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Rack card template, 4 × 9 in, with bleed

Short answer

Set your document to 4.25 × 9.25 in: the 4 × 9 in finished size plus 0.125 in of bleed on every side. Keep text and logos 0.125 in inside the trim. The free PDF and SVG have it all drawn in.

The standard rack card, sized for brochure racks in hotels, visitor centers and waiting rooms.

The rack card template: bleed, trim and safe area
Front (the PDF has the back too). Pink: bleed. Black line: trim. Blue dashes: safe area.
Download PDF SVG, front SVG, back Free, no sign-up. Vector PDF with the guide on its own layer and the trim and bleed set in the file. Free to use for your own and your clients’ work.

The numbers

Set your document to4.25 × 9.25 in
Finished size (trim)4 × 9 in (101.6 × 228.6 mm)
Bleed0.125 in on every side
Safe area0.125 in inside the trim
Pages in the PDFFront and Back
Pixels for a full-bleed photo at 300 ppi1,275 × 2,775 px

Need another size, a fold or your printer’s own bleed? The print template maker draws it with the same code. Every standard size is in the rack card sizes guide.

How to use it

  • Illustrator, InDesign or Affinity: make a document at 4 × 9 in with 0.125 in of bleed on every side (or one page at 4.25 × 9.25 in). Place the PDF on a top layer, lock it, and design underneath. The PDF is vector, so it stays sharp at any zoom.
  • Canva: make a design at the finished size and turn on Show print bleed (File, then Rulers and guides). Upload the SVG, stretch it to the edges of the bleed and design under it. Delete it before you download a PDF Print file. Our guide to a print-ready PDF from Canva covers the export.
  • Before you export: hide or delete the guide layer, so the pink bleed and the lines don’t print. Export a PDF with bleed and, if your printer asks, crop marks.

If the printer sends the file back

Rather have it done? Send your artwork and we’ll design it on this template, print-ready, from $125. Ask a designer, or see flyers, menus & brochures.

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