How to Choose an Index Tab Cut — 1/5 vs 1/8 vs 1/10 Explained

Ordering custom index tabs? Your first decision is the cut. Here's how to get it right, in about ninety seconds.

The cut is how many tab positions fit across the edge of the page. A one fifth cut gives five positions. One eighth gives eight. One tenth, ten. The edge never changes — more positions just means narrower tabs.

So the rule is simple. Long titles and fewer sections? Use a lower cut, with wider tabs. Many sections with short labels? Use a higher cut, and fit more per row.

Need more tabs than one row holds? They step down and start again — that's called a bank.

Don't want to do the math? Use our free tab cut calculator. Type how many sections you need — say, twelve. It recommends the best cut, shows every layout, and gives exact tab sizes.

Change the number, and it re-figures instantly.

Then pick your cut right in the online designer — the preview shows your text on every tab, and the price updates as you build.

Tabzoola makes every cut from one half, to one fifteenth. Custom index tabs, made in the U S A — at tabzoola dot com.