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Lanyard Sizes
The lanyard size is critical, especially if we are talking about the ones used as a safety belt or harness, but at other times it also allows freedom for creativity such as the ones used for carrying identification cards and name tags. When designing your own lanyards, make sure to choose the right size that complements the ID or name tag’s design.
Lanyard Sizes Standard
10 × 450 mm
The smallest size option for a lanyard is 10 millimeters wide and 450 millimeters long, or 1 × 45 cm, and is usually used to clip an attachment like an office ID card, a card pouch, or a plain name tag encased with plastic. Because it is thinner than the other lanyard sizes, only light materials are suggested to attach it with. Despite that, it still provides its main purpose: to display information for security and recognition.
15 × 450 mm
Another size option you can work with is the 15 × 450 millimeters lanyard. This is only a few millimeters wider than the previous size but is commonly used as kids’ name tag holders since it isn’t too wide and too slim for their necks. Most lanyards in this size are printed with an adorable design and are decorated with colorful beads, tied with a ribbon, or sprinkled with glitter to make them more attractive to children.
20 × 450 mm
A 20 × 450 mm lanyard is commonly worn among office workers with customized designs that their company gives out when hired. A lanyard this wide is sufficient to display creativity in terms of design. Also, the width is enough to place texts like a company motto or an organization’s mission.
25 × 450 mm
Some gamers prefer to wear lanyards with a 25 × 450 mm dimension because it seems that a wider strap feels more tolerable hanging around the neck than a slimmer strap. Moreover, as an artist, a wider canvas is much better to work with than a narrow one – you can have more space for creativity to take over. In terms of the printing process, this size is easier to handle and produce, however, it takes up more ink than a smaller size.
Lanyard Sizes for Digital
When working on a digital copy of a lanyard, it is always better to consider the material of the lace or strap the design will be printed. One more thing to consider is the process in which the design will be produced like sublimation, for example, wherein the ink used to print the design is evaporated first which results in a waterproof output. Nonetheless, the usual size used for making digital lanyards, in terms of width, is either 15 mm or 20 mm.
Lanyard Sizes for Print
The lanyard size for print is 36 inches long and 3/8 or 5/8 inches wide. Similar to digital copies, it is also important to consider the material that will be used for printed copies. Today, most lanyards are made up of synthetic materials such as nylon, polyester, and recycled PPE that is durable yet tolerable to the skin.
Lanyard Sizes for Business
Most businesses prefer a large lanyard for their employees’ ID cards and this could be influenced by the common saying “the bigger, the better.” A 3/4-inch or a 1-inch width is the better option, especially if the goal is to make the business logo or name visible and readable by the naked eye. Because a lanyard in this size has a wider space, you’re able to fit more text like the company address or website.
Lanyard Sizes for Adobe Photoshop
One of the most popular photo editing applications or software is Adobe Photoshop. With Photoshop, you can edit different types of image formats, work with professional filters, textures, or plug-ins, and now you can edit video clips and animation layers. When designing an ID lace using this application, set your editing page to 3456 × 96 pixels with a 300 resolution for better results.
Lanyard Sizes for Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is another software or application used to edit intricate details or designs for 2D and 3D artworks. Although their functions are similar, Photoshop and Illustrator differ from each other in terms of the graphics used: the former uses pixels while the latter uses vectors. On the other hand, the dimension used for creating a lanyard design using Illustrator is 1000 × 600 mm.
Lanyard Sizes FAQs
What is a standard-size lanyard?
The standard size for a lanyard is 15 millimeters wide and 450 millimeters long.
What is the thickness of the lanyard?
The usual thickness of a lanyard ranges from 0.03 centimeters to 0.76 centimeters.
How big should a lanyard hole be?
A lanyard hole should be at least 0.75 mm.
What is the size of a lanyard for a child?
Lanyards for children should be twelve to fifteen inches in diameter.
What is the length of the lanyard?
The standard length of a lanyard is 450 mm.
What is the size of a lanyard holder?
The usual horizontal lanyard holders measure 3.5 inches in width and 2.25 in height while vertical lanyard holders are four inches high and three inches wide.
What is the length of the lanyard in the safety harness?
Body harness lanyards measure over six feet long from the anchor to the body belt attachment.
What is the width of a lanyard?
For lanyards that hang around the neck, the common width measurements are 10, 15, 20, and 25 millimeters.
How do you measure a lanyard?
To measure a lanyard, you can either measure from end to end or wrap a rope or a measuring tape around your neck then bring the ends together to your preferred length without including the badge.
What is the minimum diameter of a lanyard?
The diameter of standard lanyards should never be below ten millimeters.
What is the best application to use for creating a lanyard design?
Two of the best and most user-friendly programs or applications used for creating a lanyard design are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
How do you print vertical texts on a lanyard using Photoshop?
To create vertical text in Adobe Photoshop, select the text layer and after the text tool in the toolbar, then click the text orientation button in the upper left.
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