Table Tent Card Maker

Design table tent cards with front and back panels, fold lines, and standing instructions.

Tested tool guide Tested browser tools Checked August 16, 2026

What Table Tent Card Maker does and how it behaves

A table tent card is a sheet folded in half so it stands on a table like an A-frame, showing text on both faces - a name, a table number, a menu. This tool designs both panels of that card: you set what each side says and how it looks, and it produces a single printable layout with the front panel, the back panel, a marked fold line, and standing instructions for creasing the sheet so the card stands upright. What most people get wrong: the printed sheet is about twice as tall as the card they picture, because the fold line splits the sheet in half.

How the result is produced

Two equal panels

A tent card is two rectangles of the same size joined at a fold line. The panels have to match: if one side were longer than the other, the crease would sit off-centre and the card would lean when stood on its bottom edges. The tool keeps the side that faces the viewer and the side that faces the far end of the table as separate designs inside one layout.

Fold line and standing

The fold line is the crease that turns the flat sheet into the card, and the standing instructions explain how to use it: crease along the line with the printed side facing out, then stand the card on its two bottom edges. Folding halves the sheet, so the card stands about half the sheet's printed height, with both panels back to back - one readable from each side of the table.

Good uses

Event seating: a guest-name tent card at each place setting, with the name on the near panel and their organisation on the back panel, so diners find their seat from either direction.
Cafe or bar specials: a standing card between two customers showing that day's specials on the panel facing each of them.
Wedding or banquet table numbers: a numbered card on the table that stays readable as guests approach from any aisle, since both faces carry the number.

Limits and checks

Fold direction: both panels usually print on the same face of the sheet, so the card displays correctly only when creased with the printed side facing out. Fold the other way and the printed faces turn inward, leaving blank cardstock on show.
Sheet size versus card size: the layout's standing height is the panel size, not the sheet size. A design that looks 12 inches tall on the printed sheet stands about 6 inches when folded, so judge text and margins against the folded card, not the flat layout.
Print scale: the card is designed to fold level at full size, so check the print dialog says 100% or Actual size - shrink-to-fit prints the whole layout smaller and the finished card comes out under size. Test-print one sheet and measure it before printing a batch.

Common questions

Can the front and back panels show different text?

Yes - that is the point of having two panels. A place card can show the guest's name on the near side and their table or organisation on the far side, or a specials card can face a different menu to each half of the table. Each side is designed separately within the same layout.

What should I print on, and will it come out at the right size?

Print on firm cardstock, not thin printer paper - the card stands on its own folded edges, and soft paper folds too weakly to hold an A-frame upright. For size, keep the browser's print dialog at 100% or Actual size, and measure one test print against the stated size before running a batch.

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