Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Responsive image

Paper embossing

For embossing metal, see Repoussé and chasing.
Embossed paper seal
An embossed postcard, Carnegie Library, Houston, Texas (circa 1900–1924).
A debossed map of the British Isles, from William Moon's Light for the Blind, published in 1877.
Hand-operated embossing machine
Hand-operated embossing for a photographer's copyright notice.

Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials. An embossed pattern is raised against the background, while a debossed pattern is sunken into the surface of the material but might protrude somewhat on the reverse side.


Previous Page Next Page






Reliéfní ražba Czech Hohlprägen German Korkopuristus Finnish Embossage French תלחיץ HE समुद्भृत मुद्रण HI Kertas timbul ID エンボス Japanese Бедерлеу өнері KK Blinddruk Dutch

Responsive image

Responsive image