{{onesource|date=April 2023}} '''Vinyl banners''' are flexible [[banner]] signs made from [[polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] sheeting. They are commonly used for [[outdoor advertising|outdoor advertising]] and temporary [[signage]], and are typically printed with a [[wide-format printer]] and finished with hems and [[grommet]]s for mounting.
==Materials== The weights of the different banner substrates range from {{convert|9|oz/sqyd|g/m2|abbr=on}} to {{convert|22|oz/sqyd|g/m2|abbr=on}}, and may be double- or single-sided. Large banners are usually manufactured with a special [[mesh]] material that is UV and wind resistant.
==Printing== Common types include: * ''[[Digital printing|Digitally printed]] banners'': printed directly with large-format printers. * ''Vinyl lettered banners:'' produced by applying individual elements cut from self-adhesive vinyl by a computer-driven vinyl cutter. * ''[[Screenprinted]]:'' in which different colors are laid down one at a time using screens comprising an imaged [[stencil]], through which the screen printing ink passes. * ''[[Painting|Painted]]:'' hand-painted graphics and lettering.
==Finishing== A vinyl banner usually uses an outside hem to ensure that grommets can be secured properly.<ref name="IPI-2023">{{cite web |last=Marx |first=Dan |title=Hemming: Gaining an Edge of Banner Production |url=https://www.inplantimpressions.com/article/hemming-gaining-an-edge-banner-production/ |website=In-Plant Impressions |date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2025}}</ref> If grommets are fastened through a single layer rather than through the hem (double layer), they can rip out more easily; hemming provides a stronger grip and durability, particularly outdoors.<ref name="IPI-2023" /> Banner hem tapes are also used as decorative trim and to prevent delamination and lifting of vinyl hems.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
== See also == * [[Banner]] * [[Outdoor advertising]] * [[Digital printing]] * [[Screen printing]] * [[Vinyl cutter]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Signage]]