DataCard SD160

24 Elements of Card Design
Standard Magnetic Stripe Non-Printing Area
The3‐trackmagneticstripetypicallyisonthebackofthecard,whilethesingle‐trackmagnetic
stripeisusuallyonthefrontofthecard.Thegreenarrowshowsthedirectionthecardtravels
throughtheprinter.
Usethefollowingdimensionstopreventprintinginthemagneticstripearea.
Standard Smart Card Non-Printing Area
Thesmartcardareatypicallyisonthefrontofthecard.
Thegreenarrowshowsthedirectionthecardtravels
throughtheprinter.
Usethefollowingdimensionstopreventprintinginthe
smartcardarea.
Custom Non-Printing Areas
UseIDsoftware,acustomapplication,orescapestodefinecustomnon‐printingareasforoneor
moreofthefollowing:
 Blockingprintingbutnottopcoat
 Non‐standardareas,suchasapreprintedlogoorasignatur epanel
 Morethanoneareaonthesamesideofthecard
ABCD
0.88in
22.4mm
1.17in
29.8mm
0.88in
22.4mm
1.47in
37.3mm
ABC
3‐track 3.37in
85.6mm
1.46in
37.1mm
0.66in
16.8mm
2‐track 3.37in
85.6mm
1.57in
39.9mm
0.55in
14mm
Single‐track(JIS) 3.37in
85.6mm
1.60in
40.6mm
0.52in
13.2mm