Free jar label maker for jam, honey and spice jars

You can make your own jar labels at home with a free jar label maker: pick a jam, honey or spice jar template, type the flavor and net weight, and set the size to the part of the jar you measured. Print one, stick it on a real jar, then print the batch. No signup.

How it works

Measure the jar, then the label fits

Measure where the label lies flat, set that size in the editor, and the front label lands where you planned. A small lid label is handy for the batch or the flavor.

Label this batch of jars

Open the jam jar label, type your flavor, and print one to test on the glass.

Open the jam jar label

1Jam day

Jar labels for a kitchen full of jam

Picture the end of a jam day. Thirty jars are cooling on a towel, three flavors, and half of them are going to friends while the rest go to the farm stand. They all look the same from the outside until they have a label.

You want each flavor to have its own name and batch code, and you want the label to sit straight on the glass. That comes down to two things: the right size for your jar, and a short flavor list so you don't type the same label thirty times.

The same goes for honey, spices, pickles or anything else you put up in jars.

2Examples

Jam, honey and spice jar label examples

These are real renders from the editor. The brands, flavors and batch codes are made up for the examples. Click one and it opens with the same layout and text, ready for your own.

3 by 2 inch jam jar label: Pantry Jam, Strawberry, strawberries, sugar and lemon juice, net 8 oz, batch B-0711Jam jar front from a flavor list3 x 2 in. Flavor, Ingredients, NetQuantity, Batch columns. 3 by 2 inch honey jar label: Hillside Bees, Clover, spring harvest, net weight 12 ozHoney jar front3 x 2 in. Brand, variety, one line, net weight. Small 1 by 1 inch spice jar lid label reading Cumin with a dateSpice jar lid1 x 1 in. Spice name and a date. 3 by 2 inch jar wrap label: Sunday Kitchen, Tomato Sauce, ingredients and net 16 ozJar wrap3 x 2 in. Brand, product, ingredients, net quantity and date.

The jam card loads a small sample flavor list, so you can step through the rows and see how a long flavor name fits.

3Every jar template

All 18 jar label templates

Every jar label in the editor, from jam and honey fronts to spice lids and wraps. Click one to open it with that layout.

Jam jar labelJam jar3 x 2 in Honey jar labelHoney jar3 x 2 in Spice jar labelSpice jar1 x 1 in Twelve spice lids on a letter pageSpice lids, 12 up8.5 x 11 in Canning lid labelCanning lid2 x 2 in Six canning lids on a letter pageCanning lids, 6 up8.5 x 11 in Jar wrap labelJar wrap3 x 2 in Pickle jar labelPickle jar3 x 2 in Salsa jar labelSalsa jar3 x 2 in Chalkboard jar labelChalkboard jar2 x 2 in Spice tin labelSpice tin2 x 2 in Cake in a jar wrapCake in a jar3 x 2 in Cocoa jar lidCocoa jar2 x 2 in Overnight oats jar lidOvernight oats2 x 2 in Peanut butter labelPeanut butter3 x 2 in Almond butter labelAlmond butter3 x 2 in Hummus labelHummus3 x 2 in Pesto labelPesto3 x 2 in

4Front, wrap or lid

Front, wrap or lid: where does the label go?

A jar gives you three places for a label, and each one needs a different size.

Many jars use two: a front for the name and a lid for the date or flavor, so you can read the shelf from above.

  • Front label: a patch on the flat-looking part of the glass. Brand, flavor, net weight, batch. The jam and honey examples are 3 x 2.
  • Wrap: a longer label partway around a straight-sided jar, with room for ingredients on the side. Wraps only work on glass that stays straight from bottom to shoulder.
  • Lid: a small square or round label on top. Fine for a spice name and a date, like the 1 x 1 spice example. Not enough room for a list.

5Measure the jar

How to measure a jar for a label

The size comes from the jar, not from a template. Grab the jar you actually use, mason jar or jam jar, and a strip of paper.

Candle jars work the same way. Candle labels covers the front and back label for those.

  1. Wrap the strip around the jar where the label will go. Mark where it starts to lift off the curve. That's your usable width.
  2. Measure the height between the base curve and the shoulder. Leave room below the lid or band so the label doesn't run into the closure.
  3. For a wrap, don't use the full circumference. A wrap that meets itself shows a seam, and jars with a logo panel have less room than the tape says.
  4. Take a little off each edge, then pick label stock that fits inside those numbers.
  5. In the editor, set that width and height before you design.

6Your flavor list

Keep your flavors in a spreadsheet

Five jam flavors don't need five files. Keep them in a sheet, and each row fills one label. Here is part of the fictional sheet behind the jam example:

The full sample also has an Ingredients column. Keep the column names in the first row. What you write in the ingredients line is yours to decide: the editor prints your words and doesn't check them. Food labels covers ingredient, allergen and storage text.

FlavorNetQuantityBatch
Strawberry8 OZB-0711
Apricot8 OZB-0712
Blackberry8 OZB-0713

7Fill the labels

Make jar labels from a spreadsheet, one flavor per row

With the flavor list ready, you connect its columns to the jar label once, and every row prints as its own flavor.

If a flavor wraps, shorten it on the label or make the type a little smaller. One flavor on the counter? Print this prints the label on the canvas and asks how many copies. For any other list, printing labels from Excel goes through the columns in more detail.

  1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com with the jam sample. The sheet above is already loaded. No signup.
  2. Click Data and upload your Excel or CSV file, or paste the rows.
  3. Click a text box on the label, then Variables, and pick its column: Flavor in the middle, Ingredients under it, NetQuantity and Batch on the bottom line.
  4. Step through the rows and stop on the longest flavor name. A two-word flavor can wrap on a 3 x 2 front.
  5. Open Edit row, tick the flavors you're labeling today, click Print, and enter how many copies of each you need.

8Test on glass

Test one on the glass before you print the batch

Print a single label at actual size, with scaling off in the print dialog, and stick it on an empty jar. Then turn it slowly:

The editor doesn't know what your label stock survives, so one test jar saves a sheet. Bottles are a slightly different shape problem. Sauce bottle labels covers bottle wraps and necks.

  • Text near the edges bends away on a round jar, so keep the flavor and net weight near the middle.
  • A label that wrinkles is too wide for the flat part, or the jar tapers more than you thought.
  • Paper, adhesive and finish are your choice. Test the real label the way you'll use it: dishwasher, freezer or water bath.

Jar label questions

How do I make jar labels at home?

Measure the flat part of the jar, open a jar template in your browser, set the size to your measurement, and type the flavor and net weight. Print one on a home printer, check it on the jar, then print the rest. You can make free labels with no signup.

What size label fits a jam jar?

Whatever fits the flat front of your jar. The jam and honey examples are 3 x 2, which suits many small jars, but measure yours and leave a margin on each edge.

Can I make labels for mason jars?

Yes. Measure the flat band between the base and the shoulder, or the lid, and set that size in the editor. A wrap only works if the glass is straight-sided where the label goes.

Can I make spice jar labels for the lid?

Yes. The spice example is a 1 x 1 lid label with a name and a date. Set the size to your lid and keep the text short.

Can I print a different flavor on each jar label?

Yes. Put one flavor per row in Excel or CSV, add it under Data, and connect the Flavor column with Variables. Tick the rows you want in Edit row, then print.

Are the labels waterproof?

That depends on the label stock you buy, not the design. Test one printed label on a jar the way you'll use it before you print a batch.