J-card

A J-card for a blank compact cassette

A J-card is the paper card inserted in the plastic storage case of most audio cassette releases, as well as being latterly wrapped around the outside of many Blu-ray and DVD steelbooks and similar special editions. The J-card usually contains an image of the album cover, a track listing, credits, and copyright information, with some releases having foldout cards with multiple panels to contain lyrics, liner notes, or additional artwork. Most J-cards contain the title of the content on the edge for quick reference while in storage.

The J-card gets its name from being folded into the shape of the letter J (when viewed from the side) to fit inside the cassette's case.

Today, custom made CD-R covers are often called J-cards. Similarly styled covers were used in CD covers in the 1990s for single cases and are still used today.

Dimensions

Cassette tape J-cards are 4 inches (101.6 mm) in height. The tracklisting flap is 1 1/16 inches (26.9875 mm). The title flap is 1/2 inches (12.7 mm). The front flap with album art is 2 9/16 inches (65.0875 mm). The other flaps are 1/16 inches (1.5875 mm) less than the one before. These J-cards can have 8 possible flaps.

See also

• Obi (publishing)
• Optical disc packaging

External links

• The Legendary Web J-Card Polygizmo