Custom Playing Card Printing
The standard size for playing cards is 2.5" x 3.5" (63mm x 88mm), which is commonly used in most card games. However, we can accommodate custom sizes if you have specific dimensions in mind for your project.
Yes! You can fully customize your playing card design. We offer playing card templates to help guide your design, but you have complete control over the artwork, card faces, backs, and even the design of specialty cards like the joker playing card.
Poker Card Printing Price Chart (with Tuck End Box)
| Quantity | 200 decks | 500 decks | 1000 decks | 2000 decks | 3000 decks | 5000 decks | 10000 decks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Unit: $4.38 Total: $875 | Unit: $2.03 Total: $1,013 | Unit: $1.29 Total: $1,293 | Unit: $0.93 Total: $1,855 | Unit: $0.82 Total: $2,466 | Unit: $0.71 Total: $3,573 | Unit: $0.66 Total: $6,593 |
- 2.5" x 3.5" (54 cards)
- 300 gsm / 110 lb coated cover paper with varnish both sides for cards, full color printing.
- 350 gsm / 129 lb C1S cover paper with lamination outside for tuck end folding carton package.
Our minimum order quantity for custom playing card printing is typically 200 decks.
Common options include 300gsm (11pt) gloss art paper, 310gsm (13pt) black core paper, and 350gsm (16pt) gloss art cardstock, which provide the perfect balance of thickness and flexibility for easy shuffling and long-lasting use.
Yes, we offer sample prints so you can see and feel your cards before placing a larger order.
For the best print quality, we recommend submitting your designs in high-resolution PDF, AI, or PSD formats. Please ensure your designs are 300 DPI for crisp, clear printing.
Yes, we can print unique designs for each card in the deck.
Playing Cards Paper Options
We use a high-quality card to make our playing cards.
Black core is the most popular and useful as it stops light from passing through the cards, making it easier for players to hide their hand, especially important in poker, for example, where secrecy and bluffing are essential aspects of play.
These are the most common paper types we use for playing cards:
| Paper | Weight | Thickness (mm) | Thickness (pt) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloss Art Paper | 250gsm | 0.225mm | 9pt |
| Gloss Art Paper | 300gsm | 0.27mm | 11pt |
| Gloss Art Paper | 350gsm | 0.41mm | 16pt |
| Matte Art Paper | 250gsm | 0.25mm | 10pt |
| Matte Art Paper | 300gsm | 0.285mm | 11pt |
| Black Core Paper | 310gsm | 0.325mm | 13pt |
Custom Playing Card Sizes
The standard size for traditional playing cards is 2.5" x 3.5" and is always the most popular. It's also the most economical as we have the die-cutting molds for this size of card always in stock, so there's no need to pay an added mold-making fee. However, if you want unusual sizes, we can make them for you.
The number of cards in a standard deck is 52, sometimes with a couple of promotional cards added to bring the number up to 54.
Playing Card Surface Finishes
Playing cards get a lot of use. For that reason, we always recommend that they are finished with varnish on both sides. We will usually round off the corners, too.
Playing Card Packaging and Accessories
To prepare to ship your finished playing cards, we'll package them in the tuck-end box of your choice before shrink-wrapping the package. We have a range of shipping options including land, air, and sea.
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Why Print Your Playing Cards with Us?
- Aside from our experience and expertise, we offer an unparalleled level of personal customer service and unbeatable pricing.
- We also use state-of-the-art printing technology and offer a range of environmentally friendly options, including recycled paper and card, FSC-certification, biodegradable soy inks, and more.
- We won't charge you for die-cut molds if you choose our standard 2.5" x 3.5" size.
- Our expert team will check all your files free as part of the service and we have rigorous quality control protocols “baked in” to our design and manufacturing systems—including weight-checking your finished package to make sure no cards have gone missing—so we can guarantee a perfect result every time.
- Our advanced automatic card machine technology means that your cards are collected and collated as you want them with no risk of loss or damage, and are always in the right order.
- We can assemble your completed decks and load them into your custom branded box of choice, including either a standard tuck-end box, a telescope rigid box, or a magnetic closure rigid box.
Talk to Us!
If you're ready to print a set of stunning, high-quality playing cards— and first-class customer service is as important to you as an unparalleled product at an unbeatable price— then we should talk. Get in touch today to chat through your needs or to ask for a no-obligation quote. We can't wait to help you make your playing cards!