Selling & listings

How to Create a Print Size Chart for Your Etsy Shop

A size-chart image is the cheapest way to cut size questions and returns. Here's exactly what to put on it and how to lay it out.

Key takeaways
  • A print size chart maps each ratio you offer to the exact frame sizes it prints.
  • Adding a size-chart listing image pre-answers most 'what sizes are included?' questions.
  • Show ratio, the sizes it covers, and note that buyers print any size within a ratio.
  • Keep it one clean image so it reads on mobile, where most Etsy browsing happens.

A print size chart is one listing image that tells buyers exactly which frames your files fit. It's the highest-return two minutes you'll spend on a listing: fewer questions, fewer returns, better conversion.

What to put on the chart

ColumnExampleWhy
Ratio4:5The shape the file is.
Sizes it prints4×5, 8×10, 16×20Shows buyers their exact frame.
ISO equivalentA-series rowServes international buyers.
Note"Print any size in a ratio"Teaches buyers to self-serve.

A ready-to-use chart

RatioFrame sizes included
2:34×6, 6×9, 8×12, 12×18, 16×24, 24×36
3:46×8, 9×12, 12×16, 18×24
4:54×5, 8×10, 16×20
5:75×7, 10×14
11:1411×14
ISO AA5, A4, A3, A2, A1

Design tips

  • One image, big text: most Etsy traffic is mobile — it has to read on a phone.
  • Match your brand: reuse your shop colors and font so it looks native.
  • Say the key line: "Choose the ratio that matches your frame, then print at any size in that ratio."
  • Keep it accurate: only list sizes your files actually cover.

Where to use it

Add the chart as a secondary listing photo and paste the same size list into the description text (so it's searchable). Do both and buyers see their size before they think to ask.

Generate the files behind the chart

Once your chart promises every ratio, deliver them: the free Ratio-Pack Generator turns one image into a master for each ratio at 300 DPI, so the chart and the files always match.

Ratio-Pack Generator

Turn one image into every print ratio buyers ask for — 300 DPI, cropped in your browser. Free, instant, nothing uploads.

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Questions

Quick answers.

What should a print size chart include?

For each ratio you offer, list the exact frame sizes it prints — for example 4:5 covers 4×5, 8×10 and 16×20 — plus an ISO A row for international buyers and a one-line note that buyers can print any size within a ratio.

Why add a size chart to my Etsy listing?

It pre-answers the most common buyer question ('what sizes are included?'), which cuts messages and returns and improves conversion. Buyers see their frame on the chart instead of guessing or asking.

Should the size chart go in the photos or the description?

Both. Add it as a listing image so buyers see it while browsing, and paste the same size list into the description text so it's searchable and readable on screen readers.

How do I make the chart readable on mobile?

Use one clean image with large text and few columns, since most Etsy browsing is on phones. Match your shop's colors and font so it looks like part of the listing.

How do I make sure the files match the chart?

Generate one file per ratio from the same design so every size the chart promises is actually delivered. A ratio-pack tool produces all of them at 300 DPI in one step.