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title: Embossing Artwork Specification
description: "### Part A : Limitation Checklist #### General (Precaution) - Embossing is NOT ALLOWED to apply on gluing area. - Embossing must NOT overlap with Silkscreen Spot UV artwork. - Vital elements (text, images, logo, etc) must be kept within…"
url: "https://momocodesign.com/docs/embossing-artwork-specification/"
updated: "2025-06-18"
category: General Artwork Specifications
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# Embossing Artwork Specification

### Part A : Limitation Checklist

#### General (Precaution)

- Embossing is NOT ALLOWED to apply on gluing area.
- Embossing must NOT overlap with Silkscreen Spot UV artwork.
- Vital elements (text, images, logo, etc) must be kept within the safe zone.
- Embossing is apply, at least 3mm from the creasing line.
- Embossing is NOT ALLOWED to do in JPEG (Must in vector).

#### Font

- Font size cannot less than 11.0 points (based on Arial font type size) include wording inside small logo.
- Font size that is less than 11.0 points (based on Arial font type size), the word(s) will be embossed as a whole instead of individual letter.
- Do not use font type with sharp end edge.

#### Line

- Line thickness must or more than 1.0 point.
- Gap between Embossing lines cannot less than 2.0mm.
- Outline of table is not allowed to apply (Miss-registration is more noticeable).![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Layer-2-8.webp)

#### Dot

- Dot thickness cannot less than 2.0 point.
- Gap between Embossing dots cannot less than 1.0mm.
- Dot artwork may also including small symbol and character, example Comma (,), Full Stop(.), Colon (:), Semi Colon (;), Apostophes (‘), Quotation Marks (“), and etc.
- Symbol and character as mentioned above which create using Font (Arial font type), the font size cannot less than 20 points. ![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1_Layer-3-7.webp)

#### Misregistration

- Registration accuracy of Embossing is ± 0.5 mm. For products with Emboss finishing, customer may not reject order if Emboss defects affect only 2% or below of the printed quantity per order.

### Part B : Artwork preparation

- Embossing artwork can be a vector graphic(vector) , text , shape or solid color.
- Embossing artwork must prepare in 100% PROCESS CYAN color and NO TONING is allowed.
- Emboss artwork must be accurately aligned with the printing artwork. Please double check to ensure the Emboss artwork position is at its Emboss artwork page.
- Artwork is saved in latest format of Adobe Acrobat Document (.pdf)
- PDF file must prepare for Embossing artwork :
  **Page 1** : Printable artwork only
  **Page 2** : Artwork of image to be Embossed

#### Example

Page 1 : Printable artwork only
![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Layer-4-5-1024x500.webp)

#### Example

Page 2 : Artwork of image to be Embossed
![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Layer-5-4-1024x501.webp)

### Part C : Example of Artwork Limitation

- Embossing not allow to pass through creasing line.

#### Example

![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Layer-6-3-875x1024.webp)

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#### Further Explaination for not allow Emboss pass through creasing line

- For creasing away from Embossing, no tendency of cracking will occur on the paper material.
- For creasing press against Embossing, paper material may cracked![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Layer-7-4-1024x613.webp)
- Emboss line limitation:
  Gap between Embossing lines cannot less than 2mm.
  Embossing is apply, at least 3mm from the creasing line.

#### Example

![](https://momocodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Layer-8-1-1024x550.webp)