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The first Christmas card sold in shops was made in London in 1843. Sir Henry Cole ordered it, and the artist John Callcott Horsley drew the picture. Two print runs came out that year, 2,050 cards in all, and each one cost a shilling.
The greeting on most cards has barely changed since: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year". The Big letters layout here writes MERRY XMAS, and the Frame layout puts the full greeting around the name.
Build your own tree
A text tree grows by one character on each side per row, with the trunk in the middle of the last row. The tree builder on the card maker page lets you pick the number of rows and the ornaments, then copy the tree.
Print it inside a paper card
A text card also works on paper. Pick the Light background and press "Save as image". Black letters on white print sharp on a normal home printer.
Fold a sheet of paper in half and print the card on the inside page. Or glue the printed picture inside a card you bought in a shop.
Timing depends on where your friends live. In Germany, Poland, Hungary and the Nordic countries, families open presents on Christmas Eve, December 24. In the United States and the United Kingdom, Christmas morning is the big moment.
Yes. Leave the "To" box empty and the card says Merry Christmas without a name. Copy it once and paste it into each chat or a group chat.
Can I add a snowflake or a star emoji?
Click "Edit by hand" and type it into the card. Emoji are often drawn about two characters wide, but not in every app, so the lines next to them may shift a little.
Why is it called Xmas?
The X stands for the Greek letter chi, the first letter of Christ in Greek. Xmas is short and fits big text letters well, so the Big letters layout uses it.