Round Hang Tags

Card Weight, Texture and Edges

A swing tag should feel solid between the fingers. Thick uncoated card gives a natural, crafted feel and is easy to write on if you add prices by hand. Coated card shows bright colours and photographs well. Kraft card suits rustic and handmade brands. For a premium feel, two sheets can be laminated together for extra thickness, sometimes with a coloured core that shows at the edge.

Uncoated stocks can be stamped with a price gun or written on with pen; gloss-laminated tags cannot, so think about how you price before choosing a finish.

Card colour is another way to be noticed. Black, navy, forest green and deep red cards with white or foil print look striking on a rail of white tags. Coloured cards work well for brands whose logo is a single colour, as the card does much of the visual work. The card stocks are described, with photographs of the edge, in our board and card types explainer.

Round Tags Beyond Clothing

Round tags are used on far more than garments. Candle makers loop them around jar necks with twine. Bakers tie them to bags of biscuits and boxed cakes. Florists attach them to bouquets with a short message on the back. Gift shops use them on hampers, bottles and wrapped presents to carry a price without sticking a label on the item itself.

For bottles and jars, a tag with a larger hole and an elastic loop slides over the neck easily and sits flat against the glass. For bags and boxes, a tag tied with ribbon matches the wrapping and can double as a gift tag with a space to write a name.

Some brands use one round tag design across several product types, simply changing the back text. It keeps print runs larger and cheaper, while the front logo stays identical across the shop. Botanical and skincare brands often pair a round tag on the jar with a leaf-shaped hang tag on the gift bag.

Holes, Eyelets and Attachments

A plain punched hole is enough for string or ribbon. A metal eyelet reinforces the hole so the tag does not tear when pulled, which is worth it for children's clothing and anything that gets handled a lot in a shop. Tags can be supplied loose, or with cotton string, elastic loops or plastic tag fasteners already threaded, saving time on a busy packing day.

Think about how the tag is attached in your workroom. If staff tie tags by hand, cotton string looped through the hole is quick. If you use a tagging gun, a plain hole or eyelet sized for the fastener works best. Telling us your method helps us set the hole size correctly. The eyelet and hole positions are marked on the free proof drawn at actual size so you can see how the tag will hang.

Two-Sided Printing and What to Put Where

Most brands put the logo alone on the front and use the back for practical details: product name, size, price, a care symbol or two, and a website. If each product needs different details, we can print a shared design with a blank area for a sticker or handwriting, or print variable text across a run. Foil stamping a logo on the front and keeping the reverse plain is a neat way to look premium at a low cost.

Keep text at a readable size; very small type on a 40 mm circle is hard to read on a rail.

For a craft fair, a back panel that reads "handmade by" followed by a space for a name or initials adds a personal touch that buyers remember. It is also an easy way for a small team to show who made each item. A back-of-tag layout that works is shared across our printed labels, stickers and tags, so a sticker on the box and the tag on the product can match.

Decide the Diameter by Holding a Coin Against the Product

The quickest way to settle a round tag is to hold coins against the product: a 2p coin is about 26 mm, a 50p about 27 mm, and two side by side give you 50 to 55 mm. Whichever looks in proportion on the garment, candle or jar is your diameter, and if it has to carry a price and a care line as well as a logo, go up one size rather than shrink the type. Then decide how the tag is attached, because a pre-strung tag saves a surprising amount of workroom time. Knitwear brands that also sew in a woven label can match it to printed garment labels in the same colour.

Supply the artwork as a vector with the hole position marked at the top, and keep text 5 mm in from the edge. Email the diameter, card, print sides, finish and attachment and a custom quote comes back within one working day with a free design proof after it. Tags are printed in 4 to 7 working days once approved and delivered free and tracked on the UK mainland in 2 to 3 days. Tags with a print fault reported within 10 days are reprinted or refunded.