Legibility comes first
Labels are read quickly and often from a distance, so a bold sans such as Poppins Bold beats anything decorative. Keep to one or two short lines — a name or class over an area — and give the text room to breathe.
A consistent set
A set looks intentional when every label shares the same font, backing shape and colour. Pick a school colour for the backing and white for the lettering, and keep the sizes uniform across the batch.
- Two short lines at most — long names shrink and get harder to read.
- Add mounting holes for pegs and doors; leave them off for stick-on tray labels.
- Making a whole class? Bulk generate turns a list of names into a matching set (Pro).
Keep names short and the strokes bold; the printability check will warn you if lettering is too fine to survive classroom use.
Durability for daily use
PLA is fine indoors, but PETG copes far better with knocks, drops and wiping down — a sensible choice for trays and pegs that get handled all day. Rounded corners and a slightly thicker backing help too.