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Vertical Business Cards

The card that stands up in a stack of cards that lie down. Four portrait designs — a classic centered layout, a top-logo arrangement for round marks, a bold navy banner, and a modern blue rail — each with a live preview as you type. The PDF prints ten cards on the same Avery 5371-compatible stock as our horizontal cards, each design rotated into its slot; pop them out and hold them tall. Free, in your browser, no signup.

Largest line on the card.
Use two lines if you have a suite or ZIP.
Live preview — Classic Centered
Your nameYour titleCompany(555) 000-0000you@example.comexample.com123 Main StCity, ST 00000
Focus any form field on the left to see where it lands. The PDF prints 10 identical cards on one US Letter sheet — same Avery 5371-compatible stock as our horizontal cards, with each card rotated inside its slot. Pop them out and hold them tall.
Print options
For perfect Avery alignment
In your printer dialog, set Scale = 100% (Actual Size), paper = US Letter, orientation = Portrait. The cards print sideways on the sheet — that’s correct, and it’s how vertical cards fit Avery’s die-cuts. Do notpick “Fit to Page.” Print one test page on plain paper first and hold it against an Avery sheet.
Compatible with Avery 5371 · 2″ × 3.5″ vertical · 10 per sheet
Works with these Avery products (2″ × 3.5″, 10 per sheet)
This template prints to the exact geometry of Avery’s 10-up business card sheet, so it’s compatible with every product in that family:
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List verified against avery.com/templates/5371. Non-Avery sheets labelled “2″ × 3.5″ business cards, 10 per sheet” use the same dimensions and work too. Avery® is a registered trademark of Avery Products Corporation; Apollo’s Templates is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Avery.

Vertical business cards, answered

How do vertical cards print on regular Avery business card sheets?

Rotated — each portrait design is turned 90° inside the standard 3.5" × 2" die-cut slot, so the sheet you print looks sideways but the popped-out cards read upright. That's how every vertical card on Avery 5371-family stock is produced; there is no special portrait stock to buy. Print at 100% scale and the perforations line up exactly like our horizontal cards.

When does a vertical card beat a horizontal one?

When you want to be remembered for the format itself — in a stack of horizontal cards the tall one is the card people pause on — or when your content suits a stack: a strong name, a round logo up top, and a short contact list read beautifully top-to-bottom. Long email addresses and multi-line titles are the trade-off; the live preview shows immediately whether yours fit.

Which of the four designs should I pick?

Classic Centered is the safe, editorial choice and needs no logo. Top Logo gives a square or round mark pride of place. Navy Banner is the boldest — a reversed header band that reads across a table. Blue Rail is the modern asymmetric one, with a slim accent stripe and a small logo. All four print on the same stock, so the honest answer is: type your details once and click through them.

Can I use the same details on both vertical and horizontal cards?

Yes — the form fields are identical to our horizontal generator, so you can build both in two minutes and print whichever sheet wins. Some people even keep both: horizontal for the wallet clip, vertical for the lanyard pouch and conference table.

Not the right fit? Try the No Logo, Square / Circle Logo, Tall Logo, or Wide Logo layout.

Layouts, Avery compatibility list, and print guidance updated through July 2026.