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Custom Foil Bookmarks That Shift With the Light
Use metallic foil to highlight details of your bookmark artwork, turning them into reflective accents alongside the full-colour elements of your design. Foil can be applied to book titles, author names, logos, borders or illustration details, with those reflective areas catching the light as the bookmark is handled or moved in and out of a book.
Control the Shape, Stock and Foil on Your Bookmark
Foil bookmarks suit author merchandise, bookshop stock, subscription boxes, reading events and branded promotions. Their practical format also gives businesses a useful way to keep logos, messages or QR codes in circulation, rather than relying on print that may only be seen once. Choose your options online, then reply to your Order Confirmation email with artwork or a design brief. We’ll send a digital proof for your approval before we begin production.
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Choose from 12 metallic foils, including traditional metal tones, bold colours and holographic, with all finishes available across six paper stocks.
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Choose from our standard 52x148mm or 52x210mm bookmark sizes, or make your bookmark completely unique with custom dimensions or die cut shapes.
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Add rounded corners, a drill hole for tassels or painted edges on suitable thicker stocks.
Choosing the Paper Type for Your Foil Bookmarks
Paper choice affects the printed background, thickness and edge appearance of a foil bookmark. It does not change the colour or reflective behaviour of the metallic foil itself. Any side receiving foil is covered with soft touch laminate, while an unlaminated side retains more of the paper’s natural surface and texture.
Use the carousel to compare all six paper stocks and their available weights. Heavier and layered options can create a more rigid bookmark, while Colorplan and colour core make the paper itself a more visible part of the design.
For a deeper comparison, see our guide on foil paper stocks.
Standard Bookmark Sizes, Custom Dimensions & Die Cut Shapes
Our metallic foil bookmarks are available in a range of popular standard sizes, while also offering complete freedom with custom dimensions and bespoke shapes.
Popular bookmark sizes include 52x148mm, 52x210mm and other slim rectangular formats designed to sit neatly inside books without bending pages. These standard sizes are ideal for quick ordering and efficient production.
However, if you need something more unique, our online calculator includes a custom size option, allowing you to create personalised bookmark sizes tailored exactly to your design. Whether you want slim bookmarks, wide statement pieces, square formats or even mini gift-tag style bookmarks, you can input your exact dimensions and order with precision.
All bookmarks are available single or double sided, with metallic foil applied to one side per side selection.


52 x 148mm
Our most popular bookmark size, offering a classic slim format that fits neatly inside standard paperbacks and novels.


52 x 210mm
A longer bookmark style that creates extra visual impact and works perfectly for bold designs or premium retail pieces.


Custom Size
Use the custom size option in our calculator to create personalised bookmark dimensions tailored exactly to your design.


Die-Cut Shape
Upgrade to die-cut bookmark printing to cut your design to any custom shape, ideal for branded, character or themed bookmarks.
Die Cut Bookmark Printing For Custom Shapes
While traditional rectangular bookmarks remain the most popular choice, we also offer die cut bookmark printing for completely custom shapes.
This allows your foil bookmark to be cut precisely to your artwork outline, creating eye-catching and distinctive designs that stand out in retail and gifting environments.
Custom shaped foil bookmarks are particularly effective for brand promotions, limited editions and creative retail products where originality and shelf impact matter. Die cutting is perfect for


Curved Edge Bookmarks
Add soft curves or sculpted edges to create a more distinctive, premium bookmark silhouette.


Character Shaped Bookmarks
Bring illustrations and mascots to life with fully shaped bookmarks cut precisely to your artwork outline.


Logo Shaped Bookmarks
Create custom logo-shaped bookmarks for branded merchandise, promotional giveaways and retail ranges.


Themed Product Bookmarks
Design bespoke shapes for product launches, events and seasonal campaigns to make your bookmark truly stand out.
Add Drill Holes, Rounded Corners And Tassel Finishing
Enhance your metallic foil bookmarks with premium finishing options designed to elevate both presentation and durability. A precisely positioned drill hole can be added to allow for tassels, ribbon ties or decorative cords, giving your bookmark a classic luxury feel that works beautifully for retail and gifting.
Rounded corner options are available in either 6mm for a subtle softening or 16mm for a more distinctive curved profile, helping create a refined, tactile finish. For thicker stocks, painted edges add a striking coloured border that instantly increases perceived value and shelf appeal.
Optional lamination further protects your bookmark from handling and wear while maintaining print clarity and foil definition.
These finishing upgrades transform a simple bookmark into a premium product that feels substantial, gift-ready and designed to last.
Personalised Foil Bookmarks For Authors, Retail And Events
Metallic foil bookmarks are designed for projects where presentation and perceived value matter. With reflective detailing and premium finishing, they are ideal for limited editions, gifting and branded merchandise that people keep rather than discard.


Author & Book Launch Bookmarks
Foil bookmarks are particularly popular with authors, publishers and independent presses launching new titles. Add metallic book titles, author names or signature elements to create a high-end insert for signed editions, pre-orders or promotional giveaways.


Gift & Retail Bookmarks
For bookshops, subscription boxes, Etsy sellers and premium gift brands, foil bookmarks create a product that feels collectable and shelf-ready. Combined with duplexing or painted edges, they deliver strong retail appeal and added perceived value.


Schools, Libraries & Events
Foil bookmarks are also ideal for reading programmes, awards evenings, club merchandise and event promotions. Metallic crests, logos or motivational quotes elevate simple handouts into something memorable.
Order Multiple Designs Or Personalise Every Copy
Our online calculator allows you to split your order across multiple designs, making it easy to produce variations within a single print run. For example, you can order 250 bookmarks split across five designs, with a small additional setup charge to cover the extra production time.
For projects requiring true personalisation, we can also produce bookmarks where every copy is different. Add individual names, quotes, QR codes or serial numbers to create bespoke pieces for events, campaigns or limited editions.
This flexibility makes our foil bookmark printing ideal for schools, weddings, authors and businesses who need variation without placing multiple separate orders.
What Size Should My Foil Bookmarks Be?
52x148mm is our most popular standard bookmark size, giving you the familiar slim proportions used inside paperbacks and novels. We also offer a longer 52x210mm format when your design or information needs more vertical space.
If neither size suits your project, you can enter custom dimensions when configuring your order. This lets you change the width and length while keeping straight-cut edges. If you want the bookmark to follow a completely custom outline, you can choose die cutting instead.
Are Custom Foil Bookmarks Right for Me?
Custom foil bookmarks are a good fit if you want a practical product that can be sold, included with an order or handed out while also giving your design more opportunities to be seen and kept.
Authors and publishers can create merchandise around books, characters or new releases, while bookshops, subscription boxes and independent retailers can add bookmarks to product ranges or customer orders.
Businesses can also use them for promotions and giveaways, adding logos, messages, contact details or QR codes to something customers have a reason to keep and reuse.
Metallic foil adds reflective detail to selected parts of the design, making it useful when you want the bookmark itself to feel more considered than a standard printed insert.
Can I Combine Full-Colour Printing With Metallic Foil on the Same Bookmark?
Yes. Metallic foil can be applied to selected details alongside a full-colour printed design, so you do not need to choose between colour printing and foil.
Titles, names, logos, borders, illustrations and other design elements can receive the reflective finish while the surrounding areas remain printed in full colour. The foil itself is opaque, so any printed detail directly underneath it will be covered by the metallic finish.
Avoid leaving white areas underneath the foil where possible, as normal movement between the print and foil can reveal a fine white edge if the two layers shift slightly during production.
Can I Have Foil on One Side or Both Sides of My Bookmark?
Yes. You can choose metallic foil on the front, reverse or both sides of your bookmark.
Each foiled side can use one foil colour. If you foil both sides, you can use the same finish on each side or choose two different foils, with one on the front and another on the reverse. Any side receiving foil must have the soft touch laminate required for the foiling process.
Can Foil Bookmarks Be Custom Sized Or Die Cut?
Yes. You can enter custom dimensions for a straight-cut bookmark or choose die cutting when you want the finished bookmark to follow a custom shape.
Custom dimensions let you change the width and length while keeping straight edges. Die cutting allows the outer edge to follow your own outline, giving you more freedom to create curved profiles, character shapes, logos or other designs where the shape becomes part of the bookmark itself.
Can I Order Multiple Bookmark Designs In One Order?
Yes. You can split the total quantity across several bookmark designs rather than placing a separate order for every version.
For example, 250 bookmarks could be evenly split across five different designs. Select Split Across Multiple Designs when configuring your order and enter the number of designs required. A small additional setup charge applies to cover the extra production involved. Unless you tell us otherwise when sending your artwork after ordering, the total quantity will be divided evenly between each design.
Can Every Bookmark Be Personalised With Different Information?
Yes. Select All Prints Personalised via Data Merge if information needs to change from one bookmark to the next.
This can include individual names, quotes, QR codes, serial numbers or other variable content. After ordering, supply a spreadsheet with one row for each bookmark and a clearly labelled column for each changing field.
Please check your spreadsheet carefully before sending it to us. We reproduce personalised data as supplied and cannot independently verify whether names, spellings, codes or other variable details are correct, as we have no reference for what each entry should be.
Can You Help Design My Foil Bookmarks?
Yes. If you do not already have finished artwork, our in-house design team can create your bookmark design from a brief.
Choose Supply Brief & We Design option when configuring your order, then reply to your Order Confirmation email with your brief, branding, imagery and any other useful references. We’ll prepare the design around your chosen bookmark specification and send a digital proof for your approval before we begin production.
What Is the Minimum Order for Metallic Foil Bookmarks, and Can I Order Samples First?
The minimum full order for metallic foil bookmarks is 50 copies, but you can order 5 sample copies if you want to see your own design produced before scaling up.
The samples go through the exact same production process as a full order, allowing you to assess your chosen paper, printed colours, metallic foil and finishing options on the finished bookmark. As the same setup and production stages are required for only five copies, the cost per bookmark is higher than on a larger run.
This gives you the option to check the finished result before moving on to an order of 50 copies or more.
52x148mm is our most popular standard bookmark size, giving you the familiar slim proportions used inside paperbacks and novels. We also offer a longer 52x210mm format when your design or information needs more vertical space.
If neither size suits your project, you can enter custom dimensions when configuring your order. This lets you change the width and length while keeping straight-cut edges. If you want the bookmark to follow a completely custom outline, you can choose die cutting instead.
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