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Bleed area, commonly referred to simply as bleed, is the portion of a printed document that extends beyond its final trim edge. The purpose of bleed is to allow color, graphics, and background to run to the edge of the page after trimming, ensuring a clean, edge-to-edge appearance and avoiding white margins caused by slight misalignment during cutting.
In practice, designers set up a document at the final trim size plus a peripheral bleed. The
When preparing files, extend any background colors or images into the bleed area and include crop marks
Bleed is a standard concept in offset printing, digital printing, and packaging. While 3 mm is common