Guide · updated 14 October 2026
Tarot card size and print specs
A standard tarot card is 2.75 × 4.75 inches (70 × 121 mm), noticeably taller than a playing card (2.5 × 3.5 in). For print at 300 ppi with a 0.125 in bleed on each side, make each card 900 × 1500 pixels and keep text at least 0.25 in (75 px) from the edge.
The numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Finished size | 2.75 × 4.75 in (70 × 121 mm) |
| File size with bleed, 300 ppi | 900 × 1500 px (3.0 × 5.0 in) |
| Bleed | 0.125 in (about 38 px) each side |
| Safe area for text | 75 px in from each edge |
| Kinarcana's art window | 720 × 1080 px, 2:3 portrait |
| Card stock (Kinarcana) | 12 pt, 320 gsm black-core matte, rounded corners |
| Playing card, for comparison | 2.5 × 3.5 in (64 × 89 mm) |
Use it in ChatGPT
Kinarcana is a ChatGPT plugin. Try saying:
- “Make me a tarot deck with me as every card. Start with The Fool.”
- “Put my partner and me on The Lovers card, in the style of an old woodcut.”
- “Draw my Kinarcana card for today.”
Coming soon to ChatGPT
Questions
- What aspect ratio should tarot art be?
- Kinarcana's art window is 2:3 portrait (for example 1024 × 1536), the shape ChatGPT's portrait images come in.
- Do tarot backs need to be symmetrical?
- It helps: printed cards come unsorted and either way up, so a back that looks the same when turned around hides that.
More guides: How to make your own tarot deck with ChatGPT · The 22 Major Arcana cards in order · Is the Rider–Waite tarot deck in the public domain? · How to print your own tarot deck · A daily tarot card for reflection