Expiry date labels
What it is on top, the date underneath, a sheet at a time.
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This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.
How it works
- Type each label as a block: what it is on the first line, the date on the next, with a blank line between labels.
- Set “copies of each label” if you are batching — six of the same soup, say.
- Leave the emphasis on “first line larger” so the contents read first from across the kitchen.
- Print on label sheets; freezer-grade labels stay stuck when they get cold and damp.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I leave the date blank and write it in?
- Yes. Type the contents and leave the second line as a couple of spaces, or print the outlines only and fill the whole label in by hand.
- Is this the same as a food label for selling?
- No. Labels for food sold to the public have legal requirements — allergens, weights, the exact wording of a date mark — and this prints what you type, nothing more. Use it for your own kitchen, a freezer or a staff room.
- Can it number a batch?
- Yes. Put {n} in the text and set the number to start at; each label counts on by one, which is how a batch is tracked.
- The print is a few millimetres off my labels. Can I fix it?
- Yes — use the two nudge boxes. Print the outlines on plain paper first, hold it against a label sheet up to the light, and nudge by the difference you see. Also check that the printer is set to 100 % and not “fit to page”, which shrinks everything by a few per cent.
- Is it free, and is there a watermark?
- It is free, and label sheets never carry a line of ours: they are stuck on parcels and lunch boxes, so there is nowhere for it to go.
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