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What size should a logo be on a T-shirt?

For most crew shirts, a small logo on the front and a bigger design on the back works best. With us, the front logo can be up to 4 × 4 in, the back up to 11 × 11 in, and one sleeve up to 6 × 6 in.

September 25, 2026 · Press My Crew, Chicago Ridge

The biggest size for each spot. Your proof shows exactly where each print goes.

How big can each print be?

Front logo: up to 4 × 4 in. It comes with every tee package.
Back: up to 11 × 11 in. It costs extra per shirt.
One sleeve: up to 6 × 6 in. It costs extra per shirt.

See the add-on prices on our package page. Want a bigger print, a second sleeve, or a spot somewhere else? Ask us for a quote.

These are the biggest sizes, not the size every logo has to be. A wide logo might be 4 inches across and only 1 inch tall. That is fine. We keep your logo’s shape. We never stretch it to fill a square.

What goes on the front, and what goes on the back?

Think about who is looking, and how far away they are.

The front is for one simple mark, like your logo or your name. People see it up close.
The back has room for more: a big logo, a slogan, a phone number or a website. People read it from across a room or a field.
A sleeve is good for one small extra, like a flag or a year.

Don’t squeeze your logo, slogan, address and phone number all onto the front. At 4 inches wide, the small words get too tiny to read. Put a simple logo on the front and the details on the back.

How big should the words be?

Here is an easy test. Print your design on paper at its real size. Turn off “fit to page” when you print. Tape it to a shirt, step back a few steps, and try to read it. If you can’t read it, nobody else can either.

Our artwork guide says the smallest text we can print is 6 point. That is tiny. For a phone number people need to read, go much bigger.

Also check the design, not the whole file. Empty space around a logo makes the file look bigger than the logo really is.

Is “left chest” my left or your left?

On clothes, “left chest” means the left side of the person wearing the shirt. In a photo of someone facing you, that is on your right. Write “wearer’s left” or “wearer’s right” in your notes, so nobody has to guess.

Will the logo look the same on a small and a 3XL?

Not quite. A 4-inch logo looks bigger on a small shirt than on a 3XL, because the shirt around it is smaller. That is normal. If you want a different print size on the biggest shirts, say so before you approve your proof.

Check it all on your proof

The design studio shows a close preview, but your proof is the final word. Pay by card when you check out; your free digital proof follows, and nothing prints until you approve it.

On the proof, check the front, the back and the sleeve, one at a time. If a print looks too low, too small or backwards, ask us to fix it before you approve. Ready to try it? Open the design studio.

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