Leaf & Spine

Glossary · Printing & prepress

Bleed

Artwork that extends beyond the trim line so that, after cutting, colour runs cleanly to the edge of the page. Book printers usually ask for 0.125 in (3.175 mm) of bleed on each outside edge; many European printers use 3 mm.

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