Ultra Thick Business Cards
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- From $36.62 per 50 cards, about 73 cents each, with the per-card price dropping to near 10 cents as the run climbs to 10,000.
- 7 stocks: UltraWhite Uncoated Cover in 32pt, 48pt, 64pt and 80pt, plus Gloss Cover in 40pt, 56pt and 72pt.
- 3 sizes, the standard 2" x 3.5", a 2" x 2" square and a slim 1.5" x 3.5", plus a custom size up to 2" x 4".
- Full color on the front with a blank or black back, or full color on both sides, finished with a standard finish.
- 5 business day standard turnaround, with 2-day, Next-Day and Same-Day rush, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 109 reviews.
Hand Out a Card People Feel Before They Read It
A standard card runs 14pt to 16pt; these start at 32pt and climb to 80pt, which is why the people searching for super thick business cards end up on this page. The card lands in a hand with a weight people feel before they read a word, and that heft reads as premium, deliberate, and hard to throw away, whether you are handing one to a client, dropping it in a leave-behind, or building a set for a whole team. Fifty start at $36.62 and hold 4.9 out of 5 across 109 reviews.
These cards punch above a normal card on presence alone. The stock survives a wallet, a pocket, and a year on a desk without curling, and the sheer thickness does half the marketing for you. Want to see how the thick card 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 $36.62, and the per-card cost keeps sliding as the count climbs toward 10,000, so a full box for a launch or a team costs far less per card than a quick test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.
What Are Ultra Thick Business Cards?
Ultra thick business cards are heavyweight cards printed full color on extra rigid stock, from 32pt up to a chunky 80pt, in 3 sizes on any of 7 stocks. People reach for them when a normal card would feel flimsy: executive cards, luxury and premium brands, real estate agents, designers, and restaurants that want the card itself to signal quality. Because the stock is so substantial, the card gets handled and kept instead of pocketed and forgotten. If you want the everyday weight instead, the Standard Business Cards cover that, and the ultra thick sits right beside it as the version that lands with real heft.
How Thick Is Ultra Thick
A point is one thousandth of an inch, so the number on the stock is the caliper. A standard card at 14pt to 16pt measures 0.014 to 0.016 of an inch; the thinnest stock here is already double that, and the thickest is five times it. Here is every point weight this product runs, and something you have already held that measures about the same.
| Stock | Caliper | Roughly the thickness of |
|---|---|---|
| 32pt UltraWhite Uncoated Cover | 0.032 in | Two standard 16pt cards stacked, or a credit card |
| 40pt Gloss Cover | 0.040 in | Two and a half standard 16pt cards |
| 48pt UltraWhite Uncoated Cover | 0.048 in | Three standard 16pt cards stacked |
| 56pt Gloss Cover | 0.056 in | Three and a half stacked, about a US dime laid flat |
| 64pt UltraWhite Uncoated Cover | 0.064 in | Four standard 16pt cards stacked, close to a US quarter |
| 72pt Gloss Cover | 0.072 in | Four and a half stacked, close to a US nickel |
| 80pt UltraWhite Uncoated Cover | 0.080 in | Five standard 16pt cards stacked, the thickest card printed here |
Read the table as two ladders. UltraWhite Uncoated climbs 32pt, 48pt, 64pt, 80pt and has a soft matte surface that takes a pen. Gloss Cover climbs 40pt, 56pt, 72pt and holds photographic color. Somewhere around 48pt the card stops flexing between finger and thumb and starts behaving like a small board, which is the point where people turn it over in their hand instead of pocketing it. Above 64pt it will not sit comfortably in a slim wallet, so choose it for cards you hand across a table or drop into a package rather than cards a client carries all week.
What Size Should an Ultra Thick Business Card Be?
The right size comes down to how much you need to say. The standard 2" x 3.5" is the wallet shape everyone recognizes, now built thick enough to feel like a tile. A 2" x 2" square reads modern and holds a logo, a handle and a QR code with room to spare. The slim 1.5" x 3.5" is the narrow, minimalist cut. And if none of those is exact, set a custom size up to 2" x 4" in the configurator. All 3 sizes and the full stock list are grouped below exactly the way the live builder presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. For the same heavy stock with a pearlescent face, the Ultra Thick Metallic Pearl Business Cards are another premium pick.
Here are a few easy ways to make an ultra thick card pull its weight.
Pick the thickness that fits the moment
The 32pt UltraWhite Uncoated Cover already feels twice as substantial as a normal card, and the 80pt reads like a chip in the hand. Step through 48pt and 64pt for the middle ground, or reach for the 40pt, 56pt and 72pt Gloss Cover when you want a smoother, coated face with the same heavy build. When you want a natural, tactile stock at the same thickness, the Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards carry the idea onto a warm kraft face.
Use both sides
A card this thick has room to work on both faces. Print full color on the front with a blank or black back, or go full color on both sides, so the back carries a QR code, a map, hours, or a second design instead of sitting empty. You set the ink coverage in the configurator, and the price follows the choice.
Design it without a designer
You do not need a design background to make an ultra thick 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. A bold, simple idea reads best on a card this heavy.
Ready-to-Edit Business Card Design Templates
Already have your 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 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.
Wally makes your card impossible to toss
Why an 80pt card at $36.62 gets kept in a hand, not a bin.
An ultra thick business card is the one people feel before they read it. The stock runs up to 80pt, so the card lands with real weight, and 50 start at $36.62. Pick your thickness, print one side or both, and Wally has them printed in-house as fast as same day.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
How Much Do Ultra Thick Business Cards Cost?
Ultra thick business cards start at $36.62 per 50, about 73 cents a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 10,000, so a cheaper ultra thick card really comes down to how big a run you order. A set of 400 runs $163.33, 3,000 come to $413.78 at about 14 cents a card, and 10,000 land at $1,003.53, near 10 cents each. 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.
Can You Print Full Color on Both Sides?
Yes. You choose your ink coverage in three steps. 4/0 prints full color on the front with a blank back, the cleanest and cheapest option. 4/1 adds black ink on the back for a phone number, an address or fine print. 4/4 prints full color on both sides, so the whole card, front and back, carries your design. Every stock ships with the standard finish, so the choice that matters most is the thickness and the coverage. Pair 4/4 with an 80pt stock and a 2-inch card starts doing the work of something much larger.
Design Guidelines for Ultra Thick Cards
Set the artwork up like any card, with one difference: at this caliper the edge is a third visible surface and the eye goes straight to it.
- Bleed: extend any background color or image 1/8 inch past the trim line on all four sides, so the cut never exposes a white sliver on a dark card.
- Safe zone: keep type, logos and anything you cannot afford to lose 1/8 inch inside the trim line. On the 2" x 2" square and the slim 1.5" x 3.5" that margin takes a bigger share of the card, so plan the layout tighter from the start.
- Borders: a thin even frame is the riskiest thing you can put on a thick card. Cutting heavy stock allows a hair of movement, and a border shows it as one side thicker than the other. Either drop the frame, or make it wide enough that a small shift is invisible.
- The edge itself: a heavy multi-ply card shows its build as a fine layered line all the way round, which is part of why the card reads as substantial. Colored or painted edge treatments are a separate option and are not offered on every stock, so confirm what is available for the point weight you have chosen in the options above before you design around a colored edge.
- Ink coverage: on uncoated UltraWhite a solid dark flood shows every handling mark, and on Gloss Cover it shows fingerprints. If the design is a full dark background, expect the card to look best straight out of the box and design the back lighter.
How Do Ultra Thick Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?
Ultra thick cards are the pick when you want the card to feel premium in the hand, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a thinner everyday card, a kraft face or a pearlescent finish, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up ultra thick business cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
Ultra Thick Against Standard 14pt and 16pt
| Card | Thickness | In the hand | Price per card | Mailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard business cards, 14pt to 16pt | 0.014 to 0.016 in | Flexes between finger and thumb, slips into any wallet or card holder | The lowest cost per card in the range | Travels as an ordinary enclosure, adds almost nothing to the weight of a letter |
| Ultra thick, 32pt to 48pt | 0.032 to 0.048 in | Stiff, no flex, still slim enough for a wallet at the lower end | From about 73 cents each at 50, falling toward 10 cents as the run climbs to 10,000 | Sits flat in an envelope, but a box of them weighs noticeably more than the same count of 14pt |
| Ultra thick, 56pt to 80pt | 0.056 to 0.080 in | A small board. It does not bend, it lands on a table with a sound | Same quantity ladder to 10,000; check the live price for the point weight you pick | Rigid and heavy enough to change what a mailing costs, so price the postage before committing a run |
What Ultra Thick Cards Cost to Mail
Thickness is not the only thing carriers price on. Weight and rigidity matter as much, and both climb fast on this stock: a stack of a hundred cards at 80pt stands five times as tall as the same hundred at 16pt, and the weight moves with it, which is enough to push a padded mailer into the next weight step and enough to make a large run ship as a heavier box.
If the cards are going into the mail rather than into a hand, two things are worth doing before you order. Check the current letter thickness and flexibility limits with the carrier you use, because a rigid card can be rated as a parcel rather than a letter even when it fits the envelope. Then weigh the whole piece, card plus envelope plus anything else going in, rather than the card alone.
The pattern most buyers land on: ultra thick for cards handed over in person, tucked into a shipped order or included in a leave-behind where the weight is the message, and a standard 14pt or 16pt card for anything mailed at volume.
See How a Finished Ultra Thick Card Lands
Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color and thickness come together on a real card? The gallery below collects work our own customers printed in-house, across different sizes, stocks and ink coverage, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads in the hand. Tap any print to see it larger.
Real Business Cards Our Customers Printed
How Fast Can You Get Ultra Thick Business Cards?
Ultra thick business cards print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 4-day, 3-day, 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same Day orders need approval by the daily cutoff to ship that day out of our NYC plant. 99.8% of orders land on time and 82% ship early, so you are choosing a date, not gambling on one.
See the Rest of Our Cards
Ultra thick cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a thinner everyday card, a kraft face or a pearlescent stock 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 Ultra Thick 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, stock or ink coverage you pick, these ultra thick business cards are built to land with weight and earn a spot in a wallet. Need them before a launch or an event? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your ultra thick business cards today.
