The fridge magnet field guide
A field guide to fridge magnets.
A favorite photo, a souvenir from a trip, or a note you need to keep in sight. Find a magnet that fits the job and the space you have.
Check the sizes, compare the materials, or try an arrangement on your door before you order.
Published specs, practical guides, and tools you can use before buying.
Try it before you order
A few useful tools
- 01
Plan your door
Choose a size and spacing. See how many magnets fit before you order.
Try the layout planner - 02
Get a feel for the size
Compare a round, square, or rectangle with a bank card you have to hand.
Open the size visualizer - 03
Compare the materials
Look up published pull-force figures for sheet, ferrite, and neodymium magnets.
See the strength chart
Around the kitchen
What are you trying to figure out?
Will magnets stick to my stainless fridge?
The door and side panels can behave differently. Here is how to check.
Can a magnet scratch the door?
Check the backing and clean the surface before moving a magnet.
What makes a good photo magnet?
Compare flexible sheet with a pressed shell and see how each is made.
Where can I put my souvenir collection?
Make a display on your fridge, a steel board, or an unused side panel.
Start here
How Fridge Magnets Work, and Which to Buy
A long read on how fridge magnets work, what each material holds in grams, which sizes fit a door, and which build suits each job.
Photo fridge magnets: comparing seller specifications
Compare photo fridge magnet construction, dimensions, packs, and missing measurements. No product ratings or untested winner claims.
Fridge magnet questions
Eight questions people actually ask about fridge magnets, each answered in its first paragraph and then backed with the figures behind the answer.
About the figures
Know what you are comparing.
Product comparisons here use published specifications. A pull-force rating on bare steel is different from the weight a magnet can hold without sliding down a painted door.
We label missing information and keep our estimates separate from published figures. No products have been measured here yet.
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How Fridge Magnets Work, and Which to Buy
A long read on how fridge magnets work, what each material holds in grams, which sizes fit a door, and which build suits each job.
Types of fridge magnet
The ten kinds of fridge magnet, what each is made of, how much each holds on a real door, and how to tell them apart by hand.
The physics of fridge magnets
Why pull force is the only strength number worth comparing, how much of it the door takes back, and what each family of magnet actually holds.
Buying fridge magnets
Size, build, quantity, price per magnet. What to check on a listing before you order, and what each guess costs once the box arrives.
Fridge magnet comparisons
Compare published magnet specifications, construction, sizes, and ordering details. See what is listed and what is still missing.
Fridge magnet ideas that use the whole door
What a fridge door can hold, how much pull each job needs, and how many magnets it takes to cover the 40 to 60 cm of usable width.
Fridge magnet questions
Eight questions people actually ask about fridge magnets, each answered in its first paragraph and then backed with the figures behind the answer.
Fridge magnet tools
Plan a fridge layout, compare magnet sizes, and filter published strength figures with free tools.