Fit four labels on one A4 sheet — and what it really prints at
Every “4 labels per A4” page answers yes. The geometry disagrees: four 4 × 6 labels cannot fit an A4 sheet at their real size, so every one of those pages scales them, and almost none says by how much or in which direction. This page does the arithmetic, then shows the numbers this workspace’s four-up layout actually puts on the paper — cells, margins, gutters and the printed width of a label.
Crop four labels to A4Label size calculator4 × 6 thermal spec
Four 100 × 150 mm labels need 300 mm of height; A4 has 297 mm — 1:1 is impossible
An A4 sheet is 210 × 297 mm. Four 100 × 150 mm labels in the only arrangement that has a chance — two columns by two rows — need 200 × 300 mm. The width fits with 10 mm to spare; the height misses by 3 mm. With true 4 × 6 labels the miss is bigger, because 4 in is 101.6 mm and 6 in is 152.4 mm: 203.2 × 304.8 mm, which is 7.8 mm too tall.
| Arrangement | Width needed | Height needed | Fits A4 at 1:1? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four in a row | 400 mm | 150 mm | No — 400 mm into 210 mm |
| Four stacked | 100 mm | 600 mm | No — 600 mm into 297 mm |
| 2 × 2, nominal 100 × 150 mm | 200 mm | 300 mm | No — 3 mm too tall |
| 2 × 2, true 4 × 6 in | 203.2 mm | 304.8 mm | No — 7.8 mm too tall |
| 2 × 2, labels turned 90° | 300 mm | 200 mm | No — 300 mm into 210 mm |
So no page that prints four 4 × 6 labels to an A4 sheet prints them at 1:1. Every one of them scales, and most do not say by how much. The only question worth asking is which direction, because shrinking loses barcode dots and enlarging does not.
What the A4 4-up layout actually prints: 88.8 × 140.0 mm per label
The four-up page in this workspace is 595.28 × 841.89 pt. It reserves a 14 pt page margin and splits the rest into a 2 × 2 grid of 283.6 × 406.9 pt cells, with a 5 pt inset inside each cell for the label to sit in. That leaves a 273.6 × 396.9 pt box, and the 225 × 355 pt Flipkart block is fitted into it with one scale for both axes. The height runs out first, so the scale is 111.8% and the label prints at 251.6 × 396.9 pt — 88.8 × 140.0 mm.
| Measure | A4 4-up, Flipkart block |
|---|---|
| Page | 595.3 × 841.9 pt (210 × 297 mm) |
| Cell, after the 14 pt margin and 5 pt inset | 273.6 × 396.9 pt (96.5 × 140.0 mm) |
| Label printed per cell | 251.6 × 396.9 pt (88.8 × 140.0 mm) at 111.8% |
| Sheet margins | 19 pt top and bottom (6.7 mm), 30 pt at the sides (10.6 mm) |
| Between labels | 32 pt between columns (11.3 mm), 10 pt between rows (3.5 mm) |
| Cut marks printed | None — the white gutter is the guide |
Note which way the scale went: the label is 11.8% larger than the one on the Flipkart sheet, not smaller. An A4 cell is taller than the label block, so “fit” means grow. A ruler on the printed sticker reads 88.8 mm, and a print dialog left at 100% is doing the right thing even though the number is not 79.4 mm.
The 97.4% and the 111.8%: what each scale does to a barcode at 203 DPI
97.4% is what four true 4 × 6 labels need even with no margins at all (297 ÷ 304.8). 111.8% is what the Flipkart four-up actually applies. On a 203 DPI head one dot is 0.125 mm, and a Code 128 barcode wants ten modules of quiet zone on each side. If a module is two dots wide (0.25 mm), that quiet zone is 2.5 mm: it becomes 2.44 mm at 97.4% and 2.79 mm at 111.8%. Neither of those is what loses a scan.
The trouble starts higher up the grid. Six-up and nine-up fit the same block at 73.6%, which takes a two-dot module to 1.47 dots; eight-up and twelve-up fit at 54.5%, which takes it to 1.09 dots. A thermal printer can only draw whole dots, so neighbouring bars round inconsistently and the barcode turns into a grey blur at the exact width a scanner needs to measure. That is why the layout picker offers six, eight, nine and twelve per sheet at all — they are smaller labels, and the page should say so.
Staying 1:1: two-up on A4, Exact crop, or a 2 × 2 block on A3
Two-up on A4 prints the same 111.8% as four-up, on twice the sticker paper. Its cell is 557.3 × 396.9 pt, the height still limits the fit, and the printed label is still 88.8 × 140.0 mm. Two-up is the layout for a seller who wants fewer labels per sheet, not a different printed size.
The measured size comes from Exact crop · original dimensions instead: each label becomes its own 225 × 371 pt page and prints 79.4 mm wide. Four of those pages do fit on A4 at 1:1 — 2 × 2 is 450 × 742 pt against the sheet’s 595 × 842 — because the exact-crop page gives up the A4 cell’s extra height. You impose them yourself: print the exact-crop PDF four times, or place the pages in a layout tool.
A3 (297 × 420 mm) is the honest four-up at real size: it takes four true 4 × 6 labels in a 203.2 × 304.8 mm block with about 60 mm to spare, and nine 225 × 355 pt Flipkart blocks at 100%. This workspace has no A3 layout, so that is paper arithmetic rather than a button — check your own figure with the label size calculator before buying A3 stock.
Cut guides and the printer’s dead border
The four-up page prints no cut marks. The white gutter is the guide: cut along the 11.3 mm gutter between columns and the 3.5 mm gutter between rows, then trim the 6.7 mm top and 10.6 mm side margins if your sticker sheet needs it. Print one sheet, measure the label and the gutter, and only then cut a stack — a guillotine set to the wrong gutter wastes a whole sheet in one cut.
A desk printer cannot reach the last 3–5 mm of the paper, and a four-up page puts the label 6.7 mm from the top edge. That clears a 5 mm dead border by 1.7 mm, which is tight: if the sheet is not fed perfectly square, the top sticker’s white edge clips first. Set scaling to 100%, paper to A4, and check the top edge of the first sheet before printing forty.
When four-up is the wrong call
- Scan-critical batches: four-up enlarges the barcode by 11.8%, which is harmless, but the sticker is printed on inkjet or laser stock rather than thermal paper. A smudged or damp sheet scans worse than a clean thermal roll, whatever the geometry says.
- Return-heavy orders: the invoice has to travel inside the parcel. A four-up cell holds one label and nothing else, so labels and invoices become two print jobs on two kinds of paper.
- When “Keep invoice” stays ticked: each cell then receives the whole 595 × 715 pt sheet — label plus invoice — and the fit drops to 42%, printing the label about 33 mm wide. Four-up is a label-only layout in practice.
- When the batch is not a multiple of four: the last sheet carries one to three labels and wastes the rest of the sticker sheet. At volume, compare that against a thermal roll.
- When the label has to be its measured size: four-up prints at 111.8%, so use Exact crop instead.
Print four Flipkart labels on one A4 sheet: five steps
- Untick “Keep invoice”A four-up A4 sheet holds four cells. With the invoice kept, each cell gets the whole 595 × 715 pt order sheet and the fit drops to 42%. Untick it so each cell holds one label.
- Choose “A4 · 4 labels per sheet”In Print layout on the Flipkart cropper. The output page becomes A4, 595.28 × 841.89 pt, with the four labels scaled to fill their cells.
- Crop the batch and read the outputChoose “All pages” — four labels need four label pages to fill a sheet. With “First page only” you get a single label on an A4 page and three empty cells. Check that each output page carries four labels at 88.8 × 140.0 mm.
- Print at 100% on A4 sticker paperPaper size A4, scale 100%, “Fit to printable area” off. The page is already A4; any fitting in the dialog shrinks labels that were sized to fill it.
- Measure, cut and count before the runMeasure one label (88.8 mm wide) and the gutter between columns (11.3 mm). Cut along the white gutter, then print the batch — the limit is 20 files and 100 MB per request.
Where to go next
The cropper these settings belong to: crop a Flipkart PDF. What the same label does on a thermal roll, at 288 × 432 pt: 4 × 6 print spec (288 × 432 pt). When the sheet prints but a barcode will not scan: label printing problems. The measured source size, including what we could not verify: Flipkart shipping label size.
Four-up A4 questions
Can four 4 × 6 labels fit on an A4 sheet at full size?
No. A 2 × 2 block of true 4 × 6 labels is 203.2 × 304.8 mm and A4 is 210 × 297 mm, so it is 7.8 mm too tall; even with no margins the best possible scale is 97.4%. This workspace prints four labels at 88.8 × 140.0 mm, which is 111.8% of the Flipkart block, not 100% of a 4 × 6.
Why is the printed label 88.8 mm wide when the label block is 79.4 mm?
Because the four-up layout fits the 225 × 355 pt block into a 273.6 × 396.9 pt cell and the height runs out first, so the scale is 111.8%. The block grows to fill the cell instead of leaving a white band. Use Exact crop if the label must print at 79.4 mm.
How many Flipkart labels fit on one A4 sheet?
Four, at 111.8% of the measured block. Two-up prints the same size on twice the paper; six-up and nine-up print at 73.6%, and eight-up and twelve-up at 54.5%. Only four-up and two-up keep the barcode at or above its printed size.
Why does my four-up sheet show tiny labels and an invoice?
“Keep invoice” is ticked. Each cell then takes the whole 595 × 715 pt order sheet — label and invoice — and the fit drops to 42%, so the label prints about 33 mm wide. Untick it so each cell holds one label, then print the invoice separately on A4.
Does the four-up page print cut marks?
No. The white space is the guide: 11.3 mm between the columns, 3.5 mm between the rows, 6.7 mm at the top and bottom and 10.6 mm at the sides. Measure one printed sheet before cutting a stack.
Is a four-up A4 sheet safe for barcode scanning?
At 111.8% the barcode has more dots than the original, so the geometry is safe. The risks are the stock — inkjet or laser paper rather than direct thermal — and a print dialog that fits the page to the printer’s dead border. Print at 100% and scan one label before the batch.