Free printable canning jar labels

Make a sheet of canning jar labels in your browser: what is in the jar, the date canned, a batch number and a best-by date, laid out for Avery 5160, 5163 or L7160 sheets. Add a QR code that opens Putby, so the jar leads back to the batch you logged. Free, no account, nothing uploaded.

Print at 100% (“actual size”) with margins set to none. Best by defaults to one year after the date canned, a common quality-rotation target; change it to suit your own plan. Best-by is about quality, not safety.

Questions

How do I print canning labels so they line up?

Print at 100% (“actual size”), with page scaling and fit-to-page turned off and margins set to none, on the Avery sheet you picked. Print one sheet on plain paper first and hold it against a label sheet to check the alignment.

What should a canning jar label say?

The contents, the date canned, a batch or lot number, and a best-by date for rotation. The method is worth adding when one shelf holds water-bath, pressure-canned and fermented jars.

Are these canning labels free?

Yes. The label maker runs in your browser with no account, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Where should the label go on the jar?

On the side of the jar, not across the lid, so you can still check the seal every time you take a jar off the shelf.