Soap Label Calculator
Label size for a rectangular bar or a round slice from its dimensions, with the wrap allowance, and how many labels a sheet yields.
At a glance
- What you enter
- Bar shape, Label wraps around, Bar length, Bar width, Bar height or thickness, Round slice diameter, Label height you want, Wrap overlap, Safe margin at each edge, Label sheet width, Label sheet height
- What you get
- Label length to order, Label height to order, Label length to order, Label height to order, Area of one label, Labels one sheet yields
- Formula shown
- Yes, every step, right below your results.
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no account needed, and nothing you type is stored.
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Results are estimates for general information only, always verify with a professional or official source before acting on them.
How to use the Soap Label Calculator
- 1 Enter Bar shape
- 2 Enter Label wraps around, A rectangular bar can be labelled around its long axis or its short axis.
- 3 Enter Bar length (in), Rectangular bars.
- 4 Enter Bar width (in), Rectangular bars.
- 5 Enter Bar height or thickness (in), The dimension the label height runs across, and the full height of a round slice.
- 6 Enter Round slice diameter (in), Measured where the label will sit.
- 7 Enter Label height you want (in)
- 8 Enter Wrap overlap (in), Where the two ends of the label meet.
- 9 Enter Safe margin at each edge (in), Keeps the label clear of the top and the bottom edge of the bar.
- 10 Enter Label sheet width (in)
- 11 Enter Label sheet height (in)
- 12 Press Calculate. You get Label length to order, Label height to order, Label length to order, Label height to order, Area of one label, Labels one sheet yields, and every intermediate step stays visible under "How is this calculated?"
- 13 Change one number at a time to see what moves the result, that is usually the most useful thing a calculator can tell you.
Worked examples
Real numbers run through this calculator. Open any example to load it into the form above and change it.
Front label for a bar
A 3.5 by 2.5 by 1 inch bar with a front label that covers the length and stops short of the ends.
You enter
- Bar shape
- 1
- Label wraps around
- 1
- Bar length
- 3.50 in
- Bar width
- 2.50 in
- Bar height or thickness
- 1 in
- Round slice diameter
- 3 in
- Label height you want
- 0.75 in
- Wrap overlap
- 0.25 in
- Safe margin at each edge
- 0.13 in
- Label sheet width
- 8.50 in
- Label sheet height
- 11 in
You get
- Label length to order
- 12.25 in
- Label height to order
- 0.75 in
- Label length to order
- 311.15 mm
- Label height to order
- 19.05 mm
- Area of one label
- 9.19 sq in
- Labels one sheet yields
- 0
A 5.25 by 0.75 inch label, which is one across a Letter sheet by fourteen rows, so fourteen labels.
The same bar labelled the short way
A band around the width and height, which is the cheaper label.
You enter
- Bar shape
- 1
- Label wraps around
- 2
- Bar length
- 3.50 in
- Bar width
- 2.50 in
- Bar height or thickness
- 1 in
- Round slice diameter
- 3 in
- Label height you want
- 2 in
- Wrap overlap
- 0.38 in
- Safe margin at each edge
- 0.13 in
- Label sheet width
- 8.50 in
- Label sheet height
- 11 in
You get
- Label length to order
- 7.38 in
- Label height to order
- 2.00 in
- Label length to order
- 187.33 mm
- Label height to order
- 50.80 mm
- Area of one label
- 14.75 sq in
- Labels one sheet yields
- 5
Seven inches around, so a 7.375 by 2 inch label: much less stock for the same bar, and the sheet yields five.
A round slice from a pipe mould
A three inch round slice 0.75 inches tall with a narrow band label.
You enter
- Bar shape
- 2
- Label wraps around
- 1
- Bar length
- 3.50 in
- Bar width
- 2.50 in
- Bar height or thickness
- 0.75 in
- Round slice diameter
- 3 in
- Label height you want
- 0.50 in
- Wrap overlap
- 0.25 in
- Safe margin at each edge
- 0.13 in
- Label sheet width
- 8.50 in
- Label sheet height
- 11 in
You get
- Label length to order
- 9.67 in
- Label height to order
- 0.50 in
- Label length to order
- 245.74 mm
- Label height to order
- 12.70 mm
- Area of one label
- 4.84 sq in
- Labels one sheet yields
- 17
A circumference of about 9.42 inches, so a 9.67 by 0.5 inch band. The band runs the length of the sheet, so eight come off one Letter sheet.
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