Print Sizes & Placement Guide

Designing custom gear? Here are The Teehive's standard decoration sizes and placements — for t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, bags, and team uniforms. These are our recommended specs; your rep can tailor anything to your design. Browse available colors & swatches or compare decoration methods.

Standard print sizes by garment

Adult

Garment Full front Full back Left/right chest Sleeve
T-Shirt 11" × 14" 12" × 14" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 3.5"
Tank 7.5" × 14" 9" × 12" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 3.5"
Hoodie 11" × 10" 12" × 14" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 12"
Crewneck 11" × 14" 12" × 14" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 12"
1/4 Zip 12" × 14" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 3.5"
Full Zip 12" × 14" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 3.5"
Polo 12" × 14" 3.5" × 3.5" 3.5" × 3.5"

Youth

Garment Full front Full back Chest / sleeve
T-Shirt 9" × 12" 9" × 12" 3.5" × 3.5"
Tank 5.5" × 12" 7" × 10" 3.5" × 3.5"
Hoodie 9" × 7.5" 10" × 12" sleeve 3.5" × 8"
Crewneck 9" × 12" 9" × 12" sleeve 3.5" × 8"
1/4 Zip 9" × 12" 3.5" × 3.5"
Full Zip 9" × 12" 3.5" × 3.5"

Dimensions are width × height in inches. 1/4-zip, full-zip, and polo styles decorate on the chest, sleeve, and back (no full-front). Yoke (upper back) prints are 3.5" × 3.5" on tees and 3.5" × 12" on crewnecks.

Hats, bags & joggers

Item Placement Size
Baseball Hat Full front 4" × 2.25"
Baseball Hat Side panel 2.25" × 2.25"
Beanie Full front 4" × 2.25"
Beanie Side panel 2.25" × 2.25"
Joggers Hip 3.5" × 3.5"
Joggers Leg (adult / youth) 3.5" × 14" / 3.5" × 12"
Backpack Embroidery front 4" × 4"
Backpack Heat-press front 5.5" × 5.5"
Backpack Name 3.5" × 0.65"

Approved decoration placements

Approved

  • Front full chest
  • Front full chest, above the pocket
  • Proportionate design along the sleeve

Not approved

  • Wrapped around the side / across a seam
  • Edge-to-edge across the entire front
  • Full-length down the sleeve

Sports names & numbers

Adult Youth
Name 12" × 3" 10" × 2.5"
Front number 10" × 8" 10" × 8"
Back number 10" × 8" 10" × 8"

Patch sizes

Dye-sublimation and leather patches are available in these standard sizes and shapes:

  • 2.25" circle
  • 2.75" circle
  • 3.5" oval
  • 3.5" rectangle
  • 4" hexagon
  • 2.25" shield

Dye-sublimation garment sizing

For cut & sew dye-sublimated apparel (leggings, jerseys, and more), use these body measurements (in inches) to choose a size. When in doubt, order a sizing kit.

Youth

Measurement 4 6 6x-7 8 10 12 14
Chest 22.5 24 25.5 27 28.5 30 31.5
Waist 21 22 22.5 23 24 25-26 26-27
Hips 23 25 26.5 28.5 30 32 33.5
Girth 39-41 42-43 44-45 46-47 48-49 50-51 52-54
Inseam 18 20 22 24.75 27.25 28 29.5

Adult

Measurement XS SA MA LA XL XXL 3XL 4XL
Chest 33 34.5 35-36 37-38 40-42 42-44 46-48 50-52
Waist 25-26 26-27 28.5-29 29.5-31 33-35 35-36 40-42.5 43-45.5
Hips 35-36 36-37 37-38 39-40 42-44 45-47 49-51 53-54
Girth 56-57 58-59 60-62 63-64 65-68 68-70 71 72
Inseam 30 30.5 31 32 33 33 33 33