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Choosing Hang Tag Stock Weight: 14pt vs. 16pt vs. 18pt
Stock weight is one of the least visible specs on a quote and one of the most noticeable in a customer’s hand. Most buyers default to whatever weight we suggest, but understanding the difference helps you make the call yourself when your product has specific durability needs.
Here’s what changes as stock gets heavier.
14pt: standard and mini tags
Our lightest common weight, used for the Kraft Hang Tag and Mini Jewelry Hang Tag. It holds a clean die-cut edge and a crisp fold, and it’s the most economical option at volume, which is part of why our lowest-MOQ styles use it.
16pt: added rigidity for handling
Used on our Foil-Stamped, Die-Cut Shape, and String & Grommet styles. The extra thickness holds a foil impression more crisply, resists bending under repeated handling, and supports a metal grommet without tearing.
| Weight | Used on | Feel |
|---|---|---|
| 14pt | Kraft, Mini Jewelry | Light, flexible, economical |
| 16pt | Foil-Stamped, Die-Cut, String & Grommet | Rigid, snap-back |
| 18pt | Embossed | Substantial, premium in-hand feel |
18pt: our heaviest, for embossing
The Embossed Hang Tag uses our heaviest common stock, because a thin stock won’t hold a raised impression crisply and will flatten out faster under normal handling. The extra weight itself also reads as more premium independent of the emboss.
Choosing for your order
If your product tag will be handled repeatedly — tried on, hung and re-hung, passed between hands at a retail counter — lean toward 16pt or 18pt regardless of finish. For a tag that’s mostly seen once at unboxing, 14pt is a sound, economical default.
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