Metallic Business Cards

This sits in the bright, everyday corner of our business cards printing lineup. The gloss cover keeps colors snapping, and the foil accent picks out the one part of the design you want people to remember. Pick the size, the coating and where the metal lands, and the card does more than carry a phone number.

The run size sets the price. A set of 500 starts at $126.32, and the cost per card keeps falling as the count climbs, so a reorder of 2,500 or 5,000 lands far cheaper per card than a small first batch. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.

What Makes a Metallic Business Card Different?

A metallic business card is a standard full-color print with one extra pass: a Metallic Foil Accent stamped on the front. So instead of the whole card being foil, the shine sits exactly where you put it, on a logo, a name or a single shape, against a 16pt Gloss Cover background. That contrast is the whole point. The matte-print areas read clearly while the metal catches light and moves with the card. If you want the entire card wrapped in metal rather than a stamped accent, the Metallic Foil Business Cards run real foil leaf in a range of colors across the full face.

What Size Should a Metallic Business Card Be?

You get 7 sizes. The 2" x 3.5" standard fits any wallet and cardholder, the 2.125" x 3.375" credit card size reads a touch more premium, and the 1.5" x 3.5" slim card stands tall in a stack. Prefer a break from the rectangle? The 2.5" x 2.5" and 2" x 2" squares and the 2" x 3" and 1.75" x 3.5" cuts give you a different footprint without leaving the gloss stock. Every size below is grouped exactly the way the live configurator on this page presents it, so you know what you can change before you change it.

Here are a few easy ways to make the metallic accent pull its weight.

Print the back, or leave it blank

You choose how much of the card carries ink. Run 4 color on the front with a blank back when you want a clean reverse for notes, or print full color on both sides when the back earns its own message, like a map, a QR code or a tagline. The foil accent stays on the front either way.

Lay a gloss over the shine

On top of the gloss stock you can add High Gloss UV across the front for an all-over wet-look finish, or place Spot UV on the front so a raised gloss sits right next to the metallic accent for a two-texture front. For the raised-gloss look on its own, the Spot UV Business Cards do exactly that without the foil.

Design it without a designer

You do not need a design background to make this look sharp. Start from a layout in our business card design templates, mark where the metallic accent should land, then change the colors, copy and logo in the online editor in minutes.

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

Can You Add Spot UV Over the Metallic Accent?

Yes. Spot UV Front Side is one of the coating choices, so you can sit a raised, glassy gloss next to the foil accent and let the two textures play off each other. Prefer one consistent sheen across the whole front instead? High Gloss UV covers the full face. And if you would rather skip the extra coating, No Coating keeps the plain gloss-cover finish. Set the coating on the configurator, then size the run on the slider below before you decide. For a softer, deep-press take on a metallic edge, the Raised Foil Business Cards build the shine up off the surface.

How Much Do Metallic Business Cards Cost?

Metallic business cards start at $126.32 for a set of 500, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs through 1,000, 2,500, 5,000 and up to 25,000. The foil accent is a press finish, so its setup is built into that starting price, which is why a bigger run is where the value really shows. Size the run on the slider above and the set total updates live.

Tips for a Metallic Card That Prints Clean

Good design is half the job. The other half is a print-ready file, and that is where most reprints come from. Keep the accent areas bold and a little chunky, since fine hairlines and tiny type do not stamp cleanly in foil, and mark the accent as its own layer so the press knows exactly where the metal goes. 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.

How Do They Compare to the Rest of the Range?

A stamped metallic accent on bright gloss is the value way into metal, but it is not your only option. If you are weighing this against a full-foil face, a raised treatment or a soft laminate, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up metallic business cards against their closest siblings, from a full-foil face to the velvety Silk Laminated Business Cards, so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Metallic Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how the gloss stock, the foil accent and the layout come together on a real card? The gallery below collects work printed in our own shop, across sizes and coatings, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually catches the light. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Metallic Business Cards?

Metallic business cards print on a 7 business day turnaround, which covers the extra stamping pass the foil accent needs on top of the color print. You also get a free online proof, so you can sign off on the layout and the accent placement before anything runs. Pick a quantity and the turnaround tier below shows the production window before you order.

Production 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.

See the Rest of Our Business Cards

A metallic accent is one finish in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a different texture, a raised gloss or a heavier stock would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away, and the wider business stationery collection keeps your cards, letterhead and envelopes on the same look. 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, and plenty of printers will take your order. Here is the track record that earns yours. The numbers below are the ones we hold ourselves to on every order, including on-time shipping, since we started printing business cards online in 1999. Read them before you commit your run.

Print Your Metallic 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, coating or accent placement you pick, these cards are built to catch the light and read sharp in a hand. Set where the metal lands, choose your run, and print your metallic business cards today.

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