Monogramming 101 – Monogram This and More!

Monogramming 101 - Styles and Personalization

Initials and names will be embroidered EXACTLY as you enter them.

Monogram Styles

Monogram Style 1 – Traditional: a 3 letter monogram consisting of a large letter with a smaller letter on each side of it. Surname initial is the larger one in the center, with first name initial to the left and middle name to the right.

Ella Rose Briggs

Monogram Style 2 – Bottoms Aligned: a 3 letter monogram consisting of a large letter with a smaller letter on each side of it. Surname initial is the larger one in the center, with first name initial to the left and middle name to the right. BUT bottoms are on the same line.

Ella Rose Briggs

Monogram Style 3- Classic: (Mostly used in men’s monogramming): a 3 letter monogram in which all letters are the same size, in the order of first name initial, middle name initial, surname initial.

Edward Ross Briggs

Monogram Style 4- Stacked: a 3 letter monogram in which the first name initial and middle name initial are stacked on the left side of the large surname initial.

Eleanor Rhonda Briggs

Monogram Style 5- Over/Under: a 2 letter monogram in which the first name initial is on top(Over) and the surname initial is on bottom (under). A small embroidered line separates the initials.

Edward Burke

Monogram Style 6- Side/Side: a 2 letter monogram in which the first name initial is on left side and the surname initial is on right side. A small embroidered line separates the initials.

Elaina Baker

Names/Personalization Styles

Name: If you prefer a full name for your item, we suggest the NAME STYLE which is either your full first name, full surname or both. NOTE name embroidery is up to 12 characters. Names with more than 12 characters will have an up charge. Names will be embroidered as first letter upper case, remaining name letters lower case.

Ellie Smith / Erik

Single Letters: If you prefer a single letter for your item, we suggest using the LETTER STYLE to display a single letter. Choose the single initial of either the first name, middle name or surname.

Taylor

Note: Sometimes customers get nervous when it comes to chosing the font, style and thread color selections. Don’t worry, if there is a better font or lettering style choice or thread color for your product, we will help you. You can trust our years of experience in personalizing gifts.