 3 mm (0.125 in) of bleed on all four sides, giving a 94.9 × 56.8 mm artboard for a US card. Keep text at least 3 mm inside the trim line — guillotine tolerance means a name set flush to the edge can end up clipped on part of the run.