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20 oz Skinny Tumbler Design Size & Template Dimensions

The 20 oz skinny tumbler is the sublimation bestseller — and the one people size wrong most. Here are the exact wrap dimensions, sheet size and settings.

The 20 oz skinny tumbler tapers, so its wrap isn't a simple rectangle. Get these numbers right and your designs line up seam-to-seam.

The dimensions

  • Full wrap design: approximately 9.3 in tall × 8.2 in wide at the widest point.
  • Print sheet: a full 8.5 × 11 in sheet (landscape gives you the width).
  • Resolution: 300 DPI — so about 2790 × 2460 px for the design area.
  • Mirror the design before printing (sublimation prints reversed, then flips when pressed face-down).

Why the taper matters

Because the tumbler is narrower at the bottom, a plain rectangle leaves a gap or overlap at the seam. For a clean seamless wrap, use a tapered tumbler template (slightly fan-shaped) rather than a straight rectangle — most blank suppliers publish the exact template for their 20 oz skinny.

Placement tips

  • Leave a small safe margin (about 0.25 in) at the top and bottom; the very edges are hard to press evenly.
  • Center any focal text vertically so it sits at eye level on the finished tumbler.
  • For a full seamless wrap, extend the background slightly past the design edges so a tiny misalignment doesn't show a gap.

Settings recap

SpecValue
Design size~9.3 × 8.2 in
Sheet8.5 × 11 in
DPI300
MirrorYes
BackgroundTransparent PNG if not full-wrap

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Questions

Quick answers.

What size should a 20 oz skinny tumbler design be?

About 9.3 inches tall by 8.2 inches wide at 300 DPI, printed on a full 8.5×11 sheet and mirrored. Use a tapered template for a seamless wrap since the tumbler narrows toward the bottom.

Do I mirror sublimation tumbler designs?

Yes. Sublimation prints reversed and flips when you press it face-down against the blank, so mirror the design (especially any text) before printing.

What sheet size do I print a 20 oz tumbler on?

A full 8.5×11 sheet, usually landscape to get the ~8.2 inch width. The design occupies most of the sheet at 300 DPI.