How much bleed does a flyer need?

This calculator uses 0.125 inch, about 3 mm, on every side. Check your printer's own requirement before you export.

What is the safe area?

It is the inset from the trim edge, 0.25 inch here, inside which text and logos stay safe from trimming.

What are the pixels for a US Letter flyer at 300 DPI?

With bleed it is 2625 by 3375 pixels; the trim size is 8.5 by 11 inches.

Can I enter a custom size?

Yes. Enter a width and height in inches or millimetres and the calculator gives the bleed, safe area and pixels.

Which DPI should I choose?

The tool offers 150 and 300 DPI; 300 is the usual choice for print.

Flyer Bleed and Print Size Calculator

Pick a paper size to see its bleed, safe area and the pixels to export for print. US Letter with bleed at 300 DPI is 2625 by 3375 pixels.

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Flyer print size calculator

Pick a paper size to see its bleed, safe area and the pixels to export for print.

Paper size

Print resolution

Add bleed (0.125 in, about 3 mm)

Trim size

8.5 × 11 in

Size with bleed

8.75 × 11.25 in

Pixels to export at 300 DPI (with bleed)

2625 × 3375 px

Safe-area inset

0.25 in

Aspect ratio

1 : 1.29

Trim in millimetres: 215.9 × 279.4 mm. Without bleed: 2550 × 3300 px. With bleed: 2625 × 3375 px.

In Design, export the PNG at the default Maximum quality preset (2x), or export a JPG and set its scale to 2x. Design stores print pages at 150 units per inch, so 2x is 300 DPI.

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Bleed: art runs out here, then gets cut off
Trim line: where it is cut
Safe area: keep text inside, 0.25 in from trim

A guide, not a printer spec. Bleed of 0.125 in and a 0.25 in safe area are the values Design uses. Printers such as 4over4 ask for text at least 0.125 in inside the trim, and some ask for 3 mm of bleed. Check your printer's own template before you order. Pixels are size in inches times DPI, rounded.

Computes the trim size, the size with 0.125 in bleed, the pixel dimensions at 150 or 300 DPI, the 0.25 in safe-area inset and the aspect ratio for the print sizes Design offers or a custom size. The default is US Letter at 300 DPI with bleed: 8.5 × 11 in trim, 8.75 × 11.25 in with bleed, and 2625 × 3375 px. The preview is captioned as a sample flyer for a fictional church, with placeholder church name and address. In Design, a PNG at the default 2x scale, or a JPG set to 2x, is 300 DPI.

What the calculator works out

From a trim size
Pick a print size Design offers, or enter a custom size. It gives the trim size, the size with 0.125 in (about 3 mm) of bleed, the safe-area inset of 0.25 in and the aspect ratio.
Pixels at your DPI
Choose 150 or 300 DPI and it gives the pixel dimensions to export.
The default
US Letter at 300 DPI with bleed: 8.5 × 11 in trim, 8.75 × 11.25 in with bleed, and 2625 × 3375 px.
In Design
A PNG at the default 2x scale, or a JPG set to 2x, is 300 DPI.

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