Standard Oval Labels

They cost about the same as a plain rectangle to print and sit flat where a rectangle catches. To compare them with the rest of our labels, browse every option on labels printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

A set of 25 at $23.88 is enough to check how a 2" x 3" oval sits on your own jar before you commit to a size. Once it fits, a launch run of 4,000 costs about 7 cents a label. Tap any tier below to see the total at that count.

What Are Standard Oval Labels

Standard oval labels are oval-cut adhesive stickers printed full color or black in 7 sizes, from a small .75" x 1.5" up to a 4" x 6", on any of 5 materials. Customers pick them where a rectangle would look stiff or peel at the corners: candle jars, soap bars, olive oil bottles, cosmetic tubs, canning lids and gift seals. If you want the round shape instead of the oval, the Standard Round Labels cover that, and the oval sits right beside it as the taller, more elegant cut.

What Size Should an Oval Label Be

Choose the size by the surface you are labeling. A .75" x 1.5" oval is small enough for lip balm tubes, sample vials, and spice jars. A 1.25" x 2" or 1.75" x 2.5" gives a candle tin or soap bar room for a logo without crowding it, and a 2" x 3" fits bottles and jars that need a line or two of copy. The largest preset reaches 4" x 6" for a full front-of-package label, and if none of the 7 presets is exact, you can order a custom oval up to 6" x 4". All 7 sizes, both ink options and the full material list are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. For fully custom shapes beyond an oval, the Die-Cut Labels cut to any outline you draw.

What Material Should You Print On

Choose the material by the look you want and how long the label has to last. Standard Uncoated is a matte paper you can write on, right for canning and pantry labels. Standard Semi-Gloss adds a light sheen, and Standard Hi-Gloss gives color and photos the most shine for a retail shelf. When the label has to survive moisture, Standard White Vinyl is a tougher, water-resistant plastic, and Standard Clear gives you the no-label look where the container shows through. For ink you pick 1/0 black only to keep it clean and cheap, or 4/0 full color for a branded design across the whole oval. The plain rectangular Standard Labels run the same material menu if the oval is not the shape you need.

Not ready to print blind? Along with going straight to production, you can add a Free Online Proof or a Next Day Hardcopy Proof and sign off on the artwork, the oval crop and the color before anything runs. It is the cheapest insurance a print order has, and on oval labels it makes sure your design sits inside the curve instead of getting clipped by it.

Already have your artwork? Download a press-ready oval blank instead. Each blank oval label template is built at the real trim size with the oval cut line, the bleed and the safe margin already drawn in, so your design never crowds the die. Grab the size that matches your order below, drop your art in, and upload.

How Much Do Standard Oval Labels Cost

An olive oil maker bottling 300 bottles pays $65.97 for 300 ovals, and 900 cost $94.25. At 4,000 labels, $283.97, each oval costs near 7 cents, and the ladder keeps going from the $23.88 start for 25 up to 25,000. Drag the slider below to set your count and watch the total and the per-label cost change.

How Do Oval Labels Compare to the Rest of the Range

Choose oval labels for a curved container. If you are also looking at a round cut, a fully custom die-cut or a plain rectangle, the chart below puts the starting price of each next to this one.

See How a Finished Oval Label Lands

The gallery below shows label work our customers printed with us in-house, in different sizes and materials. Look at how much clear space each design leaves inside the oval cut before you lay out your own. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Oval Labels

Standard oval labels print on a 3 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Order by the daily cutoff and a same-day job ships that afternoon from our NYC plant, and 99.8% of orders land on time. Compare every turnaround tier below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.

See the Rest of Our Labels

If a round cut, a custom die-cut shape or a plain rectangle suits the job better, the cards below show each one with its starting price. For everything else we print, see the full print product range.

Print Your Oval Labels Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by five Gold Standard guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Measure the flattest band of your container, pick the oval that fits it, and choose white vinyl if the jar gets wet. Need them before a launch or a market day? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your oval labels today.

Putting an Oval on a Curved Container

A rectangle lifts at the corners on a curve. An oval has none, which is why it sits flat on a jar, a tin or a bottle and stays put after it lands. Two things still decide whether it looks right once it is on.

Measure the flattest band first. Find the widest part of the container and keep the label inside the height where the wall stays close to straight, then pick the preset that fits that band rather than the one that fills the face.

Then keep the artwork off the die. The oval cut follows a curve, so a design that fills the shape edge to edge is the one that comes back clipped. Leave the outer ring clear and let the shape do the framing. A Free Online Proof or a Next Day Hardcopy Proof shows you the crop before anything runs, and on an oval that is the cheapest insurance the order has.