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Kiss cut

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, kiss cut means: A cut through an adhesive face material while leaving its backing intact.

In Turkish: yarım kesim

How it is used

Use for stickers or labels that peel from a continuous backing sheet.

Example sentences

  1. The kiss cut follows each sticker without dividing the backing sheet.

    Only the face material is separated into individual shapes.

  2. We adjusted the kiss cut after it started marking the liner.

    Cut depth must preserve the supporting backing layer.

Common collocations

  • kiss cut sticker
  • kiss cut depth
  • print-readyDescribes a final file that meets the printer's requirements and can go straight to press, with correct size, bleed, colour mode, image resolution and fonts.
  • proofA trial version of a design, on paper or as a PDF, that the designer and client check carefully for mistakes and colour before the full print run starts.

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