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Custom Buttons
Reprint guarantee·Ships in 24 Hours·Order by 1 PM Eastern for same-day production
Get It As Soon As Tomorrow
Upload your design and get custom pin-back buttons in sizes from 1" to 3"
Wholesale rate, no coupon needed
Per-unit pricing1in
$1.49
1.25in
$1.69
1.5in
$1.89
2.25in
$1.99
3in
$2.49
Per-button wholesale pricing. Price shown is per unit; pick size and quantity on the configurator.
About This Product
Custom pin-back buttons printed with your design. Available in 1", 1.5", 2", 2.25", 2.5", and 3" sizes with full-color printing, a durable scratch-resistant finish, and a metal pin-back.
Perfect for events, promotions, bands, political campaigns, and brand merchandise. Upload your design, choose your size and quantity, and we handle the rest. Most orders ship within 1-2 business days.
Golden Reprint Guarantee
If we mis-produce your order, we reprint free. No forms, no back and forth. Same production line, same quality target, every time.
Get it as soon as tomorrow
Order by 1 PM ET for same-day print. VIP members get the 3 PM ET cutoff.
Live Configurator
Select Size
Upload Your Button Design
Quantity
Total$1.49
Sadie saysReprint free, always
Ships in 24 hours
Same-day print by 1 PM
Free Shipping $49+
US ground, tracked on every order
Reprint Promise
We mis-produce it, we reprint it, free
No Minimums
No Setup Fees
Commercial Quality
Ships in 24 Hours
Free Automated File Check
1 PM Eastern Cutoff
How It Works
From upload to finished garment in three steps.
No account setup, no minimums, no waiting on a quote email. Every order runs the same production line at the same wholesale rate.
1
Upload Your Design
Upload a PNG, JPG, or PDF. The configurator auto-detects the print area and quotes the wholesale rate on the spot.
2
We Print in the USA
Commercial DTF printers, calibrated daily. Same color match on run 1 or run 100. Orders placed by cutoff ship the same business day.
3
Press Onto Fabric
Standard heat press at 300 to 325°F, 10 to 15 seconds, medium firm pressure. Rated 50+ wash cycles at 40°C (104°F).
How to Press
Standard heat press settings, every fabric family.
Every Golden DTF transfer is calibrated to press on a standard commercial heat press. If you can press a screen-printed transfer, you can press a Golden DTF.
Temp
300 to 325°F
Time
10 to 15 sec
Pressure
Medium firm
Peel
Warm
Perfect For
Built for the shops actually pressing at volume.
Every decorator category below runs Golden DTF on their production floor. Same wholesale rate, same 24 hour ship, no minimums.
Common Applications
- T-Shirts
- Hoodies
- Polos
- Tote Bags
- Onesies
- Sweatshirts
Industries That Order This
- Apparel Brands
- Print Shops
- Screen Printers
- Team Merch
- Etsy Sellers
- Corporate Uniforms
- Restaurants
- Schools
Real Prints, Real Customers
See what shops are pressing this week.
Every image below came off a Golden DTF sheet ordered through this same configurator.
Technical Specifications
The full spec sheet.
Nothing hidden, nothing padded. This is exactly what ships when you check out.
- Print Method
- DTF (direct-to-film transfer)
- Compatible Substrates
- Cotton, polyester, poly blends, tri-blends, nylon, canvas, denim, most fabrics
- Press Temperature
- 300 to 325°F
- Press Time
- 10 to 15 seconds
- Pressure
- Medium firm (40 to 60 psi)
- Peel Type
- Warm peel
- Max Print Size
- 22.5 inches wide (14 in for gang sheets)
- Wash Durability
- 50+ commercial wash cycles at 40°C (104°F)
- Production Turnaround
- 24 Hours from cutoff (1 PM Eastern)
- Minimum Order
- No minimums, order 1 or 10,000
- Country of Origin
- Printed in the USA
Need a spec confirmed for your press? Email [email protected] and we will send you a validated sample.
Sadie saysReprint free, always
The Golden Standard
Four promises we ship on every order.
Sadie has been quality-checking every print run since day one. If a sheet does not meet the mark, it never leaves the door. If somehow one does, we reprint it free, no forms, no fine print.
Ships in 24 Hours
Every order printed and dropped with the carrier the same business day it enters production. Free ground shipping over $49.
Golden Standard Color
Commercial USA-made inks calibrated daily. Order 10 or 10,000, the color matches the last run.
Wholesale Per-Unit Pricing
Priced per button from $1.49 to $2.49 depending on size. No minimums, no coupons, no application.
Reprint Promise
If a transfer fails to lay flat, cracks in the wash, or ships with a defect, send us a photo. We reprint it free within 24 hours.
Who this is for
Built for the buyers who know the job in advance.
Every Golden product page names the specific buyers this product actually serves. If you do not see your job in this list, look at the comparison block below. The right product for your job may not be this one.
Political campaigns and advocacy groups
Rally distribution, canvasser identification, event giveaways. The 1.25 inch and 1.5 inch sizes are the industry standard for campaign runs.
Bands, musicians, and touring merch programs
Cheap merch add-on that clips to bags, jackets, and lanyards. Buttons distribute at $2 to $3 retail with $0.30 to $0.50 unit cost.
Conferences, trade shows, and event organizers
Name badges, attendee identifiers, session tokens, sponsor badges. The 2.25 inch and 3 inch sizes read from across a booth.
Small business swag programs
Restaurant staff flair, brewery tap merch, coffee shop stickers, retail counter giveaways. Cheap enough to hand out without a budget conversation.
Apparel brands adding pin merch
Add a button pack to the merch drop for cross-sell. Buttons ship well, break minimum-shipping bundles at retail, and generate impulse purchases at the checkout.
Do not buy this if
We will tell you when to buy something else.
Every competitor makes money when you order the wrong product. Golden makes more when you order the right one. Here are the jobs this product is not built for.
You need outdoor-durable branding for hardhat or equipment ID.
Buttons are water-resistant but not waterproof. Extended outdoor exposure, rain contact, and dishwasher-adjacent use will corrode the metal shell over months. For durable outdoor branding use die-cut vinyl.
Consider Custom Die-Cut Vinyl StickersYou need custom shapes beyond standard circles.
Our shell dies are fixed circular sizes. Custom-shape buttons require tooling that runs 4 to 6 week lead and 500 unit minimums. If shape matters more than pin-back attachment, use die-cut vinyl instead.
Consider Custom Die-Cut Vinyl StickersYou are decorating apparel.
Buttons pin to apparel but they are not a decoration method for the fabric itself. If you need a permanent design applied to the garment, DTF is the right route.
Consider Custom DTF Transfers by SizeYou need less than 15 buttons.
Per-unit pricing stays constant regardless of quantity but hand assembly and shipping economics do not scale down. Most orders come in 25-piece packs. Below that count, the shipping cost dominates the order.
Production detail
What you actually get, from the shop floor.
No marketing adjectives. Real manufacturing detail: how the product is built, what it feels like, and where it applies.
How each button is assembled
Four-component assembly: full-color printed paper face, protective Mylar laminate, metal shell (steel), and a metal pin-back with a safety spring. The Mylar laminate adds scratch resistance and a subtle gloss finish. The pin-back is rust-resistant steel with a bend-resistant safety spring rated for repeated wear. Every button is hand-assembled on a 1 inch, 1.25 inch, 1.5 inch, 2.25 inch, or 3 inch shell die.
Sizes and use cases per diameter
Buttons range from roughly 0.15 oz (1 inch) to 0.42 oz (3 inch) in weight. Diameter runs from 25.4 mm to 76 mm. Shell thickness is 3.5 mm across all sizes. Pin-back protrudes 6 mm from the back plate. Face is flush with the shell edge, no visible dead space between print and rim. Overall the buttons feel substantial in hand, not cheap plastic. That weight is a signal of quality that clients read immediately at a booth or a rally.
Where custom buttons fit best
- 1 inch: business card inclusion, lapel pins for staff identification, small giveaway swag.
- 1.25 inch: campaign standard, rally distribution, band pin packs.
- 1.5 inch: event name tags, brewery tap merch, boutique brand pin.
- 2.25 inch: conference badges, sponsor buttons, brand-forward statement pieces.
- 3 inch: statement buttons, campaign lead-piece merch, larger illustrative designs.
- Apply to lanyards, backpack straps, jacket lapels, hat brims, bag flaps, and canvas totes.
Compare to alternatives
If this is not right, here is what is.
The neighboring products in the Golden catalog with a single-line reason each one might be the better call for your job.
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VIP Priority Membership
For decorators running weekly merch drops that include buttons alongside apparel and stickers, membership savings compound across the mixed order.
See this productCommon uses
Real applications, not marketing filler.
What decorators, brands, and buyers actually route through this product. If your use is not on this list, that is a signal to look at the comparison block above.
- Political campaign rally distribution and canvasser identification
- Band and musician tour merch
- Conference and trade show name badges and sponsor identification
- Restaurant staff flair and brewery tap merch
- Retail counter impulse-purchase pin packs
- Nonprofit awareness campaigns and fundraiser giveaways
- Wedding and event favor kits
- Boutique brand pin drops sold alongside apparel
Industry recommendations
Which decorators buy this most.
- Promotional Product Companies
Buttons as a cheap swag anchor for corporate program orders.
- Apparel Brands
Add a button pack to the drop for impulse cross-sell at $2 to $3 retail.
- Etsy Sellers
Button packs are a low-friction Etsy listing with strong margin at small quantities.
Artwork recommendations for buttons
File spec, resolution, and gotchas.
Every file spec we would tell you on the phone if you called before uploading. No mystery, no ambiguity, and no guesswork.
- 1300 DPI at final button size. A 1.25 inch button needs 375 pixel wide art minimum.
- 2Design with bleed. The printable area wraps slightly around the shell edge. Safe zone is 0.125 inch inside the button diameter.
- 3PNG, PDF, AI, EPS, or SVG. Circular crop is applied automatically at production.
- 4Text below 6 pt disappears under the Mylar laminate at reading distance. Size up smaller text.
- 5High contrast reads better than low contrast at button distance. A design that looks great at 8 inches on your monitor may read as mud at 1.25 inches on a lapel.
- 6Full-bleed background is standard. Do not leave white space at the edge unless you want a white ring around your design.
Questions we get
The answers most competitors will not put in writing.
What are the actual sizes and which one should I order?
Five sizes: 1 inch, 1.25 inch, 1.5 inch, 2.25 inch, and 3 inch. 1.25 and 1.5 are the industry standard for campaigns and event giveaways. 2.25 and 3 inch are the statement sizes for conferences, sponsor badges, and larger designs where detail matters. 1 inch is for lapel-pin identification and small tokens.
Are the buttons waterproof for outdoor use?
Water-resistant, not waterproof. The Mylar laminate handles rain, sweat, and everyday wear. Repeated immersion, dishwasher cycles, or extended outdoor exposure will eventually corrode the metal shell and separate the paper face. For genuinely waterproof outdoor branding use die-cut vinyl stickers.
How is a button constructed and can it come apart?
Hand-assembled from four components pressed together: printed paper face, Mylar laminate, metal shell, and pin-back with safety spring. The assembly is mechanical, not adhesive. Under normal wear the components stay together for years. Extreme force (crushing under a heel, sitting on a full backpack) can pop the pin-back off, but the shell itself is robust.
What is the minimum order and does the price go down at higher quantities?
No hard minimum but pricing is fixed per unit. Volume does not step down. Most orders come in 25-piece, 50-piece, or 100-piece packs sized to distribute at events. Bulk orders over 500 units get a quote directly with reduced per-unit pricing.
How fast will my buttons ship?
Standard production is 1 to 2 business days from order placement to ship. Hand assembly adds a real production step beyond simple printing, so orders over 500 units may add a day. Rush production is available for a fee if you have an event date on the calendar.
Can I mix designs in one order?
Yes. Multi-design orders are common for band packs, event badges, and awareness campaigns. Upload each design as a separate file and specify quantity per design. Production runs each design in a single pass, so mixing does not add turnaround time.
What is the safe zone for my design vs the button diameter?
Print extends across the full face and wraps slightly around the shell edge. Design in a way that keeps text and critical elements 0.125 inch inside the button diameter. Full-bleed backgrounds are standard, but text placed too close to the edge disappears into the shell wrap.
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Frequently Bought Together
The three most shops always keep on hand
Whatever brought you to this page, these three should be in your first order. We ship them together every day.
“The workhorse. Anyone printing shirts should have a gang sheet in the drawer.”
“For the one-off logos that never fit a sheet layout. No minimums, priced by square inch.”
“Free. Send it with any first order and the reorder rate jumps.”
Combined total
from $16.62
Priced-by-size items open in their own page so you can size the art.
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Choose this if the goal is apparel branding, not swag. Buttons and shirts pair well in the same box.
Reprint Guarantee
If we mis-produce it, we reprint it free.
Every Golden DTF order carries the same written guarantee. Email us within 14 days with your order number and a photo, a production lead reviews it within one business day, and approved reprints ship free with tracking. You never re-upload and never re-pay.
Color off the file you sent
If the printed transfer does not reproduce the file you uploaded, allowing for the difference between a backlit screen and printed ink, we reprint it. We calibrate our press against the same target ICC every day and keep a press log for every run.
Missing ink or dropout
White ink dropouts, thin black lines that did not lay down, or missing detail from a small text run: if it left our shop that way, we reprint it.
Film delamination before press
If the PET film separates before you press the transfer, that is a materials defect, not user error. We track film lot numbers per production run.
Wrong size or wrong file
If our team packed the wrong artwork or produced at the wrong size, we cover the reprint plus the reship.
Printed in-house before you press itReprint promise on every order
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about dtf transfers.
What sizes do custom buttons come in?
Five standard sizes: 1", 1.25", 1.5", 2.25", and 3". Each size uses a different metal back assembly and printing area. The 1.25" and 1.5" buttons are the most popular for promotional giveaways and event swag.
How are custom buttons constructed?
Each button is assembled by hand from four components: a full-color printed paper face, a protective Mylar laminate, a metal shell, and a metal pin-back. The Mylar laminate adds scratch resistance and a subtle gloss finish. The pin-back is rust-resistant safety steel.
What is the minimum order for custom buttons?
There is no hard minimum, but pricing is set per individual button so single-unit orders are not cost-efficient. Most customers order in quantities of 25, 50, or 100 for event distribution. Bulk orders of 500-plus units are available on request.
What is the turnaround time on custom buttons?
Standard production is 1 to 2 business days from order placement to ship. Hand assembly adds a step beyond simple printing, but production capacity is sized for fast turnaround on standard orders up to 500 units. Larger orders may add a day.
What file format do you accept for button artwork?
PNG, JPG, PDF, AI, EPS, and SVG. Resolution should be 300 DPI at final button size. Note that the printable area is slightly smaller than the button diameter to account for the bleed wrap around the shell edge. The upload step shows the safe print zone.
Are the buttons waterproof?
The Mylar laminate is water-resistant for everyday wear including rain and sweat. They are not intended for full submersion or dishwasher use. The metal shell and pin-back are rust-resistant for normal apparel wear.
Ready to press?
Upload your design, see your price by the square inch, and get your transfers on the truck the same business day.