Print Bleed Calculator

This calculator helps you determine the correct size for your design file, including bleed, to ensure professional print results without white edges.

Final Trimmed Size: The exact dimensions of your finished print product (e.g., 3.5 x 2 inches for a business card).
Bleed: An extra margin of your design that extends beyond the trim edge. This gets cut off, ensuring color goes to the very edge.

Width:

Height:

Choose a standard bleed or custom:

Custom Bleed Amount (per side):

This is the amount added to ONE side (e.g., if you enter 0.125, it adds 0.125 to left, right, top, bottom).

Original Trimmed Width: --

Original Trimmed Height: --

Applied Bleed (each side): --

            **Design File Width:**
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            **Design File Height:**
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Important Printing Tips:

Always ensure your **backgrounds and images extend fully into the bleed area**.
Keep **important text and graphics within the 'safe zone'** (usually 0.125-0.25 inches *inside* the trim line) to avoid them being cut off.
When exporting your file, choose **PDF/X-1a** for best print results, and ensure 'trim marks' or 'crop marks' are selected, but *not* 'bleed marks' as the bleed is already part of your artwork.