Custom Graduation Tassels, Made in Your School Colors
Turn a plain tassel into a keepsake. We make custom graduation tassels in your exact school colors — single-color, two-tone or tri-color — finished with a year signet and optional custom charms for high schools, colleges, teams and whole graduating classes.
Your colors, your year
Everything you need to know about custom graduation tassels
Custom graduation tassels are the traditional tassels worn on a graduation cap, made to order in your school’s exact colors and finished with details that a generic tassel can’t match. They hang from the mortarboard during the ceremony, get moved from one side to the other at the moment of graduation, and then become a keepsake that many graduates keep for decades. Because they are customized, every element — the color combination, the year signet, and any charms — can be tailored to a specific school, class, team, or individual graduate.
Since a tassel is made to order, the right specification depends on who is graduating and how the tassel will be used. This guide walks through the tassel styles available, what different graduation tassel colors tend to signal, the year signets and custom charms you can add, how the ordering process runs from artwork to delivery, and how bulk pricing works for a full graduating class. If you already know what you need, you can request a custom quote at any point.
A custom tassel is regalia and a keepsake in one
Stock tassels come in a handful of generic colors and rarely match a school’s real palette. A custom graduation tassel is made in your exact school colors, carries the graduating year, and can hold a charm that means something — a mascot, a set of initials, or a tribute. It looks sharp in the ceremony photos and lasts long after as a memento.
School pride
Made in your true school colors as single-color, two-tone, or tri-color so the whole class matches in every photo.
Keepsake quality
Full, evenly cut strands and a metal year signet that holds up as a memento long after the ceremony ends.
Made to spec
Pick the color combination, the year on the signet, and any custom charm — we handle single graduates or full class bulk runs.
From your school colors to graduation day in four steps
Share your details
Tell us your school colors, the graduating year, quantity, and any charm or logo you want on the tassel.
We design & proof
We match your color combination, lay out the signet and charm, and send a proof for your review.
You approve
Confirm the proof and final quantity. Nothing goes into production until you sign off.
We make & ship
Your tassels are assembled, quality-checked, and shipped in time for the ceremony.
Graduation tassel styles: which one do you need?
Tassels differ mainly in how many colors are woven into the strands and what hangs from the top. Single-color tassels are clean and classic; two-tone and tri-color tassels combine school colors; and any style can carry a year signet or a custom charm. Here’s how the common styles compare.
| Style | Best for | Colors | Signet & charm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-color Classic | Schools with one primary color, formal look | 1 color | Year signet, optional charm |
| Two-tone Popular | Most high schools & colleges with two school colors | 2 colors | Year signet, optional charm |
| Tri-color | Schools or programs with three colors | 3 colors | Year signet, optional charm |
| Charm tassel | Teams, clubs, honors, keepsakes | 1–3 colors | Custom charm plus year signet |
| Memorial tassel | Tributes and in-memory keepsakes | Any combination | Photo or memorial charm |
Every style ships with a metal year signet by default; charms are an optional add-on you choose when you request a quote.
Built to look right in photos and last as a keepsake
Our custom tassels are made with full, evenly cut strands that hang cleanly from the cap and photograph well from every angle. The colors are matched to your school’s palette so a two-tone or tri-color tassel reads as your real colors, not a generic approximation, in bright ceremony lighting and in photos.
Each tassel is finished with a metal year signet at the crown, and any custom charm is attached securely so it stays put through the ceremony and beyond. Because so many graduates keep their tassel for years, we build them to hold their shape and color as a lasting memento rather than a one-day accessory.
- Full, even strands — clean drape and consistent look
- True color matching — single, two-tone or tri-color to your palette
- Metal year signet — the graduating year at the crown
- Secure charm attachment — charms stay put through the ceremony
- Keepsake build — holds shape and color long after the day
- Class consistency — bulk runs matched unit to unit
Make the tassel unmistakably yours
School color matching
We match your exact school colors so the tassel looks like your real palette, not a generic stock shade.
Two-tone & tri-color
Combine two or three school colors in the strands for the look most high schools and colleges want.
Year signet
A metal signet at the crown carries the graduating year — included on every tassel we make.
Custom charms
Add a mascot, logo, initials, or honors charm to mark a team, club, or achievement.
Memorial & photo charms
A photo or memorial charm turns a tassel into a tribute or a lasting family keepsake.
Bulk class sets
Order matched tassels for an entire graduating class, with pricing that improves as volume grows.
Graduation tassel colors and what they signal
Most schools choose tassel colors to match their own palette, but colors also carry meaning. At many colleges, tassel or regalia colors follow the field of study, while schools often combine their two primary colors. Some common associations:
Not sure what your school uses? Tell us your colors and we’ll match them — and combine two or three into a single tassel.
How to choose the right custom graduation tassel
The best tassel comes down to who is graduating and what you want it to say. Use this quick guide to match the occasion to the right style, colors, and charm.
| Who it’s for | Recommended style | Colors | Signet & charm |
|---|---|---|---|
| High school class | Two-tone | Both school colors | Year signet |
| College / university | Single or two-tone | School or field colors | Year signet + charm |
| Middle school, pre-K & kindergarten | Single-color | One bright color | Year signet |
| Team, club or honor society | Charm tassel | School colors | Custom charm |
| Tribute or memorial | Memorial tassel | Any combination | Photo / memorial charm |
| Full graduating class | Matched bulk set | School colors | Year signet |
Not sure which fits? Tell us who’s graduating and we’ll recommend a style with your quote.
One tassel, many milestones
How custom tassel pricing works
Custom graduation tassels are priced per unit, and the per-tassel price drops as your quantity climbs. Your final quote depends on four things: the number of colors, the year signet, any custom charms, and your total quantity. Larger class orders and simpler styles bring the unit cost down the most.
Custom graduation tassel questions, answered
What is a graduation tassel?
What side does the graduation tassel go on?
Which side does the graduation tassel start on for high school vs. college?
What do graduation tassel colors mean?
Can I get a tassel in my exact school colors?
What is the year signet on a tassel?
Can I add a custom charm to the tassel?
Do you make memorial or tribute tassels?
What is the minimum order for custom tassels?
Can you make tassels for an entire graduating class?
What’s the typical turnaround time?
How do I get a quote?
Ready to design your custom graduation tassels?
Tell us your school colors, quantity, and the year — we’ll send back exact pricing, a proof, and a production timeline in time for the ceremony. Bulk class orders welcome.