Price Tag Maker
Type your products once and get a full A4 sheet of clean, evenly spaced price tags you can print in the shop, cut with a paper trimmer and slide straight into shelf holders. Choose from the three tag sizes retailers actually use, show prices in rupees, dollars, euros, pounds or dirhams, and add one shared QR code when shoppers need more detail than a small tag can hold. No design software, no sign-up — the sheet is built entirely in your browser.
Print at 100% scale — do not choose “fit to page”, or tag sizes will shrink.
How to make price tags in four steps
- Pick the tag size that matches your holders. Measure one existing shelf strip or tag before you start. Most supermarket and pharmacy shelving takes 90 x 50 mm; gift, jewellery and optical shops usually need 50 x 30 mm. Printing the wrong size is the number one cause of wasted sheets.
- Type each product as one row. Keep the name short enough to read at arm's length — brand plus product plus pack size, such as “Organic Honey 500 g Jar”. Put the pack detail (“per kg”, “pack of 6”) in the unit field so shoppers can compare like with like.
- Add a QR code only when it earns its space. A shared product URL works well for electronics, appliances and cosmetics where the full specification matters. For fast-moving groceries the bare price is clearer, so leave the field empty and the tag stays uncluttered.
- Download, print at 100%, and cut on the guides. The PNG is rendered at 300 dpi, so edges and small SKU text stay crisp. Print one test sheet on plain paper first, check a tag against your holder, then run the full batch on card.
Where shops use tags from this maker
Grocery and general stores reprice whole shelves after a supplier change. Because every tag on the sheet shares one layout, a price update for 30 products takes minutes instead of an afternoon of handwriting or fighting with a label printer's template software.
Bakeries and cafés use the 70 x 40 mm size for display-case cards — item name, price per piece, and an allergen note typed into the unit field. The matte layout stays legible behind glass, and a fresh sheet can be printed each morning for daily specials.
Clothing and shoe shops pin the 50 x 30 mm tags to folded stock and sale rails. Adding the store name keeps discount stock from looking anonymous, and the SKU line helps staff match a tag to the inventory list during a stocktake.
Market stalls and pop-up sellers who have no till system at all print a sheet the night before a market day. Prices stay consistent all day, customers stop asking, and the stall looks established next to handwritten cardboard signs.
Sizes and printing specifications
| Tag size | Tags per A4 sheet | Best for | Readable from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 x 50 mm | 8 | Supermarket shelves, pharmacies, hardware | About 1 metre |
| 70 x 40 mm | 15 | Bakery cases, cosmetics, electronics accessories | About 60 cm |
| 50 x 30 mm | 35 | Jewellery, watches, gifts, spectacles | In hand |
Sheets are laid out with 10 mm page margins (safe for almost every desktop printer) and 4 mm gaps between tags, which is enough room for a guillotine or rotary trimmer without nicking the printed area. The download is a 2480 x 3508 pixel PNG — true A4 at 300 dpi — so barcodes apps and phones read the optional QR code reliably even at the smallest tag size.
Price tag tips from real shop floors
- One price format, everywhere. Decide whether you write 1,450 or 1450.00 and never mix the two on one shelf — mixed formats make shoppers suspicious that the higher-looking number hides a catch.
- Unit pricing builds trust. “Per kg” or “per 100 g” notes let customers compare a 400 g pack against a 1 kg pack fairly, and in many regions unit pricing on food is a legal requirement.
- Date your print runs. Add a tiny batch note to one SKU field (for example “SKU-1001 · Nov”) so staff can spot a stale tag that survived a price change.
- Avoid pure red prices on white. Red looks like a discount even when it is not, and red ink fades fastest in sunny window displays. This maker uses near-black prices for exactly that reason.
- Laminate tags near freezers and entrances. Condensation and handling destroy plain card in days; a cheap matte laminating pouch extends a tag's life to months.
Frequently asked questions
- What paper should I print price tags on?
- For shelf edge strips and hand-held tags, 200–250 gsm matte card gives the best balance of stiffness and clean cutting. Glossy photo paper looks sharper but reflects light under store lighting and can be hard to read at an angle. If tags sit inside plastic shelf holders, plain 160 gsm card is enough because the holder provides the rigidity.
- Which tag size should I choose for my shelves?
- The 90 x 50 mm tag is the most common shelf edge size in supermarkets and pharmacies because the price stays readable from a normal standing distance. Choose 70 x 40 mm for cosmetics, electronics accessories and other small shelves. The 50 x 30 mm tag suits jewellery, watches, spectacles and gift items where the tag is read up close and space on the product is limited.
- How many tags fit on one A4 sheet?
- With 10 mm margins and 4 mm cutting gaps, one A4 sheet fits 8 tags at 90 x 50 mm, 15 tags at 70 x 40 mm, or 35 tags at 50 x 30 mm. The preview shows exactly how many of your rows fit on the first sheet; extra rows simply continue the same layout when you print a second sheet from a longer list.
- What does the QR code on a price tag do?
- If you paste a product page, catalogue or payment link into the shared product URL field, every tag on the sheet gets the same QR code beside the price. Customers can scan it on the shelf to see full specifications, stock information, a video, or a larger product photo — useful when the physical tag can only carry the name and price.
- Is the Price Tag Maker really free, and where is my data stored?
- Yes, it is free with no sign-up and no watermark. Everything runs in your browser: your product names, prices and SKUs never leave your device, and the PNG sheet is generated locally. Closing the tab removes the list, so download your sheet before you navigate away.