Matchbox template

A matchbox's sliding drawer and its sleeve, at the sizes printed matchboxes are sold in or at any size you type.

Matchbox maker

× 24, numbered 1 to 24

Card colour, on screen only
Inside size

Print on it
Ready-made

Fits on 1 Letter sheet

How to fold it

    How to make it

    1. Print at 100% (Actual size), not Fit to page.

    2. Cut the solid lines and crease the dashed ones against a ruler.

    3. Fold up the drawer's walls, glue the sleeve's seam underneath, then push the drawer in from one end.

    Good to know

    • A printed matchbox of 2.25 × 1.375 × 0.375 in holds 23 to 24 sticks.
    • Wood matches are 2 in long, so the drawer needs more than that inside: the wood matchbox's is 2.13 in.
    • Print the label on the sleeve: its glue seam is on the underside, out of sight. For a drawer box at any other size, use the sliding drawer box template.

    Ready-made sizes and their sources

    Each size starts from a published one, with the room its box adds.

    SizeMade forBox insideSource
    Matchbox, 23 sticks2.25 × 1.375 × 0.375 in (a printed matchbox of 23 to 24 sticks)1.38 × 2.25 × 0.39 in (width × depth × height)Templi
    Wood matchbox2.13 × 1.38 × 0.38 in (a box of 2 in wood matches)1.38 × 2.13 × 0.39 in (width × depth × height)Quality Logo Products

    More small boxes

    Sources
    1. Templi, Custom Tiffany Matchbox, read 2026-10-25: “Size 2.25 x 1.375" x 0.375"" Stick count 23-24 Matchsticks per box Material White cardstock”
    2. Quality Logo Products, Giveaway Wood Matches in Box, read 2026-10-25: “Item Size Main Product: 0.38" Deep x 1.38" W x 2.13" H Match Stick: 2" H”

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