Printigly has been printing business letterheads in Bangalore since 1984 — from ₹4 per sheet at 500 copies, same-day dispatch available before 4 PM for standard letterhead orders.
What Makes a Letterhead Professional?
A professional letterhead communicates three things instantly: this business is established, this communication is formal, and this brand is consistent. The letterhead is your business’s formal writing surface — used in quotations, invoices, proposals, official correspondence, and legal documents.
The bar is not high — a clean logo at the top, consistent typography, and complete contact details in the footer. But execution matters. A pixelated logo on cheap 70 GSM paper destroys the impression a letterhead is meant to create.
Letterhead Layout: What Goes Where
Header Area (Top 20% of the Page)
The header carries your brand identity:
- Company logo (vector, high resolution — see file specs below)
- Company name (if not part of logo)
- Optional: tagline or brand descriptor
- Horizontal rule or divider line to separate from body
Keep the header clean. Many businesses overload it with every piece of contact information — save that for the footer.
Body Area (Middle 60%)
This is where the letter content lives. Your design job here is to stay out of the way. Margins of 20–25mm on all sides. Light watermark logo (8–12% opacity) optionally centred. No design elements that compete with the letter content.
Footer Area (Bottom 15%)
Full contact block:
- Registered company address
- Phone and mobile numbers
- Email address and website
- GSTIN (required for tax invoices in India)
- Optional: CIN for companies, registration number for LLPs
- Social media handles (optional, for modern brands)
Typography for Letterheads
Body text: 11pt for letters. 9pt for footer contact details. Use a readable serif or clean sans-serif — Times New Roman, Georgia, Garamond for traditional businesses; Inter, Calibri, Lato for modern brands.
Avoid decorative or display fonts in the body area — they slow reading and look informal in business correspondence.
Line spacing: 1.15–1.25 for body text. Makes letters easier to read and looks less cramped.
Letterhead Paper and GSM Selection
At Printigly, letterhead paper options:
- 70 GSM bond paper: Entry level. Commonly used. Feels standard.
- 80 GSM premium bond: Slightly heavier. Most popular for professional use.
- 90 GSM: Noticeably premium. Recommended for client-facing correspondence, proposals, and quotations.
- 100 GSM laid/wove: Luxury stationery paper. Law firms, consultancies, premium brands.
For letterhead pads (adhesive-bound), we use 70–80 GSM and bind in blocks of 50 or 100 sheets.
Print Options for Business Letterheads
- 1-colour (black only): Most economical. Works if your brand is monochrome.
- 2-colour (e.g., black + one brand colour): Popular for businesses with a single brand colour.
- 4-colour CMYK: Full colour logo reproduction. Recommended for logos with multiple colours or gradients.
From our printing services: 500 letterheads on 80 GSM with 4-colour header start from ₹6–₹8 per sheet. Letterhead pads of 100 sheets start from ₹149 per pad at 50+ pads.
File Setup for Letterhead Printing
Set up your letterhead as an A4 document (210mm × 297mm) in Adobe Illustrator or InDesign. Include 3mm bleed. Logo must be vector (not rasterised) for crisp print at any size. Save as print-ready PDF with fonts embedded, CMYK colour mode, 300 DPI for any raster images.
Also create a digital version (Word DOTX template or Google Docs template) for staff to use for typing letters — the printed letterhead is then used for physical signatures or high-stakes correspondence only.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the standard size for a business letterhead in India?
A4 (210mm × 297mm) is the standard for business correspondence in India. This is the size used in all standard printers and matches Indian postal norms. Some businesses also print A5 letterheads for shorter correspondence or compliment slips. Printigly prints both.
How much does letterhead printing cost in Bangalore?
At Printigly, letterhead printing on 80 GSM paper with 4-colour header starts from ₹4–₹6 per sheet at 500+ copies. Letterhead pads (100 sheets, adhesive-bound) start from ₹149 per pad. Order before 4 PM for same-day dispatch on standard letterhead orders in Bangalore.
Should I print letterheads or create a digital Word template instead?
Both. Use a printed letterhead for physical correspondence — client proposals, legal documents, official letters. Use a Word or Google Docs template with the letterhead design embedded for day-to-day digital correspondence (emailed PDFs). Printed letterheads signal formality. Digital templates ensure consistency across all staff emails and documents.
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