Custom Name Tag Text for Paracord Rope Keychain

Why I Like It

Here’s the thing about paracord — it’s everywhere in EDC and outdoor kit, and it’s almost always anonymous. Your 550 cord looks exactly like everyone else’s 550 cord. In a group kit, at a campsite, on a shared vehicle, that matters. A small labeled tag on a paracord keychain or lanyard end takes about 20 minutes to print and solves that permanently.

What I like about this specific design is the integration with a rope keychain. It’s not just a flat tag — it’s built to weave onto paracord in a way that holds without glue or hardware. The text customization is done in your slicer; any slicer with emboss/deboss support works. Keep the text short and legible — your name, a callsign, a number, or a short phrase. Anything over about 8 characters starts to get tight depending on your scale.

PETG prints this cleanly and handles the UV exposure and weather that paracord typically sees. If the tag will live on outdoor gear year-round, go ASA. Print two: one for your keys, one spare. These also make genuinely good gifts for the outdoors people in your life — personalized, functional, and costs pennies to print. Small thing, but it’s the small things that make a kit feel like yours.

What Filament Should You Use?

Here’s a quick breakdown of the three most common filaments for EDC gear so you can pick the right one for your setup:

TL;DR: Use PETG for most EDC prints — easy to work with and tough enough. Use ASA if the piece will live outdoors or in direct sunlight. Use ABS if you need maximum rigidity and heat resistance and have an enclosure on your printer.