# Vinyl banner

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**Vinyl banners** are flexible [banner](/source/Banner) signs made from [PVC](/source/Polyvinyl_chloride) sheeting. They are commonly used for [outdoor advertising](/source/Outdoor_advertising) and temporary [signage](/source/Signage), and are typically printed with a [wide-format printer](/source/Wide-format_printer) and finished with hems and [grommets](/source/Grommet) for mounting.

## Materials

The weights of the different banner substrates range from 9 oz/sq yd (310 g/m2) to 22 oz/sq yd (750 g/m2), and may be double- or single-sided. Large banners are usually manufactured with a special [mesh](/source/Mesh) material that is UV and wind resistant.

## Printing

Common types include:

- *[Digitally printed](/source/Digital_printing) 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](/source/Screenprinted):* in which different colors are laid down one at a time using screens comprising an imaged [stencil](/source/Stencil), through which the screen printing ink passes.

- *[Painted](/source/Painting):* hand-painted graphics and lettering.

## Finishing

A vinyl banner usually uses an outside hem to ensure that grommets can be secured properly.[1] 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.[1] Banner hem tapes are also used as decorative trim and to prevent delamination and lifting of vinyl hems.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [Banner](/source/Banner)

- [Outdoor advertising](/source/Outdoor_advertising)

- [Digital printing](/source/Digital_printing)

- [Screen printing](/source/Screen_printing)

- [Vinyl cutter](/source/Vinyl_cutter)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IPI-2023_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IPI-2023_1-1) Marx, Dan (September 13, 2023). ["Hemming: Gaining an Edge of Banner Production"](https://www.inplantimpressions.com/article/hemming-gaining-an-edge-banner-production/). *In-Plant Impressions*. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

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