What Size Sticker Should You Order? A Practical Size Guide

The #1 reason people reorder stickers isn't quality — it's size. The first run was too big for a water bottle or too small to read across a room. Here's the cheat sheet we give customers who call us.

By destination

• Laptops: 2–3″ — big enough to read, small enough to mix with other stickers
• Water bottles & tumblers: 1.5–2.5″ — curved surfaces punish oversized stickers
• Phone cases: 1–1.5″
• Car bumpers & windows: 4–8″ — readable at a stoplight is the test
• Coolers, kayaks, toolboxes: 3–5″
• Product packaging: measure the flat area and subtract 1/4″ on every side — labels should never wrap a curve's shoulder
• Handouts & swag: 2–3″ is the sweet spot for cost vs. impact

The readability test

Print your design on paper at actual size and tape it where it will live. Step back six feet. If you can't read the main text, go bigger or simplify the design — advice straight from our Tips & Tricks doc.

Sizing for jars and bottles

For jars, measure circumference (diameter × 3.14) and keep label width under 40% of it for a front label. Height should stay below the shoulder curve. Full worksheets are in our Sticker Size Guide.

Any size, to the tenth of an inch

Every Carrco shape product takes custom dimensions with live pricing — type your exact size, see your price, done. When in doubt between two sizes, order the smaller one in a bigger quantity; small stickers get applied, huge stickers get drawer-ed.