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Gift Box Template

A straight tuck end carton: both tuck flaps hinge from the back panel, so the front face is left completely unbroken for your design.

Gift box (straight tuck) — change shape

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Only here Your own design

Put a logo, photo or pattern straight onto the box — most free template sites give you the outline and stop there. Drag it where you want it; it is trimmed to the cut lines so nothing prints off the card, and it stays in your browser.

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Bigger than the paper? Each piece prints whole on its own sheet. A single piece is never split: pick bigger paper or a smaller size. More about printing

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Drop a picture anywhere on the drawingTap “Add a picture” below to print your own design on this box.

Print at 100% (“actual size”), never “fit to page”, or the box comes out the wrong size.

The gift box (straight tuck) template, flat and folded

Gift box (straight tuck) template — free printable dieline with cut and fold lines, any size
The printable dieline at its standard size. Type your own size above for yours.
Gift box (straight tuck) folded up from the template — the finished box
The finished gift box (straight tuck), made from it.

What this template is for

A straight tuck end carton: both tuck flaps hinge from the back panel, so the front face is left completely unbroken for your design.

Also called straight tuck end carton · STE carton · gift carton · cosmetic box · blind box · mystery box — all the same shape, and this is it.

How to use this template

All four downloads are the same gift box (straight tuck) at the same size — only the format changes.

PDF printing at home
Print at 100 per cent, or hand it to a print shop as "actual size, no scaling".
PNG 300 dpi Canva, Photoshop, Procreate
Upload, lock it in place and design your gift box (straight tuck) on top. Free plan and phone included. Full Canva walkthrough →
SVG Cricut, Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity
Vector, with cuts, folds and labels on separate layers. Cricut and Silhouette walkthrough →
DXF Silhouette, laser and vinyl cutters
Two layers, CUT and FOLD — and the one free Silhouette Studio Basic will open.

Getting it printed properly →

Printing it

  1. Type your size above, then download the PDF.
  2. Print at 100% — never “fit to page”, or every measurement comes out wrong.
  3. Too big for the paper? Pick your paper size and leave Fit the pieces to the page ticked: each piece gets its own place on a sheet and the PDF comes out with every page in it, nothing cut in half and nothing to tape.

How to put it together

These pictures are the gift box (straight tuck) itself, not a generic diagram — change the measurements above and the template changes, but the three steps never do.

  1. Cut the solid lines

    Every solid line is a cut. Do the inside shapes first, while the sheet is still whole and easy to hold.

  2. Score every dashed line

    Dashed lines are folds. Score each one first — an empty ballpoint against a ruler — or the card cracks along the outside of the bend.

  3. (glue)FRONTSIDEBACKSIDETOPBOTTOM(tuck)(tuck)(dust)(dust)(dust)(dust)

    Fold, glue and hold

    Glue the narrow flap to the far panel to make a tube. Fold the dust flaps in first, then push each tuck flap inside — both of them from the back. If you set a window border, cut the opening out before you fold anything, and tape a piece of acetate or cellophane over it on the inside — the frame is thin, and it tears far more easily once the box has been creased.

Glue: a glue stick for paper, white PVA on card — hold each seam thirty seconds, and let it dry before you use it.

Questions about the gift box (straight tuck)

What is a straight tuck end carton?
Both tuck flaps fold from the same panel — the back. The alternative, a reverse tuck, takes one from the front and one from the back. Straight tuck uses a little more board but leaves the front panel completely clean, which is why gift and cosmetic boxes use it.
Which should I choose, this or the card box?
If the front of the box carries your design, use this one. If you are trying to get the most boxes out of a sheet, use the card box — the reverse tuck nests better.
Does the size I type mean the inside or the outside?
The inside. The panels are drawn one board thickness wider than the space you asked for, because the card has to travel round the corners and then stand in the opening it just made.

Print your own design on it

Add a logo, photo or pattern in the panel on the left and drag it onto the gift box (straight tuck). It is trimmed to the cut outline, embedded properly in the PDF, and never leaves your computer — most free template sites hand you the outline and stop there. How printing your own design works.

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