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A business card for a juice company, featuring rounded corners and a spot UV finish.
Spot UV business cards for a knitwear business, stacked on a workstation.
Close-up of spot UV business cards with embossed glossy lettering, creating a 3D reflective look.
A stack of spot UV business cards, designed for a skin care business, is shown in close-up.
Front and back views of spot UV business cards for Potolla, a personal business.
A stack of spot UV business cards displayed in a wooden holder, featuring rounded corners.
Two referential images showing the paper thickness options for spot UV business cards.
A stack of spot UV business cards for a creative studio.
A business card for a juice company, featuring rounded corners and a spot UV finish.
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Spot UV business cards for a knitwear business, stacked on a workstation.
Close-up of spot UV business cards with embossed glossy lettering, creating a 3D reflective look.
A stack of spot UV business cards, designed for a skin care business, is shown in close-up.
Front and back views of spot UV business cards for Potolla, a personal business.
A stack of spot UV business cards displayed in a wooden holder, featuring rounded corners.
Two referential images showing the paper thickness options for spot UV business cards.
A stack of spot UV business cards for a creative studio.

Spot UV Business Cards

Want the front of your card to jump out at people? Add raised, 3D shine to your text, design — or even both.
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Add dimension to your design with spot UV business cards.

  • Spots of raised, glossy printing — front only
  • Matte paper stock
  • Great for highlighting logos, names & more
  • Standard or premium thickness

Note: To prevent your gloss from peeling off, make sure it’s only applied within the printing safety area shown in our design studio. For more info, see our FAQ section.

A cut above

With our spot UV business cards, you can add layers of thick, raised gloss to specific parts of your design. The special finish gives text and visuals a can’t-miss shine and 3D texture that stands out against the smooth, matte background. It’s a great option for almost any design as you can use the spot UV finish on up to 75% of your card’s front. (Note: Make sure it’s applied within the template’s safety area.)

Stylish & smart

Spot UV business cards give you a creative, professional look, and point customers towards the most important information and images. Give your company name and contact info a little extra oomph. Emphasise your logo and branding. Or make sure a special offer gets extra attention.

Fast, easy design

You can upload your own design or browse a variety of templates created specifically for spot UV cards (also known as 3D business cards or embossed gloss business cards). Then, you decide where to add the raised, glossy printing. You can go with our default suggestions, but you’ll typically be able to choose almost any part of your design. Plus, you’ll always see a chat option if you need a hand.

Vistaprint offers Spot UV Business Cards design templates in assorted styles.

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Select a design template to preview it on the product. Click 'Continue' to customise it.

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Reviewed by 456 customers

Brilliant Business cards!

10 Dec 2025 | jerry.pyrke C. | Verified Buyer
Used these for years, ordered some more absolutely excellent, and went delivered before I was expecting them, great, thanks!

My First Business Cards and a Moment I’ll Never Forget

10 Dec 2025 | Marcela S. | Verified Buyer
I ordered my very first business cards from Vistaprint and it felt like ticking off a small dream just in time for Christmas. When the parcel arrived I called my mum on video and we ended up doing a little unboxing together. The moment I opened the box we both burst into tears. The cards looked far better than I expected and seeing them for the first time was genuinely overwhelming in the best way. The whole process, was smooth and much quicker than I thought it would be. The quality really took me by surprise. Vistaprint, thank you for giving me that moment! “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. ” I definitely recommend Vistaprint and I’ll for sure come back. Once again, thank you!

Business cards

9 Dec 2025 | Sofie | Verified Buyer
Good quality and quick delivery

Good quality

5 Dec 2025 | adam a. | Verified Buyer
Professional, reliable and efficient on delivery

Greyscale type illegibel on cards, fine in preview

4 Dec 2025 | Stacey B. | Verified Buyer
we will have to order a new set of cards as thee are unusable. in preview they were fine
Response from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused with the print outcome of your business cards. After checking your design, we noted that the text colour on the back of the cards was very pale and did not provide sufficient contrast against the black background, which resulted in the printed text appearing unclear. For future orders, we recommend reviewing both the Preview Mode and the PDF Proof, as these provide the most accurate indication of how colours and contrast will appear once printed. Here's a direct link for more details: https://www.vistaprint.co.uk/customer-care/help-centre/360052259371/?swsquery=pdf%20proof&querycat=helpcenter_search_dropdown Adjusting the text to a brighter or more contrasting colour should help ensure a clearer, more readable result. You are welcome to update the design and reorder at your convenience, and our team will be glad to assist if you need guidance with achieving the best outcome.
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Frequently asked questions

Spot UV printing is a process that puts raised lettering and images on paper to create an eye-catching, three-dimensional effect. With our embossed business cards, you can decide which design elements you want to pop out.

You can only use the special finish on up to 75% of the front of your card — just make sure the spot UV varnish is applied within the printing safety area (shown as a dotted line in our design studio).

Yes, the type of printing we use is also known as embossed gloss. This process actually has a lot of names, so you might see this type of product listed elsewhere as embossed business cards, 3D business cards, spot gloss business cards or raised print business cards.

Our spot UV business cards are made using either 300 gsm standard paper or 360 gsm premium paper.

For now, you can only have the special finish on the front of your 3D-printed card. But we are working towards offering that option at some point in the future. In the meantime, you can get customised printing on the back of your card for an additional fee.

Yes, you can order them with rounded corners or in a square shape.

On our templates, the embossed areas can’t be changed. However, if you upload your own design, you have more freedom to decide which parts are raised. You can do this through our design studio, or you can leave specific directions for our team.