Octagon box dieline

About this dieline

An octagon box is an eight-sided gift box made from one piece of paperboard, close to round but with eight flat faces to print on. The body is a tube glued along one seam at the back. Each end closes with an octagon lid: four small triangle flaps fold in first, then the lid comes down over them and three tucks, one on the far side and one on each side, slide inside the walls and hold it shut.

Enter the width across the flat sides (not corner to corner), the height and the board thickness, and download a print-ready PDF with cut and crease lines. By default the lid and the bottom hinge on opposite walls; turn Reverse tuck off to put both on the back wall. Paperboard of 0.4–0.6 mm is usual. The box ships flat and suits gifts, tea, candles, mooncakes, chocolate and cosmetics.

What size do I need for a jar or a candle?

Measure the widest point of what goes in: the width across the flat sides must be at least that diameter plus 1–2 mm, the height its height plus 1–2 mm. Corner to corner the box is about 1.08 times its width. Octagon box templates come in sizes like 80 × 130 mm for tea and 95 × 105 mm for a candle.

Does it need glue?

Only on the side seam, which the box maker glues; it sits at the back of the box. Both ends close by hand: the dust flaps fold in, then the lid comes down and its three tucks slide inside the walls. The box opens and closes again without tape.

Octagon box sizes: eight-sided gift boxes with a tuck lid at each end →