Label sizes

BeamLabel prints at eight sizes, all at 203 dpi (the standard thermal-printer resolution). The golden rule: the size you pick in the app must match the labels physically loaded in your printer. Everything else is preference.

The eight sizes

Size	Orientation	Best for
4×6	Landscape	The default. Standard shipping-label rolls; the roomiest slip with a giant item number.
4×4	Square	Shipping labels where you want a big, balanced slip without the extra length.
4×3	Portrait	A compact shipping label — plenty of room, less roll used per sale.
4×2	Landscape	Address-label rolls; a fast, economical pick-slip.
3×2	Landscape	Smaller address labels; tidy slips when bench space is tight.
3×1	Landscape	Narrow labels — item number plus the essentials.
3½ × 1⅛	Landscape	Standard address labels (Dymo/Zebra 30252). Item number, buyer, and price at a glance.
2×1	Landscape	The smallest slip. Item number and buyer, nothing wasted.

If you’re not sure, 4×6 is the most common seller setup and the safest starting point.

The two layouts

BeamLabel automatically chooses a layout based on the size:

• Big-number layout (4×6, 4×2, 3×2, 3×1, 3½×1⅛, 2×1) — a large item number on one side with buyer, price, and time stacked beside it. Designed to be readable at arm’s length while you sort a pile of packages.
• Stacked layout (4×4, 4×3) — fields stacked top to bottom, using the squarer shape for a cleaner, receipt-style slip.

Long item titles shrink to fit automatically, and cap gracefully on the narrower sizes so a wordy title never blows out the label.

Choosing what appears

Each field is a toggle in Settings, so a slip carries exactly what your packing flow needs:

• Item number — the big sort number.
• Buyer — the Whatnot username.
• Price — the sale price.
• Time — when the sale closed.
• Title — the item name.
• Footer — a custom line of your own (your shop name, a thank-you, a handle). Defaults to beamlabel.com; change or clear it any time.

Fewer fields on a small label means bigger, clearer text — on 2×1 and 3×1, showing just the item number and buyer keeps everything legible.

Matching the app to your media

This is worth repeating because it prevents the most common print problems:

1. Check what’s loaded in your printer — the label dimensions are printed on the box or the roll’s core.
2. Set the same size in BeamLabel’s Settings.
3. Make sure your printer’s own paper/stock setting matches too (see Printers & setup).

When the app, the printer driver, and the physical label all agree, prints come out clean and correctly placed. When they disagree, you get blanks, doubles, or cut-off slips — all covered in Fixing print problems.

Changing size mid-show

You can switch sizes any time from Settings — the change applies to the next sale. If you swap the physical roll to a different size, remember to update the app to match (and calibrate the printer for the new roll; see Printers & setup).