Definition of Label Sizes

Labels always start out as a master roll of material, but may end up as rolls, sheet, or fanfolds.

You can find labels in a wide selection of sizes. The size of the label is usually determined by a variety of factors, including the capacity of the label printing, the intended use of the label, the capacity of the label manufacturer, and the specifications of the applicator. Labels always start out as a master roll of material, but may end up as rolls, sheet, or fanfolds. As the master roll in unrolled it is referred to as a web. Along the web the dimensions of the finished labels width and height are noted. The repeat length is always measured from one label to the next label.

Width – Whether it is a sheet, roll, or fanfold this term always refers to the dimensions across the material.

Length – This is the dimension down a sheet of labels, or along the length of a roll or fanfold.

Repeat Length – The dimension is the measurement from the top edge of one label to the top edge of the next label.

Gap and Edge Trim - This is a measurement that is required by printers when butt-cut or die cut labels are printed.

Gap – The dimensions of this measurement run along the web. The gap is the term for the space between the bottom edge of one label and the top edge of the next label.

Edge Trim – This dimension also runs along the web, and measures the distance between the edge of the label and the edge of the liner.

Butt-Cut – There is no gap between but cut labels. There is usually no edge trim either, as the facestock of these labels runs to the edge of the liner.
 

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