Christmas Poster
Make a printable Christmas poster for a wall, a window, a classroom, an office or a holiday event. Pick one of six art layouts drawn as clean vector shapes (one tree with baubles and a star, hanging baubles, a big star among small stars, snowflakes over snowy hills, stacked presents, or a row of trees under falling snow) and one of six colourways. Press New art for another arrangement of the baubles, stars and snowflakes. Your headline, a second line and up to six lines of details (a date, a place, opening times) are centred in a text area the art never crosses. Pick A4, US Letter, A3, Tabloid, 18 × 24 in or another size and download a PDF at the real size, a proof on US Letter or A4, a PNG or an SVG. Nothing is uploaded.
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The poster-size PDF is the real size you pick (print it at 100% on that paper, or send it to a print shop). The proof fits the whole poster on one US Letter or A4 page with a 2 cm check bar. PNG at 72, 150 or 300 DPI; SVG in millimetres.
Christmas poster
Your text
Poster size
Proof PDF
Runs in your browser with our own code: nothing you type is uploaded or saved. The trees, baubles, stars, snowflakes and presents are shapes we draw ourselves, and every word on the poster is yours. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed.
How to make a Christmas poster
- Pick a preset, or an art layout and colours.
- Press New art until you like the arrangement (or type a seed to get one back).
- Type your headline, a second line and up to six lines of details.
- Pick the poster size and orientation; the type is sized so every line fits.
- Download the PDF at poster size, a Letter / A4 proof, the PNG or the SVG.
What you can use it for
- Wall and window posters for the holidays
- Christmas market, fair and bake-sale notices
- Office and school party posters
- Classroom and library displays
- Shop-window opening hours over the holidays
- Social posts from the PNG
The 14 presets
| Preset | Art | Colours | Size | Default headline | Headline size | Shapes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree, red, A3 | One tree with baubles and a star | Red with green trees and gold | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | Merry Christmas | 95.6 pt | 43 |
| Tree, deep green, A4 | One tree with baubles and a star | Deep green with red and gold | A4 (210 × 297 mm) | Merry Christmas | 66.3 pt | 43 |
| Baubles, midnight blue, A3 | Hanging baubles | Midnight blue with teal and red | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | Season’s Greetings | 87.2 pt | 24 |
| Baubles, cream, US Letter | Hanging baubles | Cream with green and red | US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) | Merry Christmas | 68.4 pt | 24 |
| Big star, midnight blue, A3 | Big star and small stars | Midnight blue with teal and red | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | Joy to All | 155.6 pt | 23 |
| Big star, brown paper, Tabloid | Big star and small stars | Brown paper with green and red | Tabloid (11 × 17 in) | Merry Christmas | 92.7 pt | 23 |
| Snowflakes, frost blue, A3 | Snowflakes over snowy hills | Frost blue with white snow | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | Let It Snow | 142 pt | 290 |
| Snowflakes, midnight blue, 18 × 24 in | Snowflakes over snowy hills | Midnight blue with teal and red | 18 × 24 in | Merry Christmas | 146.4 pt | 290 |
| Presents, cream, A3 | Stacked presents | Cream with green and red | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | Christmas Market | 89.9 pt | 24 |
| Presents, red, A4 | Stacked presents | Red with green trees and gold | A4 (210 × 297 mm) | Christmas Party | 68.4 pt | 24 |
| Row of trees, deep green, A3 | A row of trees in falling snow | Deep green with red and gold | A3 (297 × 420 mm) | Happy Holidays | 98.5 pt | 48 |
| Row of trees, landscape A3 | A row of trees in falling snow | Midnight blue with teal and red | A3 (297 × 420 mm), landscape | Merry Christmas | 92.7 pt | 42 |
| Tree, frost blue, Tabloid | One tree with baubles and a star | Frost blue with white snow | Tabloid (11 × 17 in) | Merry Christmas | 92.7 pt | 43 |
| Tree, deep green, 18 × 24 in | One tree with baubles and a star | Deep green with red and gold | 18 × 24 in | Merry Christmas | 146.4 pt | 43 |
Presets change the art, colours and size; your own text stays as you typed it.
The six art layouts
| Art | Shapes in it (default seed) | Polygons |
|---|---|---|
| One tree with baubles and a star | 26 snow dots, 1 trunk, 3 tree tiers, 12 baubles on the tree, 1 star | 43 |
| Hanging baubles | 6 strings, 6 caps, 6 baubles, 6 bands | 24 |
| Big star and small stars | 1 star, 22 small stars | 23 |
| Snowflakes over snowy hills | 2 hills, 16 snowflakes (18 bars each) | 290 |
| Stacked presents | 4 boxes, 4 lids, 8 ribbons, 8 bow loops | 24 |
| A row of trees in falling snow | 26 snow dots, 1 snow ground, 7 trunks, 14 tree tiers | 48 |
Baubles on the tree sit wholly inside their tier; snowflakes never touch each other; small stars keep clear of the big star.
The colours
| Colours | Ground | Trees | Accent | Stars | Snow | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red with green trees and gold | #b3202a | #0f5132 | #f4efe6 | #f2c14e | #ffffff | #fffaf0 |
| Deep green with red and gold | #123b2c | #2f7a4f | #c8102e | #e9b949 | #f5f1e6 | #f5f1e6 |
| Frost blue with white snow | #cfe3f0 | #2f6f8f | #c8102e | #d4a017 | #ffffff | #173a4f |
| Midnight blue with teal and red | #14213d | #2a9d8f | #e63946 | #f4c95d | #f1faee | #f1faee |
| Brown paper with green and red | #d9c3a0 | #2e5e3e | #9b2226 | #b8860b | #fffaf0 | #2b2118 |
| Cream with green and red | #f7f1e3 | #1f6f50 | #c1121f | #d4a017 | #e3d5b8 | #7a1424 |
Poster sizes and safe area
| Size | Poster | Safe area (each edge) | PNG at 150 DPI | PNG at 300 DPI | Proof on US Letter | Proof on A4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A5 | 148 × 210 mm | 7.4 mm | 874 × 1240 px | 1748 × 2480 px | 112.4 % | 120.7 % |
| A4 | 210 × 297 mm | 10.5 mm | 1240 × 1754 px | 2480 × 3508 px | 79.5 % | 85 % |
| A3 | 297 × 420 mm | 14.9 mm | 1754 × 2480 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 56.2 % | 60.1 % |
| A2 | 420 × 594 mm | 21 mm | 2480 × 3508 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 39.7 % | 42.5 % |
| A1 | 594 × 841 mm | 29.7 mm | 3508 × 4967 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 28.1 % | 30.1 % |
| US Letter | 215.9 × 279.4 mm | 10.8 mm | 1275 × 1650 px | 2550 × 3300 px | 84.5 % | 82.7 % |
| Tabloid | 279.4 × 431.8 mm | 14 mm | 1650 × 2550 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 54.7 % | 58.7 % |
| 18 × 24 in | 457.2 × 609.6 mm | 22.9 mm | 2700 × 3600 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 38.7 % | 39.1 % |
| 24 × 36 in | 609.6 × 914.4 mm | 30.5 mm | 3600 × 5400 px | use 150 DPI or the PDF | 25.8 % | 27.7 % |
Browsers cap a picture at about 16.7 million pixels, so the biggest sizes stop at 150 DPI as PNG; the PDF has no such limit and is drawn at the real size.
What you can download
| Download | What is in it |
|---|---|
| PDF at poster size | One page the size of the poster (real size), shapes and real, selectable text |
| Proof PDF | The whole poster fitted on one US Letter or A4 page, with a thin trim line and a 2 cm check bar |
| PNG | The poster as a picture at 72, 150 or 300 DPI |
| SVG | Shapes and text in millimetres, to edit further |
Which tool to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| A printable Christmas poster with your own words | Christmas Poster (this page) |
| A folded card to send | Christmas Card Template |
| A long letter banner to hang | Merry Christmas Banner |
| A screen or phone background | Christmas Background |
| Days left until Christmas | Christmas Countdown |
| A poster from your own photo | Poster Maker |
Other tools: the Christmas Card Template makes folded cards, the Merry Christmas Banner prints one letter per sheet to hang, the Christmas Tree Template gives cut-out trees, and Poster Tiler splits a big poster over sheets of paper.
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Frequently asked questions
What art can I choose?
Six layouts: one tree of three tiers with baubles and a star on top, a row of hanging baubles, a big five-point star among small stars, six-armed snowflakes over snowy hills, a stack of wrapped presents, and a row of trees under falling snow. Every shape is drawn by our own code.
What does New art do?
The baubles on the tree, the small stars, the snowflakes and the row of trees are placed by a seeded random sequence. New art picks another seed; the same seed always gives the same poster, so you can note it and get the design back.
Can the words run over the art?
No. The art has its own area and the text has another; the tests check every shape and every line against them at every size.
How is the type sized?
The headline takes the largest size that fits in up to three lines without breaking a word, and never below 4 % of the poster’s short side. If the second line and details then do not fit, the headline gives up some room; if they still do not fit, the tool asks you to shorten the text.
Can I write something other than Merry Christmas?
Yes. Every word on the poster is yours: Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings, an event name, opening hours or anything else.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The poster is drawn by JavaScript in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved when you close the page.
What is the safe area?
A border of 5 % of the poster’s short side. No letter comes closer to the edge than that, so trimming never cuts into the type. Shapes and photos may run to the edge.
Which sizes can I print?
A5, A4, A3, A2 and A1, US Letter, Tabloid (11 × 17 in), 18 × 24 in and 24 × 36 in, portrait or landscape. The PDF page is the poster at its real size.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit; the note under the tool says how you may use what you make.