Standard Business Cards

4 Color Business Cards and 4x4 Printing

Four color means the CMYK process, the same four inks we use for photos and gradients on every standard card. The ink setting decides which sides get them.

• 4/0: full color front, blank back, for a card with a writable or plain back
• 4/1: full color front, black ink back, for contact details or a map in one color on the back
• 4/4: full color front, full color back, for a logo on one side and a photo or QR code on the other

Every ink setting runs on the 3.5" x 2", 2" x 2", 1.5" x 3.5" and 2.125" x 3.375" sizes, with a Standard Finish or a High Gloss UV Coating. Send a print-ready PDF in CMYK with 1/8" bleed, or start from a template, and choose a free online proof or a next-day hardcopy proof before the run.

A business card carries your brand and gives people your contact details later, when they need you. Compare every stock, size and finish side by side on business cards printing.

A box of 100 is about 17.6 cents a card, enough for one person starting a new job. An office that orders for a whole team, split into up to 24 sets with a name on each, moves down the ladder toward roughly 1.8 cents a card at 100,000. Tap any tier below to see the box total at that count.

Not Your Ordinary Standard Business Card

Our standard business cards run on 73 stocks, 4 sizes, 2 coatings and 2 corner radii. Business owners, people starting a first job and job hunters all order from this one page, starting at $17.57 for a box of 100. Need more room? Folded business cards double the printable space. Want one that lasts in a wallet for years? Plastic business cards resist water and bending. When you order in bulk, read how to spec business card boxes that fit, protect and sell your cards.

How Do You Make a Standard Card Look Custom

You make a standard card look custom by changing the finish, the thickness, the corners, or the size. A gloss or high-gloss UV coating adds shine, a heavier stock adds weight, rounded corners change the feel, and a square or slim cut breaks the usual shape. Every stock, size, coating and corner option is laid out below, grouped exactly the way the live configurator on this page presents them, so you can scan the whole menu and know what you can change before you change it.

Four changes make a plain card look custom.

Add a little shine

A gloss cover or a high-gloss UV coating catches the light, so the card shows up on a crowded table. Want the shine baked into the finish? Look at Gloss Laminated Business Cards or raised Spot UV Business Cards for a sharper effect on specific areas. For a metallic hit, gold foil business cards throw light at every angle. Prefer the opposite? Soft touch business cards and silk laminated business cards trade shine for a smooth, velvety feel people notice the second they touch it.

Go thicker

A thick card feels solid the moment someone picks it up. Standard stocks run from an everyday 14pt up to an 80pt UltraWhite Uncoated Cover. Want even more heft, the kind that feels like a small slab in the hand? The ultra-thick business cards and the Prestige Collection add real weight to every handoff.

Round your corners

You can pick a 3/8" or 1/8" corner radius, so the card slides cleanly out of a wallet and feels a little different in the hand. Browse a round or die-cut blank template if you want to set up that shape yourself.

Try an unconventional size

The classic 3.5" x 2" has stood the test of time. It feels natural and fits every card slot. But square business cards at 2" x 2", slim business cards at 1.5" x 3.5", and pocket-friendly mini business cards all read differently, and you can request a custom size too. Not sure which trim suits your art? The business card size guide walks through every option. If you lean clean, see minimalist business cards that look elegant on the classic size. On the fence? Order a small batch and pass a few to people you trust before committing the whole run.

To set up any of these choices without a designer, start from one of 2,000+ free layouts in our business card design templates, then change the colors, copy and finish in the online editor in minutes. For ideas, browse the 30 most amazing business card designs and note the ones that fit your brand.

Already have your own artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. Each blank business card template is built at the real 3.5" x 2" trim, with the 1/8" bleed and the safe margin already drawn in, so your text never lands on the cut line and your file clears preflight on the first pass. Grab the layout that matches your shape below, drop your art in, and upload.

Can You Print Vertical Business Cards

Yes. A standard business card prints in the classic 3.5" x 2" landscape or a 2" x 3.5" vertical layout, and the choice is yours. Set the orientation in your design file or pick a portrait template in the editor, and the press follows your artwork. Vertical business cards leave more room for a stacked logo or a tall headshot.

Do Business Cards Still Matter

Yes, business cards still matter, and the numbers back it up. Research from the Statistic Brain Research Institute found that 72% of people judge a company or a person on the quality of their business card, and 39% would walk away from doing business with someone whose card looks cheap. A thin card can cost you the client, so pick a stock that matches the rest of your brand.

The stock list includes 14pt and 15pt covers with 30% post-consumer waste and a 13pt uncoated and an 18pt kraft cover at 100%, if sustainability matters to your brand. For materials past paper, our guide to recycled wood business cards explains the eco options.

Drag the slider below to set your quantity and watch the box total and the per-card cost change. Find the step where the total barely moves but the count doubles, so you reorder less often.

Tips for Designing a Card People Keep

On a 3.5" x 2" card, keep your name and phone number inside the safe margin, since the 1/8" bleed is trimmed off. Set the file to CMYK at 300 dpi before you upload. The do's and don'ts below cover resolution, color mode, bleed and the safe margin, so your cards clear preflight on the first try.

How Do Standard Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range

Standard business cards are the value pick in our Business Basics Printing Collection, and they cost the least of our business cards. If you are also looking at a heavier stock, a specialty finish or a die-cut shape, the chart below puts the starting price of each next to this one.

See How a Finished Card Lands

The business card design styles and finishes gallery shows cards our customers printed with us in-house, on different stocks, colors and finishes. Compare a 14pt gloss card with an uncoated or a linen one before you pick your stock. Tap any print below to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Standard Business Cards

Standard business cards print on a 3 business day turnaround, and when an event sneaks up you can move that up to 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys you back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Compare every turnaround tier below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.

After the cards leave the press, ground shipping adds its own days. Enter your ZIP code below to see the ground delivery window to your door, so you know the date the box arrives before you order. If the date is tight, our New York and Florida facilities and rush delivery options keep the trip short.

A Quick Bit of History

Business cards aren't new. The first ones circulated in 17th-century Europe to announce that an aristocrat had arrived in town, or at someone's home. They were shaped like a playing card and became a marker of the elite. By the 1700s and 1800s, visiting cards stood in as proof you'd kept up your social obligations. Customs still vary around the world. In Japan you hand and receive a card with both hands. In China you offer your own card first. In India you use your right hand. Each custom shows how much weight a simple card can carry. For a modern take on the first cards, see our guide to playing card business cards.

Explore the Rest of Our Business Cards

If a different look or stock suits you better, the rest of the family is below, from eye-catching 3D Lenticular Business Cards to trade-specific Artist Business Cards. Each option below shows its own starting price and links to its product page.

Why Print With 4OVER4.COM

We have printed business cards online since 1999, and we have sent more than 10 billion of them from our plant. The figures below, on-time shipping included, are the ones we measure on every order.

Print Your Standard Business Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick the size, the stock and the ink setting, and a box of 100 goes in your bag for the next event. Need them fast, before the next event? Our same-day printing keeps you covered. Print your standard business cards today.

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