Chemical-resistant stock · 4 per Letter 8½ × 11 in
4 × 4 inch GHS label template
A square 101.6 × 101.6 mm label, four to a Letter sheet. Avery sells it in the UltraDuty range specifically for 55-gallon drums, where the square shape wraps the curve better than a long rectangle.
Build it
Label builder, preset to 4 × 4 in
Size and sheet layout arrive already set. Change the jurisdiction or the size inside the tool at any point — the label is rebuilt against whatever is selected.
01 · The format
What this size is for
A square 101.6 × 101.6 mm label, four to a Letter sheet. Avery sells it in the UltraDuty range specifically for 55-gallon drums, where the square shape wraps the curve better than a long rectangle.
The square proportion changes how the label is laid out: the tool measures both a pictogram rail down the side and a stacked arrangement and keeps whichever comes out shorter, because the shorter layout leaves more height for type. On a square that is usually the stack.
02 · Where it qualifies
Against the CLP size tiers
CLP Annex I Table 1.3 is the only legally binding table tying label size to container capacity. It applies in the European Union and, word for word, in Great Britain. OSHA and WHMIS set no numeric minimum at all, so this table is guidance rather than a requirement in those two.
| Container | Table 1.3 label size | Pictogram side | This format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 3 L | 52 × 74 mm — if possible | 16 mm | qualifies |
| > 3–50 L | 74 × 105 mm | 23 mm | — |
| > 50–500 L | 105 × 148 mm | 32.2 mm | — |
| > 500 L | 148 × 210 mm | 46 mm | — |
Read the two wordings apart: for packages over 3 litres Table 1.3 says “at least”, and the format qualifies only when both dimensions are met — in either orientation, since the table gives a pair of dimensions and never says which one is the width. For packages not exceeding 3 litres it says “if possible, at least 52 × 74”, which is a target rather than a minimum; a 4 × 2 in label is 1.2 mm under on the short side while carrying half again the area, so it is marked “~ enough area” — our assessment, not a compliance statement. Table 1.3 says nothing about label area at all. The pictogram column does combine two real rules: the side from Table 1.3 and the “at least one fifteenth of the minimum label area, never below 1 cm²” requirement of Annex I §1.2.1, whichever is larger.
Questions
Frequently asked
Which Avery product is 4 × 4 inches?
Avery 60504 (laser, UltraDuty chemical-resistant) and Avery 60524 (inkjet), plus OnlineLabels OL3539. Four to a US Letter sheet.
Why does a square label lay out differently?
Because the layout is chosen by measuring, not by a proportion rule. Both arrangements are built and the shorter one wins, since a shorter layout leaves more height for the text. On a wide label that is usually a pictogram rail down the left; on a square it is usually a stack.
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