Candle Label Specs & Design Guidelines

Are you having trouble designing labels for our candles? Don't worry! Here's everything you need to know about the specifications for printing labels on our private label candles, along with some design suggestions.

What You Need to Know About Your Labels:


Your artwork will print to the label exactly as shown in our mockup. Labels print edge-to-edge, so no border or bleed is necessary. Set up your artboard/canvas at the exact size of the label you are working on. How you see it on your artboard is how it will print. If you want your labels to print in full vivid color, select jars with white labels. Kraft labels are for dark line art and give your product a more vintage look.

Below the Label Specification section, you will find additional Design Guidelines that we encourage you to review. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Label Specifications

  • All labels print to the edge with no bleed necessary
  • Transparent PNG at 300 dpi

  • 4oz Jar - White Label

    Label Size: 2.25" Wide x 1.5" Tall
    Art Background:     Any color or transparent

    Label Specs (Exact)

    • Size: 2.25" x 1.5"
    • Edges are 90° sharp
    • Minimum resolution: 900px x 600px
    • Larger files accepted (maintain 3:2 ratio)
  • Image showing a 9oz candle jar with the specs for a custom label that can be printed on it.

    13.75oz Jar - White Label

    Label Size: 3" Wide x 3.75" Tall
    Art Background:     Any color or transparent

    Label Specs (Exact)

    • Size: 3" Wide x 3.75" Tall
    • Edges are 90° sharp
    • Minimum resolution: 900px x 1125px
    • Larger files accepted (maintain 1:1.25 ratio)
  • Image showing a 9oz candle jar with the specs for a custom label that can be printed on it.

    9oz Jar - White Label

    Label Size: 3" Wide x 2" Tall
    Art Background:     Any color or transparent

    Label Specs (Exact)

    • Size: 3" x 2"
    • Edges are 90° sharp
    • Minimum resolution: 900px x 600px
    • Larger files accepted (maintain 3:2 ratio)
  • Image showing a 9oz candle jar with the specs for a label

    9oz Jar - White Label

    Label Size: 7" Wide x 2" Tall
    Art Background:     Any color or transparent

    Label Specs (Exact)

    • Size: 7" x 2"
    • Edges are .125" rounded
    • Minimum resolution: 2100px x 600px
    • Larger files accepted (maintain 3:5 ratio)
  • Image showing a 9oz candle jar with the specs for a kraft label size 2"x3"

    9oz Jar - Kraft Label

    Label Size: 3" Wide x 2" Tall
    Art Background:     Transparency required

    Label Specs (Exact)

    • Size: 3" x 2"
    • Edges are .125" rounded
    • Minimum resolution: 900px x 600px
    • Larger files accepted (maintain 3:2 ratio)
  • Image showing a 9oz candle jar with the specs for a kraft label size 2"x7"

    9oz Jar - Kraft Label

    Label Size: 7" Wide x 2" Tall
    Art Background:     Transparency required

    Label Specs (Exact)

    • Size: 7" x 2"
    • Edges are .125" rounded
    • Minimum resolution: 2100px x 600px
    • Larger files accepted (maintain 3:5 ratio)

Design Guidelines

Our labels vary in size and shape depending on the candle jar. When creating a label, make sure your canvas or artboard matches the label's exact shape. You can use Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, or any decent graphics program. You can also make labels from some of our templates on our Mockup Tool Page. On websites such as Canva, they only have candle labels sized at 6" x 4". This works because it has the same 3:2 ratio as our 3" x 2" label. Larger artboards can be better since the resolution is higher when you export. The Canva 6" x 4" size is a good example. In Photoshop or Illustrator, you can make your artboard 1800 px by 1200 px because it has the same 3:2 ratio.

Exporting or Downloading Your Label Art File

When you export or download your label art file, ensure the dimensions and aspect ratio are correct. If your label needs to be 900 px x 600 px and it is 899 px x 599 px, the label will not print correctly. It may not be accepted by our uploader either. Export at 300 dpi as a transparent PNG. Unless your artwork is almost blank, your file size should be at least 60 KB. Ideally it will be 150 KB or more. Our printers are extremely accurate and will print right to the edge with perfection. If you see white border lines on your screen, your label will print with the same white border lines.

Testing Your Labels

Computer screens are larger than our label sizes, which can throw off your perspective. To see how your label will look, print it at home at the same size your label should be. This helps you notice if any artwork or text areas are too small or thin to read.

Design Best Practices

Stick with solid colors and avoid being "fancy." Skip gradient backgrounds or fills. Avoid text with thin sections since they may not be visible when reduced in size. Art and font colors should contrast with the background. A white background means you should use mid to darker colors for your art and text. A dark background means you should use white or a very light color for your art and text.