Custom Folded Hang Tags for Clothing and Gifts

Choosing Card and Finish

Folded tags need a card that scores and folds cleanly without cracking along the spine. A heavy uncoated board gives a tactile, natural feel that suits independent fashion labels and handmade goods. Smooth coated board gives sharper colour and suits brands with photographic or illustrated designs. Kraft card has a rustic look that works well for homeware, candles and knitwear.

Finishes add character. Soft-touch lamination feels luxurious, foil blocking makes a logo catch the light, and blind embossing adds texture without colour. Edge painting in a contrast colour looks particularly good on thick tags.

Duplex board, two layers bonded together, lets you have one colour outside and another inside. A black outer with a cream inner, for instance, gives a dramatic reveal when the tag is opened and needs no extra print. Our board and finish choices page shows the card weights and coatings we offer.

Sizing and Hole Position

Size the tag to the product. A tag on a T-shirt or scarf can be small and discreet; a tag on a coat or a large gift can be bigger and still look balanced. Think about the folded size, since that is what hangs on the product. Most clothing brands use a folded size somewhere between a business card and a slightly larger rectangle.

The hole or eyelet position decides how the tag hangs. For a side fold, put the hole near the top of the spine so it hangs closed. For a top fold, a hole through both layers in the middle keeps it straight. Metal eyelets reinforce the hole on heavier card and give a finished look, and we can supply tags pre-strung with cotton cord, ribbon or safety pins.

Check the tag against the product before you approve. A tag that looks right on screen can feel too heavy on a fine silk top or too small on a chunky knit. If you have an old tag of a similar size, hang it on the garment to judge proportion. Our guide to measuring products for custom packaging has sizing tips that apply to tags too.

What to Print on Each Panel

Plan the panels before you design. The front should do one job: carry your brand clearly. The inside left often holds a short brand line or a few sentences on how the piece was made. The inside right can list fabric, care symbols and country of origin if you supply it. The back is the working panel, with size, price, style code and a barcode for the till.

Variable data printing lets each tag carry a different size, style code or barcode within one order, which saves sticking labels on later. If prices change often, leave the price area blank and add a sticker or handwrite it, keeping the printed tags useful for longer.

Care symbols should follow the standard set your garments use, and fibre content wording follows legal rules for textiles. Supply the exact text and symbols you need, and we will make sure they sit clearly on the panel rather than squeezed into a corner. Care and fibre details can also go on custom garment labels for care details sewn into the seam.

Gift Brands and Non-Clothing Uses

Folded tags are not just for clothing. Candle makers hang them from jar necks with ingredients and burning notes inside. Gift shops use them on hampers with a space to write a message. Bakers tie them to cake boxes with flavour and allergen details. Jewellery makers use small folded tags to tell the story of a stone or the meaning of a design.

For gift use, leave one inside panel blank with a few printed lines, so the buyer can write a message. It turns the tag into a gift card and adds value at very little cost.

Florists and plant shops use folded tags as care cards too, tied to a pot with watering and light notes inside, which saves customers searching online once they get home. Plant and gift shops sometimes prefer the shape of our leaf shaped hang tags.

Ordering Your Tags

Send us the folded size, fold style, card, finish, hole position, any stringing and your artwork. You will receive a custom quote within one working day, followed by a free design proof showing all four panels with the fold line and hole marked. Production takes 4 to 7 working days after approval, and delivery to the UK mainland is free and tracked. Low minimums are quoted per job, which suits small labels testing a new look. Any tags that reach you misprinted or damaged can be reported within 10 days, and we will reprint or refund them. Browse the full labels and stickers range if you want stickers that match your tags.