Free Hang Tag Template Maker

Make a hang tag template that looks like it came from a print shop

A hang tag is the small printed card that swings from a piece of clothing or a product by a string looped through a punch hole. Shoppers see it before they ever try the item on. It is your brand handshake, your price, and your care label all at once. This free hang tag generator lets you design that tag in the browser, drop in a real scannable barcode or QR code, size it to true printing dimensions, and download a print-ready file. There is no signup, no watermark, and no limit on how many tags you make.

Most hang tag results online are static image galleries or paid template packs that open in software you may not own. This tool is different. It is a live editor. You type, the preview updates, and what you see is exactly what prints. When you are done you can export a single tag or tile dozens of tags onto one Letter or A4 sheet for a home printer or a local print shop.

What goes on a hang tag

A good hang tag is small, so every element has to earn its place. The generator gives you a superset of fields and hides any block you leave empty, so a minimal boutique tag and a detailed apparel spec tag both look intentional.

• Brand or store name. The eyebrow line that anchors the tag to your label.
• Product name. The headline. It auto-shrinks so a long name never spills outside the cut shape.
• Price and compare-at price. Enter a current price and an optional old price. The old price is struck through and the tag can show the percent saved.
• Size, color, and variant. Quick attributes for apparel and accessories.
• Material and care. The fabric composition and washing instructions that many apparel tags are legally expected to carry.
• Country of origin. A short "Made in" line.
• SKU and scannable code. A real barcode or QR code, built from your SKU, that scans from the printed tag.
• Logo and product image. Upload a brand mark or a product photo.

Specialty templates swap in their own fields. The parking permit template asks for a permit number, zone, and valid dates. The event pass template asks for a holder name, role, and date. The monogram template asks for a single initial. The form only ever shows the fields the selected template actually prints, so no control is wasted.

A worked example you can reproduce

Say you run a knitwear label called NORTH LABEL and you are tagging a sweater.

1. Keep the default Classic Kraft Swing template.
2. Set the brand to NORTH LABEL and the product to Merino Crew.
3. Enter a price of $68.00 and a compare-at price of $85.00.
4. Set the size to M.
5. In the scannable code panel, choose Barcode, pick EAN-13, and enter the SKU 0123456789012.

The preview now shows the struck $85.00 next to the current $68.00, a 20% saving derived automatically from the two prices, the size, and an EAN-13 barcode that scans back to 0123456789012. Because 0123456789012 already carries a valid EAN-13 check digit, the barcode renders cleanly and decodes to the exact value you typed. Export the PDF, print it at 100% scale, and the tag measures a true 2 by 3.5 inches with the barcode intact.

Pick the right template

The gallery is grouped into families so you can find a starting point fast.

Apparel and boutique. Classic Kraft Swing is the default: a warm kraft tag with a dashed inner frame and a real punch hole. Minimal Boutique is clean and type-only. Bold Brand puts an oversized logo or brand lockup at the top. Clothing and Care lays out size, material, care, and origin as a proper apparel spec. Jewelry Fold-Over is a tiny narrow tag for a metal and weight line. Luxe Black is a dark premium look with a gold foil-style accent. Eco Natural adds a sustainability line for organic or recycled goods. Modern Minimal is a centered sans layout with a hairline border. Monogram centers a single initial.

Price and sale. Price Focus is a big price-forward ticket. Sale Burst puts the price inside a starburst seal. Was / Now Split contrasts the old and new price in two stacked cells. Barcode Retail makes the barcode and SKU dominant for a shelf-ready look. QR Product features a large QR code to your product page with a short call to action.

Specialty passes. Parking Permit is a portrait car hang tag with a mirror slot. Event / VIP Pass is a lanyard-style pass. Blank is a near-empty start where every block appears only when you fill it.

Every template is fully built with sensible example data, so you can walk the whole gallery and see exactly what each one prints before you commit.

Real barcodes and QR codes that actually scan

The scannable code is the feature that turns a pretty card into a working retail tag. Switch the toggle to Barcode or QR. For barcodes you can choose Code 128 for any text, EAN-13 for international retail, UPC-A for North America, Code 39, or ITF-14 for cartons. The human-readable digits print under the bars, the way they do on a real shelf tag. If you enter a value that does not fit the chosen symbology, the tool tells you instead of rendering a broken code.

The code is generated as a crisp image and baked directly into the PNG, PDF, and SVG export, so it survives printing and scans from paper. A QR code can point at a product page, a care guide, or a reorder link, which is a natural way to bridge a physical tag to your online store.

Real-unit sizing so the print is true to size

A tag that looks right on screen is useless if it prints at the wrong size. Every preset here is defined in real inches, and the PDF export is sized to those exact dimensions. Choose 2 by 3.5 inches for a business-card swing tag, 2 by 3 inches for a standard tag, 1.5 by 2.5 inches for a mini tag, 1 by 2 inches for a jewelry fold-over, or 3 by 8.5 inches for a car parking permit. You can also set a fully custom size. Print the PDF at 100% scale with no fit-to-page and the tag comes out at its true real-world size, ready to punch and string.

The punch hole and the mirror slot

A hang tag without a punch hole is just a card. Every classic swing tag in this tool renders a real round punch hole near the top, drawn as vector art so it appears in the preview and in every export. The parking permit and event pass templates render a horizontal mirror slot instead, the wide rounded cut that slips over a rearview mirror stem or a lanyard clip. Both features are part of the cut shape, so your print shop can see exactly where to punch or die-cut.

Print a whole sheet at once with mail merge

Tagging a full collection one card at a time is slow. Bulk mode fixes that. Paste one product per line, optionally adding a SKU, price, and copies count separated by commas (Product, SKU, Price, Copies), or import a CSV instead. Set how many copies of each tag you need and the tool tiles them onto a US Letter or A4 sheet with cut guides and a punch mark on every tag. The download sample shows the exact column names the CSV parser understands: brand, product, sku, tagline, price, compare, size, color, material, care, origin, and copies. Four pasted product lines tile onto one sheet with a punch mark and cut guides on every tag. If your run spills onto several pages, the PNG export bundles one image per page in a ZIP so each prints on its own sheet.

Hang tag, price tag, or gift tag

These three tags look similar but do different jobs. A hang tag is the branded product swing tag that hangs on merchandise with a string. A price tag is a shelf or price label whose job is the price. A gift tag is the decorative To and From tag you tie onto a present. This tool is built for hang tags. If you need the other two, the price tag generator and the gift tag generator are one click away and share the same clean, watermark-free export.

Tips for a tag that reads well

• Keep the product name to a few words. Long names shrink to fit, but short reads better on a small tag.
• Use a compare-at price only when it is genuine. The struck price and the derived percent off should be honest.
• Match the theme to the material. Kraft suits natural fibers, black suits premium goods, and a clean white suits modern minimalism.
• Test the barcode. Scan the exported file on screen with your phone before you commit to a print run.
• For a car permit, use a high-contrast theme so the number is legible from a distance through a windshield.

Frequently asked questions

Is this hang tag generator free?

Yes, it is 100% free with no signup and no watermark. Design and download as many hang tags as you want as PNG, PDF, or SVG files, one at a time or as a tiled printable sheet.

What is a hang tag?

A hang tag, also called a swing tag or product tag, is the small printed card that hangs off apparel and merchandise by a string through a punch hole. It usually carries the brand, product name, price, size, material, care instructions, and often a barcode or QR code.

How do I make a hang tag template?

Pick a template, type your brand, product, price, size, and any material or care details, then choose a real-unit size and download. The live preview updates as you type. Use Bulk mode to lay many tags onto one printable sheet from a pasted list or a CSV import.

How do I add a barcode or QR code to a hang tag?

Switch the scannable code toggle to Barcode or QR. The code is built from the SKU (or a custom code value) and supports Code 128, EAN-13, UPC-A, Code 39, and ITF-14, with the digits printed under the bars. The code is baked into the export so it scans from the printed tag.

Can I make a car hang tag or parking permit?

Yes. The Parking Permit template uses a portrait shape with a horizontal mirror slot instead of a round punch hole, so it hangs from a rearview mirror. It shows a large permit number, zone or lot, and valid-from and valid-until dates, with no price block.

What size should a hang tag be?

Common retail swing tags are 2 x 3.5 inches (business-card size), 2 x 3 inches, or 1.5 x 2.5 inches for a mini tag. Jewelry fold-over tags are about 1 x 2 inches, and a car parking permit is about 3 x 8.5 inches. All of these are built-in presets, and you can also set a custom size.

Can I print many hang tags on one sheet?

Yes. Bulk mode lets you paste one product per line or import a CSV, set a copies count per product, and tiles the tags onto a US Letter or A4 sheet with cut guides and a punch mark on every tag. A 2 x 3.5 inch tag fits nine per Letter page, and multi-page sheets export as a ZIP of PNGs.

Does the swing tag have a real punch hole?

Yes. Every classic swing tag renders a real round punch hole near the top, drawn as vector art so it shows in the preview and in every PNG, PDF, and SVG export. The parking permit template renders a horizontal mirror slot instead.

Can I download the hang tag as a PDF or SVG?

Yes. Each tag exports as a high-resolution PNG (3x), a true-size PDF sized to the real tag dimensions, or a scalable SVG. Print the PDF at 100% scale with no fit-to-page and the tag comes out at its exact real-world size.

What is the difference between a hang tag, a price tag, and a gift tag?

A hang tag is the branded product swing tag that hangs on merchandise with a string. A price tag is a shelf or price label focused on the price. A gift tag is a decorative To and From tag for a present. This tool is built for hang tags, and the price tag and gift tag generators cover the other two.