Glossy Business Cards

These cards keep it simple. One premium stock, one built-in shine, no finish to second-guess. Want to see how glossy sits next to the rest of the lineup? Browse every style on business cards printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 50 starts at $37.24, and the per-card cost keeps sliding as the count goes up, so a full box for a launch or a trade show costs far less per card than a quick test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.

What Are Glossy Business Cards?

Glossy business cards are full-color cards printed on a 16 point gloss laminated stock, where a clear glossy film is bonded over the print for shine and durability. That single premium stock is the whole point, so there is nothing to configure on the finish: every card ships thick and glossy by default. You set the size, choose full color on the front with a blank back or full color on both sides, and the price updates live. If you want the plain value format with more stock choices, the Standard Business Cards start lower, and the glossy sits right beside them as the version with an all-over shine.

What Size Should a Glossy Business Card Be?

Most people want the classic, so the default is the standard 2" x 3.5" card that slides into any wallet or holder. When you want to stand out on shape, the 2" x 2" square reads like a modern token, and the 1.5" x 3.5" slim cut feels sleek and unexpected. Need something outside those? Order a custom size up to 2" x 4", made to your spec. All 3 sizes are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it.

Here are a few easy ways to make a glossy card pull its weight.

Let the shine do the work

The gloss laminated coat makes saturated color and photography snap, so a bold logo or a full-bleed photo lands harder here than on an uncoated card. If you want the opposite, a soft matte hand-feel over shine, the Silk Laminated Business Cards read velvety instead. And if you only want gloss on part of the design, the Spot UV Business Cards raise the shine on chosen elements over a base coat.

Print both sides

Choose 4/4 and you print full color on both sides, which turns the back into real estate: a QR code, a short menu, an offer, or a second language while the front carries your logo. Choose 4/0 and the front prints full color with a clean blank back. The card stays a thick 16pt gloss laminated stock either way.

Design it without a designer

You do not need a design background to make a glossy card look sharp. Start from one of thousands of free, professionally built layouts in our business card design templates, then change the colors, copy and logo in the online editor in minutes.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. The blank glossy business card template is built at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut. Grab the size that matches your order below, drop your art in, and upload.

How Much Do Glossy Business Cards Cost?

Glossy business cards start at $37.24 per set of 50, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 25,000, where the cost floors near 7 cents a card. A run of 300 is $101.04, 700 is $141.46, and 1,000 lands at $164.20. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

What Makes the Gloss-Laminated Finish Different?

Lamination is not the same as a plain gloss coating. On these cards a clear glossy film is bonded over the full print, so the color reads richer, photos snap, and the surface resists water, smudges, and everyday scuffing. That durability is why a glossy card holds up in a wallet for months without looking tired. It is one shine, edge to edge, on a thick 16 point stock, with no coating menu to work through. Pair that finish with full color on both sides and a 2" x 3.5" card starts doing a lot more than carrying a name.

How Do Glossy Business Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Glossy is the pick when you want an all-over shine and a durable card without configuring a stack of options, but it is not your only move. If you are weighing a value card, a soft matte feel, or selective gloss, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up glossy business cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Glossy Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how color and photography come together under a glossy coat on a real card? The gallery below collects work our own customers printed in-house, across different sizes and designs, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Glossy Business Cards?

Glossy business cards print on a 4 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 3-day, 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same-Day orders ship that afternoon from our NYC plant once you approve by the cutoff. Before it prints you also choose a proof option: go straight to production, review a free online proof, or order a next-day hardcopy proof to hold the real card first.

See the Rest of Our Cards

Glossy business cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a value standard card, a soft matte finish or selective gloss would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.

Print Your Glossy 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 size or ink coverage you pick, these glossy business cards ship thick, shiny, and built to survive a wallet. Need them before a launch or an event? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your glossy business cards today.