Printing magnet sheets: printer, ink and thickness

Which printers can print on magnet sheets, inkjet or laser sheets, ink and sealing, printer settings, cutting, and how many magnets fit on a sheet.

By Ryan Soanes · 1 November 2026

Most home inkjet printers can print on printable magnet sheets, as long as they can feed thick paper. Buy sheets made for your type of printer, feed them one at a time, and seal the magnets if they’ll be handled a lot.

Can your printer take magnet sheets?

Printable magnet sheets are usually about 0.3–0.5mm thick, several times thicker than paper. Printers that handle them best feed paper from a rear slot or a straight path, so the sheet doesn’t have to bend. Printers that pull paper round a tight curve from a front tray are more likely to jam.

Check your printer’s manual for the thickest paper or card it takes, and which tray to use for it. If you’re not sure, try one sheet before buying a box.

Inkjet or laser?

Buy sheets made for your type of printer. The pack says “inkjet” or “laser”.

Inkjet sheets are the most common, and give full-colour photo magnets.
Laser sheets are made to cope with a laser printer’s heat. Never put inkjet magnet sheets in a laser printer: the heat can warp them and damage the printer.

Will the ink smudge?

It can. Most inkjet ink can smudge or run when wet, so a damp hand or a wet fridge door can mark a magnet. Pigment ink holds up better than dye ink, and many printers use pigment for black and dye for colours.

For magnets that will be handled a lot, seal them with a clear laminate sheet or a spray sealer made for prints. Let the ink dry fully first, and try it on one magnet, as some sprays can cloud some coatings.

Which printer settings should you use?

Paper type: choose a thick or matte paper setting (or the one the pack recommends), so the printer feeds slowly and puts down the right amount of ink.
Scale: print at 100% or “Actual size”, not “Fit to page”.
Borderless: turn it off, as it enlarges the page slightly and moves your cut lines.
Feeding: load one sheet at a time, and let each print dry before you stack it.

How do you cut them?

You don’t need a cutting machine:

Rectangles and squares: a paper trimmer. Lay them out edge to edge, and one cut separates a whole row.
Circles: a circle punch the size of your magnet.
Other shapes: scissors or a craft knife.

A Cricut or Silhouette can cut thinner magnet sheets. Choose the magnet setting for your material, fit the blade the software asks for, and do a test cut first.

If your cuts land slightly off the print, the printer is probably printing a little shifted or a little small. Why your prints don’t line up with your cutter shows how to measure it with a ruler and fix it.

How many magnets fit on a sheet?

With space between round magnets for a punch, and rectangles edge to edge, the free magnet templates fit:

Magnet	On A4	On US Letter
2” (51mm) round	18	15
2 × 2” square	20	20
Business card, 2 × 3.5”	10	10
2.5 × 3.5” rectangle	9	9

MagLab fills magnet sheets in one click: add your photos or designs, say how many of each, and it fills the sheets, cropping each photo to fit its magnet.

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