Metallic Business Cards

This sits in the bright, everyday corner of our business cards printing lineup. The gloss cover keeps colors bright, and the foil accent picks out the one part of the design you want people to remember. You pick the size, the coating and where the metal lands.

Most first orders start with 500 cards for $126.32. A team reordering for several people moves to 2,500 or 5,000, where each card costs a fraction of the 500 rate. Tap any of the 8 tiers below for the set total and the saving at each step.

What Makes a Metallic Business Card Different

A metallic business card is a standard full-color print with one extra pass: a Metallic Foil Accent stamped on the front. So instead of the whole card being foil, the shine sits exactly where you put it, on a logo, a name or a single shape, against a 16pt Gloss Cover background. The printed areas read clearly while the metal catches light as the card turns. Want the whole card cut from metal instead? Our metal business cards come in stainless steel, gold and rose gold. If you want the entire card wrapped in metal rather than a stamped accent, the Metallic Foil Business Cards run real foil leaf in a range of colors across the full face.

What Size Should a Metallic Business Card Be

You get 7 sizes. The 2" x 3.5" standard fits any wallet and cardholder, the 2.125" x 3.375" credit card size reads a touch more premium, and the 1.5" x 3.5" slim card stands tall in a stack. Prefer a break from the rectangle? The 2.5" x 2.5" and 2" x 2" squares and the 2" x 3" and 1.75" x 3.5" cuts give you a different footprint without leaving the gloss stock. Every size below is grouped the way the live configurator on this page presents it, so you know what you can change before you change it.

Everything you choose on the order, in one place:

• Size. 2" x 3.5", 1.5" x 3.5", 1.75" x 3.5", 2" x 2", 2" x 3", 2.125" x 3.375" or 2.5" x 2.5"
• Stock. 16pt Gloss Cover
• Ink. 4/0 full color front, or 4/4 full color both sides
• Metallic. Metallic foil accent on the front
• Coating. No Coating, High Gloss UV or Spot UV on the front
• Corners. Square, or rounded at a 1/8" or 1/4" radius
• Quantity. 500 to 25,000 across 8 tiers
• Files. Your full color CMYK file plus a black and white foil mask
• Production. 7 business days, with a free online proof or straight to production

Three choices shape how the accent looks on the finished card.

Print the back, or leave it blank

You choose how much of the card carries ink. Run 4 color on the front with a blank back when you want a clean reverse for notes, or print full color on both sides when the back earns its own message, like a map, a QR code or a tagline. The foil accent stays on the front either way.

Lay a gloss over the shine

On top of the gloss stock you can add High Gloss UV across the front for an all-over wet-look finish, or place Spot UV on the front so a raised gloss sits right next to the metallic accent for a two-texture front. For the raised-gloss look on its own, the Spot UV Business Cards do that without the foil, and the spot UV printing collection gathers every card with a flat or raised gloss. The raised spot UV business cards video overview shows that finish up close, and the raised foil video shows metallic print business cards with the foil built up off the surface.

Design it without a designer

Pick a layout from our business card design templates with one clear logo or name for the foil, mark that element as the metallic accent, then change the colors, copy and logo in the online editor.

Already have artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank. Each blank business card template is built at the real trim size, with the 1/8" bleed and the safe margin already drawn in, so your design and your accent never crowd the edge. Pick the size that matches your order below, place your art, and upload.

Can You Add Spot UV Over the Metallic Accent

Yes. Spot UV Front Side is one of the coating choices, so you can sit a raised, glassy gloss next to the foil accent and set two textures side by side. Prefer one consistent sheen across the whole front instead? High Gloss UV covers the full face. And if you would rather skip the extra coating, No Coating keeps the plain gloss-cover finish. Set the coating on the configurator, then size the run on the slider below before you decide. For a softer, deep-press take on a metallic edge, the Raised Foil Business Cards build the shine up off the surface.

How Much Do Metallic Business Cards Cost

The ladder runs from $126.32 for 500 through 1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 up to 25,000 cards. The foil stamping setup is part of that first price, so the same setup spread over a larger run brings the cost of each card down. Size the run on the slider above and the set total updates live.

Tips for a Metallic Card That Prints Clean

The foil goes where your mask file says, so build the mask with care. Keep the accent areas bold, since fine hairlines and tiny type do not stamp cleanly in foil, and keep the accent on its own layer so the press knows where the metal goes. Run through the do's and don'ts below before you upload, on resolution, color mode, bleed and the safe margin, and your cards clear preflight on the first try.

How Do They Compare to the Rest of the Range

A stamped accent on 16pt gloss costs less than a full metal face. Weighing it against a full-foil face, a raised treatment or a soft laminate? The chart below lines up metallic business cards against their closest siblings, from a full-foil face to the velvety Silk Laminated Business Cards, with the starting price of each.

Are Metal Business Cards a Good Idea

A metal card is a good idea when you hand out a few cards that must last, and a metallic accent card is the better fit for everyday networking. Metal cards start at $262.52 for 50 and take 15 business days. This 16pt gloss card with a foil accent starts at $126.32 for 500, prints in 7 business days and still catches the light on the logo.

See How a Finished Metallic Card Lands

The gallery below collects cards printed in our own shop. Notice which element each customer chose for the foil and how the coating sits around it. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Metallic Business Cards

Production takes 7 business days: the color print, then the stamping pass for the foil accent. You also get a free online proof, so you can sign off on the layout and the accent placement before anything runs. The turnaround panel below shows the production window for your quantity.

Add ground shipping to those 7 days to know when the box reaches you. Enter your ZIP code below for the delivery window to your door.

See the Rest of Our Business Cards

The cards below cover the other textures, raised finishes and heavier stocks, each with its starting price. The business stationery collection matches your cards with letterhead and envelopes, and the full print product range lists everything else.

Why Print With 4OVER4.COM

You cannot walk into our Queens plant before you order, so the figures below stand in for a visit: the on-time rate and the other numbers we hold ourselves to on every 4OVER4 order since we started printing business cards online in 1999.

Print Your Metallic 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 coating and the spot for the foil, and the logo catches the light each time the card changes hands. Set where the metal lands, choose your run, and print your metallic business cards today.

One last thing before you check out. Here are the products our customers most often order alongside their metallic business cards, each priced and ready to drop into the same cart.