Bookmark Templates
Printable bookmarks you build like a sheet of your own: pick any mix of designs, choose a real print size, put a name on each one, and download a print-ready PDF with cut guides. Made in your browser — no signup, no watermark.
Pick a collection, build your sheet.
Fifteen collections, 348 designs — one where the artwork is your own photo, two drawn in line art for kids to color themselves, and eleven hand-drawn full-color sets that all feed the same sheet builder.
Every design here is drawn as vector art rather than scanned clip-art, and each one is re-composed for each size rather than scaled — the border is redrawn to the new shape, so a 2×6 and a 2.5×8.5 of the same bookmark both look deliberate instead of one looking stretched. That is the whole reason this is a builder and not just a folder of PDFs.— David, Apollo’s Templates
On the bench next: corner (origami) bookmarks — the sheet builder is ready when they are.
Real bookmark sizes, not guesses.
Every design re-composes to all three sizes from one piece of vector art — nothing is stretched, and the PDF prints at your printer's full resolution.
| Size | What it is | Per sheet | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 6 in | The standard | 4 per sheet | Paperbacks, school reading logs, party favors |
| 2 × 7 in | Tall classic | 4 per sheet | Trade paperbacks and library books |
| 2.5 × 8.5 in | Large / art | 3 per sheet | Hardcovers, gifts, anywhere the design should shine |
A small gap sits between bookmarks on the sheet, so scissors have a lane to cut down without shaving a neighbour. Dashed cut lines and the tassel punch marker are optional — untick them for completely clean bookmark faces.
Common questions.
What size is a standard bookmark?
The industry-standard bookmark is 2 × 6 inches — what print shops and bookstores use most. 2 × 7 inches is the common tall variant, and 2.5 × 8.5 inches is the large 'art' bookmark that suits hardcovers and gift use. Apollo's maker prints all three: the two 2-inch sizes fit four per US Letter sheet, the large size fits three.
Can I print different bookmark designs on one sheet?
Yes — that's the point of the sheet builder. Add any mix of designs to the tray (two of one, one each of two others, or four of the same), and the PDF lays them out on one sheet with a small cutting gap between bookmarks. Pick more than a sheet holds and it simply flows onto a second page.
What paper should I print bookmarks on?
Card stock in the 65–100 lb range is the sweet spot — stiff enough to survive a backpack, thin enough for home printers. Print at 100% scale (turn off 'fit to page'), cut along the dashed guides, and optionally punch the marked hole for a tassel. Laminating is worth it for classroom sets.
Are the bookmark templates really free?
Completely. No account, no watermark, no locked designs. The PDF is built by your own browser, so nothing you type — including children's names — is uploaded anywhere.
Updated through August 2026.
