--- type: product title: "Spot UV Business Cards" description: "Spot UV business cards with clear gloss accents on 14pt or 16pt gloss or 16pt silk laminate, 5 front and back placements, 2 by 3.5, 500 cards at $76.88." resource: https://www.4over4.com/product/spot-uv-business-cards tags: ["Business Cards Printing", "product"] generated: by: "process:4over4-mapp-build" at: 2026-10-30T18:31:47.196Z timestamp: 2026-10-30T18:31:47.196Z sources: - resource: https://www.4over4.com/product/spot-uv-business-cards title: "Spot UV Business Cards" status: stable --- # Spot UV Business Cards Spot UV business cards with clear gloss accents on 14pt or 16pt gloss or 16pt silk laminate, 5 front and back placements, 2 by 3.5, 500 cards at $76.88. ## Price and options - Starting price: From $76.88 for 500 - Rating: 4.9 from 109 reviews - Sizes (1): 2" x 3.5" - Paper types (3): 14pt Gloss Cover, 16pt Gloss Cover, 16pt Silk Laminated Cover - Configurator options: Ink Color (2), Spot UV (5), Rounded Corners (3), Total Sets (10), Proof Options (2) When doing a Spot UV business card, postcard or pocket folder a Spot UV mask must be created and uploaded with your full color file. The file for the Spot UV mask MUST ONLY be black and white (100% Black). 100% Black in the areas you want the Spot UV effect to be on, and white in the areas you do not want the Spot UV. Click for Details. There may be up to a 1/16" shift on the placement of the spot UV on your order. Keep this in mind if you are trying to align spot UV with other printed artwork on the card. ## See Spot UV Business Cards in action 2" x 3.5" cards with clear gloss over the shapes you choose, on 14pt or 16pt gloss or 16pt silk laminated cover, 5 gloss placements, from $76.88 for 500. Spot UV Business Cards: Key Facts - From $76.88 for 500 cards, about 15 cents each, dropping to roughly 3 cents a card by 50,000. - 3 premium stocks: 14pt Gloss Cover, 16pt Gloss Cover, and 16pt Silk Laminated Cover for the softest matte base under the gloss. - 5 spot UV placements: front only, front with a full-gloss back, back only, back with a full-gloss front, or both sides. - Classic 2" x 3.5" size, printed full color on the front or on both sides, with 3 corner options including a 1/8" and 1/4" radius. - 5 business day turnaround, with 99.8% of all 4OVER4 orders shipping on time, a free online proof, and up to 10 name sets per order. ## Spot UV Business Cards That Catch the Light Spot UV is a clear, high-gloss coating we lay over only the parts of your design you choose: the logo, your name, a pattern or a single word, while the rest stays matte. Tilt the card and the glossy spots catch the light while the rest stays flat, so the person holding it sees the contrast before reading a word. Five hundred cost $76.88, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 109 reviews, and 99.8% of all 4OVER4 orders ship on time; for the same trick on everyday cards, compare the range on our standard business cards. ### How Much Do Spot UV Business Cards Cost They start at $76.88 for 500 cards, about 15 cents each. The price per card keeps falling with volume, near 5 cents at 2,500 and around 3 cents a card at 50,000. The clear gloss coating is included, with no separate setup fee. Spot UV business cards cost $76.88 for 500, which works out to about 15 cents a card, and the price per card keeps dropping as you order in bulk. A run of 2,500 lands near 5 cents each, and at 50,000 you are down around 3 cents a card. The gloss coating is included in that price, with no separate setup fee for the shine. The 13 tiers below give the total for each run from 500 to 50,000. ### Print more, pay less per card 13 quantity tiers, 500 to 50,000 cards | Quantity | Per card | Box total | You save | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 500 cards | 15.4¢ | $76.88 | base | | 1,000 cards | 8.96¢ | $89.63 | 42% off | | 5,000 cards | 4.30¢ | $214.84 | 72% off | | 10,000 cards | 3.43¢ | $342.67 | 78% off | | 50,000 cards Best value | 3.15¢ | $1,575.03 | 80% off | - Quantity: 500 cards - Per card: 15.4¢ - Box total: $76.88 - You save: 0% 15.4¢ per card at 500, 3.15¢ at 50,000 This card starts at 500, so plan for a quarter of meetings and events rather than a week. Set the slider below to that count and read the running cost. For a team, split one order into as many as 10 name sets, each with its own name on the front and the same gloss layout. ### Spot UV Business Cards Price By Quantity 500 for $76.88 ( 15.4¢ each) up to 15,000 for $497.53 ( 3.32¢ each) - $76.88 15.4¢ per unit, 500 500 units 15,000, Up to 78% less per unit at 15,000 ### What Is Spot UV on a Business Card Spot UV is a clear, high-gloss coating cured under ultraviolet light over only the areas you choose, like the logo or your name. The rest of the card stays matte, so the glossy spots catch the light and stand out. You get 5 placement options across the front, the back, or both sides. Spot UV means a spot application of a UV-cured gloss coating. The press lays clear gloss over only the shapes you choose, then cures it under ultraviolet light so it sets hard and glassy. You get 5 ways to place it: gloss on the front only, gloss on the front with a fully glossed back, gloss on the back only, gloss on the back with a fully glossed front, or spot gloss on both sides. This card keeps the gloss smooth and flat to the surface. If you want the coating built up thick enough to feel under a fingertip, the [Raised Spot UV Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/raised-spot-uv-business-cards) add that raised layer instead. ### Which Stock Makes the Gloss Pop Spot UV works by contrast, so the base stock matters as much as the coating. You pick from 3: a 14pt Gloss Cover, a heavier 16pt Gloss Cover and a 16pt Silk Laminated Cover. Most buyers choose the silk laminated cover, because its soft matte surface makes the clear gloss look sharper than it can on an already shiny card. For that velvety feel on its own, the [Silk Laminated Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/silk-laminated-business-cards) and the deeper matte of our [Soft Touch Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/soft-touch-business-cards) give you the same base without the gloss accents. ### Spot UV Design Inspiration Five placements are available, and each one gives a different card. Here is what people actually mask, and what each choice does when the card is picked up. - Logo mark only. The mask covers the symbol and nothing else, so the matte card stays quiet and the mark is the one thing that catches the light. - Full flood back. The front carries the printed information and the whole back is coated, so the card flips from matte to a mirror-bright face. - Pattern. A repeating shape masked across the card reads as texture rather than as a printed graphic, and it works on a back that is otherwise blank. - Type only. The name or the company glossed, everything else matte, which keeps the card readable and still gives it the light catch. - Both sides. Masked front and masked back for the cards you hand to the people you most want to remember it. ### Sizes, Corners, and Two-Sided Printing These print at the classic 2" x 3.5", which fits a wallet or cardholder, and you can round the corners at a 1/8" or 1/4" radius, or leave them square, for 3 corner options in all. Print full color on the front and leave the back blank, or run full color on both sides for room to put your logo and spot gloss up front with your details on the back. The specs below list each stock, coating placement and corner option. ### Spot UV Business Cards , Configured Your Way 6 option groups, 25 choices, defaults: 14pt Gloss Cover, 4/0: 4 Color Front; Blank Back, Spot UV Front, No UV Back ### How Fast Can You Get Spot UV Cards Spot UV business cards print on a 5 business day turnaround, and 99.8% of all 4OVER4 orders ship on time. The UV-cure step is what sets the timeline, since the gloss has to harden under the lamps before the cards are cut and boxed. Before you order, you can turn on a free online proof to check exactly where the gloss lands on your art, so the shine sits on your logo and not a stray edge. Pick the production speed that clears your deadline below. ### Need It Fast? We Print Fast Choose your speed for Spot UV Business Cards, from standard to rush, and know the cost up front. - 5 days: Base price 1 speed tiers, 5 days at base price to 5 days at Base price After the 5 production days and the UV cure, the cards still have to travel. Enter your ZIP code below to see the ground-shipping window to your door, then count back from your event or meeting to the day you need to approve the proof. ### When Will Spot UV Business Cards Arrive? Shipped from our Queens, NY plant. Enter a ZIP for an arrival date at each production speed - 5 business days: $76.88 ### Design Your Card, or Start From a Template Start from a layout in our [business card design templates](https://www.4over4.com/design-templates/business-cards), set your colors and copy in the online editor, then mark which elements get the spot gloss. On a spot UV card, gloss the logo and one short line and leave the rest matte, so the shine stands out against it. The layouts below are a good place to start. ### Ready-to-Edit Business Card Design Templates 6 free business card templates to edit online, with orders from $76.88 for 500 - [Ambitious Execution Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/designer-coming-soon) - From $76.88 for 500 - [Time-saving Quality Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/designer-coming-soon) - From $76.88 for 500 - [Reinvented Model Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/designer-coming-soon) - From $76.88 for 500 - [High-performance Execution Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/designer-coming-soon) - From $76.88 for 500 - [Robust Development Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/designer-coming-soon) - From $76.88 for 500 - [Winning Infrastructure Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/designer-coming-soon) - From $76.88 for 500 [Browse more templates](https://www.4over4.com/design-templates/business-cards) Run your own design software? Skip the editor and grab a press-ready blank instead. Each [blank business card template](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/business-cards) is built at the real 3.5" x 2" trim with the bleed and safe margin already drawn in, and the [spot UV blank template](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/spot-uv-business-cards) adds a separate layer to mark exactly where the gloss goes. Download the one that matches your file, drop your art in, and upload. ### Press-Ready Blank Templates 1 blank layout, at 2" x 3.5", with the cut and safe margins marked - [Spot Uv Business Cards 2" x 3.5" · from $76.88 for 500](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/spot-uv-business-cards) [Browse more](https://www.4over4.com/blank-templates/spot-uv-business-cards) The gallery below shows spot UV cards our customers printed with us, on the three stocks and across the five gloss placements, so you can see how a glossed logo or a flooded back looks in print before you order. Tap any print to see it larger. ### Real Business Cards Our Customers Printed 8 customer prints from the business cards styles and finishes gallery [Browse more showcase](https://www.4over4.com/showcase/business-card-design-styles-and-finishes-gallery) ### How Does Spot UV Compare to Other Finishes Spot UV gives a premium look at a moderate price. A raised coating adds a texture you can feel, glitter adds sparkle and foil adds metal. The chart below puts spot UV cards beside those siblings, including the sparkle of [Glitter Spot UV Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/glitter-spot-uv-business-cards), with the starting price of each. ### The smart pick in business cards Spot UV Business Cards beside Standard Business Cards, Kraft Business Cards, Die-Cut Business Cards, out of 135 business cards styles $17.57 [Standard Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/standard-business-cards), and 73 more at this price, the cheapest way into the category - Most-reviewed style in the category, 2,866 reviews, free business cards, the category's top-reviewed pick at 4.9★ | | Spot UV Business Cards | Standard Business Cards | Kraft Business Cards | Die-Cut Business Cards | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Min price | $76.88 | $17.57 | $24.75 | $26.37 | | Paper / stock | 14pt Gloss Cover | 14pt Gloss Cover | 18pt Kraft Uncoated Cover (100% PCW) | 14pt Gloss Cover | | Finish | · | Standard Finish | · | Standard Finish | | Default qty | 500 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | Turnaround | 5 business days | 3 business days | 5 business days | 3 business days | | Rating | ★ 4.9 (109) | ★ 4.9 (303) | ★ 4.7 (6) | ★ 4.9 (107) | ### Get Your File Print-Ready the First Time Good design is only half the job. The other half is a clean file, and spot UV adds one extra step most reprints come from: the gloss mask. Run through the do's and don'ts below before you upload, on resolution, color mode, bleed, the safe margin, and how to mark the spot UV layer, and your cards clear preflight on the first try, with the gloss exactly where you drew it and no surprise crops. ## Wally makes the shine land where it matters Why a $76.88 stack of spot UV cards gets picked up and kept. 500 spot UV business cards cost $76.88, and the glossy raised coat lands exactly where you want it. Hand one over, watch the logo flash under the light, and you have made an impression a plain card can't. Pick your stock, place the shine, and Wally prints it. ### Print-Ready Spot UV Business Cards Every Time 12 file checks for Spot UV Business Cards before you upload ✓ Do - Export at 300 DPI: Place every logo and photo at 300 DPI so print stays sharp, not pixelated - Use CMYK color: Convert files to CMYK before upload so screen colors match the print - Add full bleed: Pull background art a little past the trim so nothing ends with a white edge - Respect the safe margin: Keep text and logos inside the safe margin on 2" x 3.5" so nothing important gets cut - Outline your fonts: Outline or embed every font so your type never reflows or swaps on press - Match the finish: Check the stock in the configurator before you design, so colors suit the paper ✕ Don't - Skip low-res logos: Never pull a web-quality logo into a print file, it prints soft and blurry - Avoid RGB files: RGB shifts on press, so colors print duller than they looked on screen - Keep text off the edge: Text in the bleed zone gets sliced off when the piece is trimmed - Do not clutter both sides: Cramming every inch buries your message, give the key line room to breathe - No flattened-away layers: Save a print-ready PDF so transparency and effects survive the rip - Mind the rounded corners: Rounded corners eat the outer edge, so keep art clear of the curve ### Spot UV File Setup Guidelines The press needs two files for a spot UV card: the artwork you want printed, and a separate mask that tells the coating unit exactly where the gloss lands. Build the mask like this and the job runs the first time. - Start a separate layer for the mask, sized to the same 2" x 3.5" document as the artwork, with the same bleed and the same margins. - Fill every shape you want glossed with 100% K on a white background. Black means coat, white means leave alone. No greys, no tints, no transparency. - Keep the mask in register with the art. A shape on the mask has to sit at the identical position and size as the element it glosses on the printed side. - Draw the mask as vector shapes or live type. A flattened screenshot or a soft-edged raster blend gives the coating unit no clean edge to follow. - Name the files so the pair is obvious, for example front-art and front-mask, and send one mask per printed side you are glossing. - Send both files together in the same upload, along with the placement you chose, so the mask is never matched to the wrong side. Your free online proof shows the mask position before the job goes to press, so check the gloss shapes against the artwork there rather than after delivery. ### Minimum Line Weights and What Not to Gloss Spot UV is a coating laid over a printed sheet, so it holds detail well but not infinitely. Keep the masked shapes solid enough for the coating to sit on and the edges stay crisp. - Give strokes real weight. Hairlines and the thin joins inside a fine serif can break up or read as a rough edge once coated, so thicken them on the mask or leave them out of it. - Set glossed type larger than your body copy. Small text with fine counters is the first thing to lose definition under the coating. - Design for a little movement. The coating is applied as a second pass, so allow tolerance rather than butting the gloss edge exactly against a printed edge, and avoid outlining printed type with a gloss shape of the same size. - Skip gradients on the mask. Gloss is on or off, so a soft fade turns into a hard edge wherever the mask stops being solid. - Gloss the shapes people recognize from across a desk: a logo mark, a monogram, a name, a pattern, or a whole side flooded. ### Explore the Rest of Our Business Cards If raised gloss, glitter, foil or a plain matte card fits better, the cards below list each finish in our [business cards printing](https://www.4over4.com/business-cards-printing) range with its starting price and a link to its page. The wider [business stationery collection](https://www.4over4.com/shop-by/business-stationery) and the full [print product range](https://www.4over4.com/products) cover the rest. ### More From Professional Business Cards 135 products in the Professional Business Cards range, including Standard Business Cards, 3D Lenticular Business Cards, Metallic Foil Business Cards - [Standard Business Cards From $17.57](https://www.4over4.com/product/standard-business-cards) - [3D Lenticular Business Cards From $690.88](https://www.4over4.com/product/3d-lenticular-business-cards) - [Metallic Foil Business Cards From $222.13](https://www.4over4.com/product/metallic-foil-business-cards) - [Mini Cards From $17.57](https://www.4over4.com/product/mini-cards) - [Premium Prestige Business Cards From $36.62](https://www.4over4.com/product/premium-prestige-business-cards) - [Velvet Laminated Business Cards From $87.15](https://www.4over4.com/product/velvet-laminated) - [Die-Cut Business Cards From $26.37](https://www.4over4.com/product/die-cut-business-cards) - [Raised Foil Business Cards From $86.78](https://www.4over4.com/product/raised-foil-business-cards) [Browse all of Professional Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/business-cards-printing) Customers who order spot UV cards often add the products below to the same order, each shown with its price. ### Pairs Well With Spot UV Business Cards 4 products to order with Spot UV Business Cards: free business cards, Standard Business Cards, 3D Lenticular Business Cards, Metallic Foil Business Cards [Top pairing free business cards Free](https://www.4over4.com/product/free-business-cards) - [Standard Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/standard-business-cards) - From $17.57 - [3D Lenticular Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/3d-lenticular-business-cards) - From $690.88 - [Metallic Foil Business Cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/metallic-foil-business-cards) - From $222.13 ### Why Print Spot UV With 4OVER4.COM At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by five guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick the stock and the gloss placement, and each card arrives with the gloss exactly where your mask put it. The numbers below come from all of our orders. ### The Numbers That Earn Your Order Quality, price match, on time every time, customer service and satisfaction are all guaranteed, and these numbers back them up. The proof that turns a first order into a standing one. Trusted by 150K+ businesses - 99.8% On-time delivery, 82% Orders actually ship early, 4.8/5 Google review rating, 4.7/5 Facebook rating, Verified Google Trusted Store Print your spot UV business cards today, and for any questions reach 4OVER4 support at 1-718-932-2700 or support@4over4.com. ### Spot Gloss Business Cards Are Spot UV Cards Some printers call this finish spot gloss, others call it spot UV. It is the same thing: a clear gloss coating laid over chosen areas of the card and cured hard under ultraviolet light. Whichever name you searched for, this is the card. The gloss sits flat and level with the surface, over any of 3 stocks, with 5 placement choices from front only to both sides. Two things separate the names in practice. Raised spot gloss, or raised spot UV, is a thicker coating you can feel under a fingertip, and that is the [raised spot UV business cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/raised-spot-uv-business-cards) product rather than this one. Spot gloss on a matte base is the classic pairing, which is why the 16pt Silk Laminated Cover is the stock most people pick here: the soft matte around the gloss makes the shine read sharper. Pricing starts at $76.88 for 500 cards on a 5 business day turnaround, and the coating is included in that price. ## Spot UV Business Cards: Frequently Asked Questions ### What card stocks can I choose? Three: 14pt Gloss Cover, 16pt Gloss Cover, and 16pt Silk Laminated Cover. The silk laminated cover is the popular pick, because its soft matte surface makes the clear gloss read sharper by contrast. ### What size are they, and can I round the corners? They print at the classic 2 inch by 3.5 inch business card size. You can round the corners at a 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch radius or keep them square, for 3 corner options in all, and print full color on the front only or on both sides. ### Is this raised or flat spot UV? This product is flat spot UV, a smooth high-gloss coating level with the card surface. For a coating built up thick enough to feel under your finger, choose Raised Spot UV Business Cards instead. ### How fast can I get them, and can I check the gloss first? Spot UV business cards print on a 5 business day turnaround, and 99.8% of orders ship on time. Turn on the free online proof before printing to confirm exactly where the gloss lands on your artwork. ### Are spot UV business cards worth it? For most cards, yes, because the gloss is included in the price rather than added as a fee. Five hundred cards start at $76.88, about 15 cents each, and a run of 2,500 lands near 5 cents a card. You get a card that changes as it tilts in the hand, on a 14pt or 16pt stock, without a separate setup charge. ### How does spot UV differ from hot stamping on a business card? Hot stamping, also called foil stamping, presses a metallic foil onto the card with heat, so the accent is metal colored. Spot UV lays a clear gloss over the chosen area and cures it under ultraviolet light, so the accent is a shine over your printed color, not a metal layer. For a foil accent, look at the foil business cards. For a clear gloss on a logo or a name, this is the product. Questions about Spot UV Business Cards? [See answers](https://www.4over4.com/help/spot-uv-business-cards)