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Custom channel letters in 304 stainless steel, drawn on your wall before you pay.
Lit letters, logo signs, lightboxes and house numbers, made to order for storefronts, lobbies and homes. Send your logo and wall size: we email a free drawing with a lit preview and the exact price.
Our 3D renders of a sample sign, 12 in letters in 304 stainless steel. Your drawing shows your own logo on your wall.
Quick estimate
Type your text and letter height. The range comes from our own recent quotes; the free drawing gives the exact price.
Estimated price $940 – $1,270
4 letters · about 3 ft wide
Range built from our own recent quotes for signs like this. Your free drawing gives the exact price; nothing is charged before you approve it.
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Estimated price $1,130 – $1,530
6 letters · about 4 ft 6 in wide
Range built from our own recent quotes for signs like this. Your free drawing gives the exact price; nothing is charged before you approve it.
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Estimated price $1,250 – $1,690
3 letters · about 2 ft 3 in wide
Range built from our own recent quotes for signs like this. Your free drawing gives the exact price; nothing is charged before you approve it.
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Estimated price $650 – $880
5 letters · about 3 ft 9 in wide
Range built from our own recent quotes for signs like this. Your free drawing gives the exact price; nothing is charged before you approve it.
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What is your sign for?
Pick your project: the sign styles that suit it, the letter sizes, the parts and the steps from idea to switch-on.
- Storefront signLit letters on the fascia above your door
- Restaurant and cafeA lit name people find at dinner time, inside and out
- Salon and spaA warm glow on the wall behind your front desk
- Reception logo wallYour logo on the lobby wall, lit or in plain metal
- Gym and fitnessA bold name outside and a lit wall on the training floor
- Dental and medical officeA calm, clear sign that helps patients find your door
- Retail boutiqueA refined name over the window and a sign for the sidewalk
- Church and community buildingYour name and symbol on the building, day and night
Shop by sign type
Twelve collections, from lit channel letters to the power supplies and LED modules that keep them running.
- Lit channel lettersFront-Lit Channel LettersGlowing faces, the easiest lit style to read at night
- Lit channel lettersHalo-Lit Channel LettersA soft glow on the wall around every letter
- Lit channel lettersOpen-Face and Marquee LettersRetro neon and bulb looks, built in steel
- Metal letters & numbersNon-Lit Metal LettersBrushed, mirror, gold or painted, no wiring needed
- Metal letters & numbersHouse Numbers and Small SignsSmall lit signs for homes, desks and events
- Logo, lightbox & blade signsLogo Signs and PanelsYour logo in steel, on a panel or printed and lit
- Logo, lightbox & blade signsLightbox and Blade SignsLit cabinets for walls, windows and sidewalks
- Power, controls & partsPower Supplies and WireEverything between the outlet and the LEDs
- Power, controls & partsSign ControlsTurn signs on, off, down or to a new color
- Power, controls & partsRepair PartsRelight dark letters and replace cracked faces
- Mounting & drawingsMounting and RacewaysFlush studs, painted raceways and panel standoffs
- Mounting & drawingsDrawings and Permit HelpSee it to scale and lit before anything is built
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Day and night
Your sign works twice: as clean steel by day, as light at night.
Drag the slider. Every drawing we send shows your sign both ways, on your own wall, so you see the night look before anything is built.
Plan your sign in minutes
Four quick tools for the questions everyone asks first.
- Letter height calculatorHow tall your letters should be for the distance they are read from.→
- Price estimatorA price range for your text, size and style, from our own recent quotes.→
- Sign previewType your text, pick a font and see the width at your letter height.→
- Raceway lengthHow long a raceway your letters need, and in how many sections.→
How it works
From your logo to a lit sign in four steps
Send your logo and wall
Upload your logo or type your text, with the wall size or a photo with a tape measure.
Get a free drawing
We email your sign drawn to scale on your wall, lit and unlit, with the exact price.
Approve and pay
Nothing is built before you approve. Pay by card through a secure invoice.
Hang it
Letters arrive with a full-size template and hardware; an electrician connects hard-wired signs.
Trade
Sign shops, designers and multi-location brands
Fabrication only, white-label drawings, repeat letter sets for every location. Tell us about your project and we reply with a quote.
Guides
All guides →304 stainless vs aluminum channel letters compared
Most channel letters are aluminum; ours are 304 stainless steel. How the two metals compare on corrosion, finishes, stiffness, weight and seaside sites.
Battery-powered light-up letters: halo letters with remote
How battery halo letters work, what changes their run time, how to recharge the pack, and where a cordless lit sign makes more sense than a plug-in one.
Blade signs and projecting signs: clearance and size
Plan a blade sign: typical sidewalk clearance and projection limits, face size, double-sided faces, brackets, power and the extra permits cities ask for.
Questions
All questions →What are channel letters on a sign?
Channel letters are individual 3D letters whose sides, called returns, are bent to the outline of each letter, usually with LEDs inside to light them. Each letter mounts on the wall on its own or on a raceway, so the building shows between them. Ours are built from 304 stainless steel.
Raceway for Channel LettersWhat are the different types of channel letters?
Front-lit letters have a glowing acrylic face, with a trim cap or a trimless edge. Halo-lit letters have a solid metal face and glow onto the wall behind them, and front-and-back lit letters do both. There are also open-face letters with LED neon, marquee bulb letters and non-lit metal letters in brushed, mirror, gold or painted finishes.
Marquee Light-Up Letters with Bulbs
Front and Back Lit Channel Letters
Trimless Front-Lit Channel LettersWhat is a halo-lit channel letter, and is it different from backlit?
A halo-lit letter has a solid metal face and a translucent acrylic back. The LEDs inside light the back, so a soft glow spreads on the wall around each letter while the face stays metal. Halo-lit, back-lit and reverse channel letters are three names for the same style; the opposite is a front-lit letter, whose face glows.
How much does a channel letter sign cost?
The price depends mostly on how many letters there are and how tall they are, then on the style, the finish, indoor or outdoor power, and options such as a raceway, photocell or timer. Our price estimator shows an estimate from our own recent quotes as you enter your text and letter height. The free drawing then gives the exact price, and nothing is charged before you approve it.
Dusk-to-Dawn Photocell Switch for Outdoor Signs
Digital 7-Day Timer for Lit Signs
Free Sign Drawing and Lit Preview with Exact PriceHow much do channel letters cost per letter or per inch?
We price channel letters as a base fee for each sign plus a price per letter that rises with the letter height, so the cost per inch of height stays fairly steady as letters get taller. Style, finish, indoor or outdoor build and options change the rate. Type your text and height into our price estimator to see an estimate, then ask for a free drawing for the exact price.
How are channel letters made?
Each sign starts from your approved drawing. The flat parts are cut by machine, a strip of 304 stainless steel is bent to follow the outline of each letter, and the seams are welded. LED modules and wiring go inside, the face is fitted, and each letter is lit and checked before it is packed with a full-size paper template.
12V LED Modules for Channel Letters