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Bleed & Safe-Area Visualizer

Bleed confuses everyone exactly once. Pick your trim size and watch the three zones draw themselves to scale: where artwork must extend to, where the cut lands, and where text is safe. Print the diagram and pin it above the desk.

Trim size (the finished size after cutting)

Sizes in millimeters, width x height. Presets load the usual bleed and safe margins.

Bleed

Artwork extends this far past the trim.

Safe margin

Keep text and logos inside this.

Document size to set up: 216 x 303 mm (210 x 297 plus 3 mm bleed all round)
Cuts at: 210 x 297 mm (the solid line)
Text and logos inside: 200 x 287 mm (the dashed line)