Graduation Banner
Make a graduation banner with your own words. Start from CONGRATS GRAD, CLASS OF 2027, CONGRATULATIONS or CONGRATS with a name, or type anything. Each letter gets its own flag, one per US Letter or A4 page, in two alternating school colours, with our own graduation cap, tassel, star, diploma or laurel drawings on the end flags. Punctuation stays with its letter, so GRAD’S and MIA! never waste a flag. Or print the words as one long strip banner, tiled across pages with a glue overlap. Free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
Nothing to upload. Banners are made in your browser.
Words
Banner
Runs in your browser with our own code: your words never leave your device, and nothing is saved. The end-flag drawings are our own. Letters use Graduate or Anton (SIL Open Font Licence, loaded from jsDelivr) or Helvetica; if a font cannot load, a system font stands in. Print at 100% (Actual size) on card stock.
How to make a graduation banner
- Type the words, or tap a ready-made one.
- Choose letter flags or one long strip.
- Choose the flag shape, the end flags and your school colours.
- Download the PDF and print at 100% on card stock.
- Cut the flags out, fold the tabs over a string and hang them in order.
What you can use it for
- A CONGRATS GRAD banner over the party table
- A name banner for a graduate’s photo wall
- A CLASS OF 2027 banner for a school event
- A long strip banner across a garage door or a fence
- A black and white banner to colour in with the family
What prints
| Banner | Paper | Flag or strip size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter flags | US Letter, portrait | 19.6 × 24.4 cm + 15 mm tab | PDF (one flag per page) or a ZIP of PNGs |
| Letter flags | A4, portrait | 19 × 26.2 cm + 15 mm tab | PDF (one flag per page) or a ZIP of PNGs |
| Long strip | US Letter, landscape | 18.4 cm high; 24.4 cm of new banner per page | PDF tiles or one PNG |
| Long strip | A4, landscape | 17.8 cm high; 26.2 cm of new banner per page | PDF tiles or one PNG |
Sizes are read from the tool. Strip tiles overlap by 15 mm; the tool counts the pages for your words.
Flags and end flags
Flag shapes: triangle pennant, swallowtail, rectangle, scalloped. Hang them by a fold-over tab or two punch holes.
End flags, our own drawings: graduation cap, tassel, star, diploma scroll, laurel wreath. The flag between words can be a star, a blank flag or a gap.
Ready-made words
| Words | Letter flags | Star flags | End flags | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGRATS GRAD | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| CLASS OF 2027 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| CONGRATULATIONS | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| CONGRATS, MIA! | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Change the year and the name in the boxes under the words before tapping a ready-made banner.
How to hang it
| Step | Tip |
|---|---|
| Cut | Cut on the solid line; keep the flags in order |
| Fold | Fold the tab back on the dashed line over the string, glue or tape |
| Space | About 25 mm between flags; mini pegs let you change the words later |
| Strip | Trim each tile, lay it over the next one up to the dashed line and glue |
Print at 100% (Actual size) on card stock so every flag comes out the same size.
More banners and party printables
For bunting in any shape or size, use the Bunting Template. For a printed banner in other layouts, try the Banner Maker.
- A ribbon-style label for a sign: Ribbon Banner.
- The order of the ceremony: Graduation Program Template.
- An award for the graduate: Certificate Maker.
More free party printables
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Frequently asked questions
Can I write my own words?
Yes. Type any words: a name, a school year or a message. Each letter, number or symbol gets a flag; spaces become a star flag, a blank flag or a gap on the string, as you choose.
What happens to commas, apostrophes and exclamation marks?
They ride on the flag of the letter before them, so GRAD’S prints as G, R, A, D’, S and CONGRATS, MIA! puts the comma on the S and the exclamation mark on the A. An apostrophe at the start of a word, as in ’27, stays with the number after it. No flag carries a lone mark.
How big is each flag?
One flag fills a page: 19.6 × 24.4 cm (7.71 × 9.62 in) below the fold-over tab on US Letter, 19 × 26.2 cm on A4, with 10 mm margins. The tab is 15 mm deep.
How does the long strip banner work?
Choose One long strip: the words are set in one band 18.4 cm high on US Letter (17.8 cm on A4) and split across landscape pages. Each page repeats the last 15 mm of the one before, marked with a dashed line, so the pieces line up when you glue them.
How much string do I need?
The tool adds it up: every flag’s width, 25 mm between flags and 50 cm free at each end to tie. It shows the total under the preview.
Can I use school colours?
Yes. Pick two colours or start from a preset such as navy and gold; the flags alternate between them and the letters switch between white and dark to stay readable.
What paper should I use?
Card stock holds its shape on a string. Print at 100% (Actual size) and cut on the solid lines; fold the tabs on the dashed line.
Can I use the banner at a paid event or sell prints?
Yes. The designs are our own drawings: you may use them and anything you make with them, including things you sell, with no credit needed.
Are my words uploaded?
No. The flags, the PDF and the PNGs are made in your browser and nothing is saved.