# Slimline CD case labelling techniques?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimline-cd-case-labelling-techniques/419717>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 19, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimline-cd-case-labelling-techniques/419717 "2007-09-19T06:00:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![anamnesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimline-cd-case-labelling-techniques/419717/1 "2007-09-19T06:00:08Z")

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I’ve been trying to figure out a good technique for labelling the spines of Slimline (the very thin type which doesn’t have a separate area for the back label/spine insert) and was hoping to come up with a unified technique for cataloging the cases in my collection. Previously, I’ve used a P-Touch labelmaker (a very old one) to print thermal labels which I’d then cut to a 5mm size to fit the spines of these narrow cases. Trouble is, I rarely cut them straight and certain varieties of the P-Touch labelling tape don’t have decent enough adhesive to firmly stick to the plastic. I have also tried an old Dymo “punch style” white-on-black-tape labeller which has much better adhesive, but it just kinda looks old and outdated, and the letters are too large to make some of the labels I need.

There probably aren’t many options outside of just getting a better thermal labeller, but I was wondering whether anyone here might have a special or unique technique for labelling these narrow Slimline disc cases. Maybe a suggestion on a specific type of labelmaker might help. Anybody?

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**Author:** ![BobEmbl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BobEmbl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobEmbl)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slimline-cd-case-labelling-techniques/419717/2 "2026-01-21T20:32:18Z")

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IDK if you still need this information 20 years later, but I have a Brother P-touch from 2003 using 12mm tape and if I use it on the smallest height (but wider width) it is perfect. Applying the label is a little tricky cause you need to be pretty precise, but do it wrong a few times and you’ll figure out how to do it right.