Hang tab box sizes
The hang tab box is a tuck box with a folded tab on top and a hole in it, so it hangs on a shop peg. These are sizes to start from.
Size chart by what goes inside
| For | Length × width × height | Inches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earbuds A pair of earphones |
63 × 26 × 122 mm | 2.5 × 1.0 × 4.8 | Make this dieline → |
| Small accessories A cable or adapter |
64 × 25 × 89 mm | 2.5 × 1.0 × 3.5 | Make this dieline → |
| Small electronics, slim A charger or dongle |
57 × 57 × 152 mm | 2.2 × 2.2 × 6.0 | Make this dieline → |
| Small electronics A larger gadget in a retail pack |
89 × 57 × 140 mm | 3.5 × 2.2 × 5.5 | Make this dieline → |
| Small boxed items Cosmetics or small hardware |
76 × 76 × 89 mm | 3.0 × 3.0 × 3.5 | Make this dieline → |
Typical starting points, not a standard: the earbuds row is a real hanging-box project, the others are stock sizes from a US box maker. Which product fits which size is our guess, so measure your own product before you order.
How to measure
- Length — the wide side of the box: the panel that carries the hang tab.
- Width — the depth of the box, the narrow side.
- Height — from the bottom to the top of the box, without the tab.
Sizes are crease to crease, the way box makers quote them. The tab sits on top of the box, so the pack is taller than the height you enter by about twice the tab height.
Tab height
The tab is two layers folded over each other, so each layer is as tall as the Tab height you set. The default is 40 mm, which gives room for the hang hole and a firm grip on the peg. Go lower, to 25–30 mm, on a small box, and higher if you want the tab to carry a label. It can be at most half the box height.
Euro slot or round hole?
The euro slot is the usual hang hole: a wide slot with a half-circle on top, which fits every peg and slat-wall hook. A round hole is for a single hook. Both are set with Hang hole in the constructor.