Free Printable Banner Letters

Make your own free printable banner letters for a birthday, a child's room, a classroom, or a garden party. Type a name or a greeting, choose pennants, ribbon ends, or circles, pick pretty papers, and print. Then cut, punch, and string your banner.

Free printable banner letters spelling Happy Birthday with a heart, on pennants in birthday, gingham, striped, and dotted papers, hanging over a garden porch party table with a flower-topped cake and lemonade
1

Type your words

Adds a heart piece where your cursor is.
2

Choose a shape and size

Size
3

Choose your papers

Click one paper for every letter, or click two or more and they take turns. Click a paper again to take it off. The Color Your Own papers at the bottom print in black and white, with outline letters for children to color.

4

Choose the letters

Lettering
Color
Circle
5

Print

Use white 65 lb cardstock or heavy paper. Choose Actual size or Scale 100%, and turn off headers and footers. Cut on the gray lines, punch the two small circles, and thread twine or ribbon through the holes.

Your banner

Sheet 1

Three Shapes, and Papers for Every Occasion

Free printable banner letters in three shapes: pennants spelling Emma with a heart in strawberry and pink gingham papers, ribbon-cut pieces spelling Merry Christmas in holly and Christmas tree papers with a sunflower between the words, circles spelling Grow in tulip, zinnia, and bee papers, and black and white pennants spelling Sam to color

Pennants are the classic triangle banner. Ribbon cut pieces have a V-shaped notch at the bottom, like a ribbon end. Circles are round and cheerful, and easy for children to cut.

Choose from more than 50 papers: soft watercolor garden prints, bold flowers and fruit, party balloons, farm trucks and diggers for little boys, Christmas holly, gingham, polka dots, and black and white papers to color.

Mix your papers. Click two or more papers and they take turns from letter to letter. Add a heart, or put a garden picture between the words, such as a sunflower, a robin, or a snowman.

Name Banners for a Child's Room

Free printable name banner spelling Emma with a heart on strawberry and pink gingham pennants, hanging above a white iron bed with a teddy bear and a patchwork quilt Free printable name banner spelling Henry on blue and red gingham ribbon-cut pieces, hanging above a boy's bed with a teddy bear and a patchwork quilt

A child's name over the bed makes a sweet, simple gift. Pick papers to match the quilt or curtains, and add a heart at the end.

For a new baby, spell the baby's name for the nursery or the baby shower. For a classroom, spell WELCOME for the door or the teacher's name for the board.

How to Make Your Banner

  1. Type your words. A name, initials, or a greeting such as Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, or Welcome. Add a heart if you like.
  2. Choose a shape and a size. Small prints two pieces on a sheet, about 5 by 7½ inches each. Large prints one piece per sheet, for a big wall or a party room.
  3. Choose your papers and letters. Pick the lettering, the letter color, and a cream circle, a white circle, or no circle behind each letter.
  4. Print on cardstock. White 65 lb cardstock keeps the pieces flat. Choose Actual size or Scale 100%.
  5. Cut on the gray lines, then punch the two small circles at the top of each piece with an ordinary hole punch.
  6. String it up. Thread twine, ribbon, or yarn through the holes, front to back and back to front, so every piece hangs straight. Or clip the pieces to the twine with mini clothespins.

What You Need

Banners for the Garden

A banner isn't only for parties. Spell WELCOME for the garden gate, GROW above the seed-starting shelf, or HARVEST over the potting bench.

Celebrate the garden year. A HAPPY SPRING banner over the kitchen window when the first seeds go in, or a HARVEST party banner when the tomatoes come in. Plan the seeds with our seed starting chart and the free vegetable garden planner.

A garden birthday party is easy to put together: a banner across the porch, a pitcher of lemonade, and a jar of flowers from the garden. Send everyone home with a few seeds in our free printable seed packets.

How many sheets will I need?
The maker counts them for you. With the Small size, each sheet holds two letters, so a five-letter name takes three sheets.
Can children color their own banner?
Yes. Choose the Color Your Own papers at the bottom of the list. They print in black and white with outline letters.
Can I mix shapes?
Each banner uses one shape, but you can print two banners in different shapes and hang them together.
Can I use it on my phone?
It works best on a computer connected to your printer, where you can choose Actual size.

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