Standard Business Cards

These small tools do real work in lead generation and networking. A custom business card carries your brand and gives people a simple way to find your contact details later, when they actually need you. Compare every stock, size and finish side by side on business cards printing.

The math rewards a bigger run. A box of 100 works out to about 17.6 cents a card, but the per-card price keeps falling as the quantity climbs, all the way down to roughly 1.8 cents each at 100,000. Tap any tier below to see the live box total and exactly how much each step up saves you before you commit.

Not Your Ordinary Standard Business Card

Our standard business cards are anything but basic. Even now, swapping cards is still a daily ritual in business, and there are plenty of ways to make yours stand out. Whether you own the company, just started your first job, or you're job hunting, you'll find a card that fits and helps you grow your network. Starting at $17.57 for a box of 100, these cards are a cheap, effective way to push your business forward, and they're long on options and short on limits. Need more room? Folded business cards double the printable space. Want one that survives a wallet for years? Plastic business cards shrug off water and bends.

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. Before you start tweaking, it helps to see the full set of choices in one place. 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.

Here are four easy ways to take a plain card up a notch.

Add a little shine

A gloss cover or a high-gloss UV coating catches the light and pulls the eye. It's a simple way to stand out at 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

You really can't go wrong with a thick, high-quality card. Standard stocks run from an everyday 14pt all the way up to a hefty 80pt that means business the second it's picked up. 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

Never underestimate a good curve. You can pick a 3/8" or 1/8" 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. On the fence? Order a small batch and pass a few to people you trust before committing the whole run.

You do not need a designer to make any of this look sharp. Start from one of 2,000+ free, professionally built layouts in our business card design templates, then change the colors, copy and finish in the online editor in minutes. Need a spark first? The 30 most amazing business card designs are pure inspiration. Browse a few to find the one that fits 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. So a flimsy card costs you more than you'd think. That's a good reason to pick a paper stock that shows you sweat the details.

All of our standard business cards clear that bar, and then some. If sustainability matters to your brand, recycled paper business cards sit right in the same stock list. Pick the stock, the finish, and the size that match the rest of your brand, and the card does its job.

A card that gets kept only works if you have enough of them in your pocket. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your quantity and watch both the box total and the true per-card cost update live. It is an easy way to find the sweet spot where one more step up barely changes the total but doubles how many people you can reach before your next reorder.

Tips for Designing a Card People Keep

A big part of landing the job or catching a customer's eye is how you show up, and good design is only half the job. The other half is a print-ready file, and that is where most reprints come from. 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, with no back-and-forth and no surprise crops. Keep the layout simple, the type readable, and the colors lined up with the rest of your brand, and the card does its job.

How Do Standard Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Standard business cards are the value pick in our Business Basics Printing Collection, but they are not your only option. If you are weighing a heavier stock, a specialty finish or a die-cut shape, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up standard cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color and finish come together on a real card? The business card design styles and finishes gallery collects work our own customers printed in-house, across different stocks, colors and finishes, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually lands on paper. 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.

Production speed is only half the clock. The other half is the truck. Drop in your ZIP code below to see the realistic ground delivery window to your door, so you know the full timeline, print plus ship, before you order rather than after. 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. Small touches, but they tell you how much weight a simple card can carry.

Explore the Rest of Our Business Cards

Standard cards are one stop in a much larger lineup. If a different look or stock would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away, from eye-catching 3D Lenticular Business Cards to trade-specific Artist Business Cards. Each option below shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.

Why Print With 4OVER4.COM

Ordering print online means trusting a shop you cannot walk into. Here is the track record that earns it. The numbers below are the ones we hold ourselves to on every order, including on-time shipping, since we started printing online in 1999. Read them before you commit your run.

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. Whatever the shape, finish, or size, these cards are built to hold up to wear, time, and the back-pocket commute. Need them fast, before the next event? Our same-day printing keeps you covered. Print your standard business cards today.

One last thing before you check out. A great card rarely travels alone, so here are the products our customers most often order alongside their standard business cards, each priced and ready to drop into the same cart.