Acrylic Diploma, Certificate & License Frames

US certificates and diplomas are almost always 8.5×11 inches (US Letter), so an acrylic frame 8.5x11 is the most requested size. International documents use A4 (210×297mm). Both are printed portrait, but many university diplomas and professional licenses are landscape — confirm orientation before ordering. We cut the acrylic panels 5mm larger than the document on each side, leaving a clear border that frames the certificate without a mat. Common sizes: 8.5×11 (Letter), A4, 8×10, 11×14 for oversized diplomas, and landscape 11×8.5 for wide-format degrees. Custom sizes for non-standard documents are cut to your exact dimensions at no extra tooling cost.

Yes. We laser-engrave logos, seals, and text directly into the acrylic, or apply UV full-color printing and hot-stamped metallic branding. Universities typically add an engraved seal or department name below the diploma window; HR and awards programs add a company logo or program title. Engraving is permanent, subtle, and reads as frosted white against the clear acrylic — it does not fade or peel. A frosted or etched back panel is a popular option for certificate frames: it hides the wall behind the document and makes the printed text stand out. Setup is a flat fee per logo, then a small per-unit cost.

Three common options. Standoff pins mount the frame to the wall with a 15–25mm gap that creates a floating shadow effect — the standard for lobby and office walls. Magnetic panels let the certificate swap without tools, useful for rotating employee-of-the-month or seasonal awards. Desk stands hold the frame upright on a desk, counter, or reception surface using a slotted acrylic base or angled easel back. Wall-mounted frames with low-profile screw posts or a French cleat sit flatter to the wall than long standoff pins. Tell us where the certificate will live and we recommend the mount.

Yes — bulk certificate and diploma frames are a core order type for us. Universities order for graduating classes, HR teams order for annual service awards, and professional associations order for member credentials. MOQ is 100 pieces. We keep your specs — size, panel thickness, engraved seal, mount type, and packaging — on file so annual reorders match the previous batch exactly. Retail-ready options include individual boxed packaging for programs that ship frames to recipients or sell them to alumni. Unit cost drops meaningfully at 200+ pieces and again at 500+. Use the certificate frame size guide for bulk programs to fix document and panel sizes before the first sample.

Size the frame from the document, not from a catalog. Measure the diploma, then decide how much clear acrylic you want showing around it — that border choice, not a stock size, is what sets the panel. Our standard is 5mm on each side, which reads as a thin clear edge and keeps the document the focus; 10–15mm gives a more pronounced frame effect on a large wall or where the frame hangs alone. Because a sandwich frame has no mat and no overlapping lip covering the edges, the visible window is the document itself — whatever you measure is what stays visible, with no hidden margin to allow for. If the diploma is a non-standard size, we cut custom diploma frames to your exact dimensions with no extra tooling cost, so an odd document does not force you into an oversized stock frame.

Yes. A license frame is the same sandwich construction as a diploma frame, sized to the credential. US state licenses and board certifications are almost always printed on 8.5×11 stock, so that is the size most cosmetology, medical, and legal-practice license frame orders use; A4 covers international credentials. Because licenses hang for years — often in a lobby, salon station, or exam room with daylight — we recommend UV-filtering acrylic; the exact UV performance varies by sheet grade, so we supply the datasheet with the quote. Most of this work is institutional rather than one-off: salon chains, hospital systems, clinic groups, and professional associations order license and credential frames as a program, with a matched mount and an engraved association mark across every practitioner. MOQ is 100 pieces per design, and we keep the spec on file so each intake of new licensees matches the existing wall.