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Copier ID mode · or your phone

How to copy an ID card front and back on one page

With a printer's ID copy mode: card face down on the glass, start the copy, turn the card over when asked, and both sides print on one side of a sheet.1 No such mode? Photograph both sides and print the page the tool makes, at 100%.

Steps by brandNo ID copy mode

A copier's glass seen from above: the card goes face down near the corner guide, then is turned over when the printer asksSPECIMEN1 · Front, face downSPECIMEN2 · Turn it over when asked
A copier's ID mode copies the front, then the back, onto one sheet.
HP
ID Copy
Canon
ID card copy
Epson
ID Card Copy
Brother
2 in 1 (ID) Copy

The tool · free · on this device

No ID copy mode? Use your phone.

Same result: both sides on one sheet, at their real size.

Paper
US Letter
Saves as
id-card-front-back.pdf

No account · No watermark · Letter or A4 · PDF or JPG

Document ID card, driver's license or national ID · 85.60 × 53.98 mm (ID-1) Change

Steps by brand

Pick your printer.

From each maker's support pages; your screen may word it differently.

Printer maker

ID Copy · LaserJet Pro MFP

  1. Card on the rear left corner of the glass; close the lid.
  2. Touch Copy, then ID Copy, then Start Copy.
  3. When asked, turn the card over onto another part of the glass.
  4. Touch Done: both sides print "onto one side of a sheet of paper".1

The settings available depend on the printer.2

ID card copy · PIXMA TS8300 and G3070

  1. On the TS8300: Copy, then ID card copy.
  2. Front face down on the platen (the glass), then Black or Color.
  3. Place the back face down and select Scan.3

On the G3070, choose ID copy in the print settings and leave at least 2 mm (0.08 in) from the platen's edges.4

ID Card Copy · EcoTank L5290 and WorkForce

  1. Select Copy, then set ID Card Copy to On.
  2. Place the card face down, 5 mm from the corner mark of the glass.
  3. The back the same way, then start: both sides go "onto one side of A4 size paper".5

The WorkForce WF-3520 and WF-3540 say on screen when to turn the card over.6

2 in 1 (ID) Copy · Laser and inkjet

  1. Place the card face down near the upper left corner, at least 4.0 mm (0.16 in) from the top and left edges.
  2. Press 2 in 1 (ID) Copy, then Start.
  3. Turn the card over and press Start (or Continue).7

Inkjets such as the MFC-J5620DW: Options, Page Layout, 2in1 (ID). It keeps "the card's original size" on Letter or A4, without Enlarge/Reduce or 2-sided copying.8

Print at 100%

Actual size, not Fit.

In Adobe Acrobat, "Actual size: Prints without scaling", while Fit resizes each page to the printable area.9

  1. Open the PDF

    In a PDF viewer or browser.

  2. Choose Actual size

    Or Scale 100%. The PDF already asks for no scaling.

  3. Measure

    The card should read 85.60 mm.10 ID card size.

Copy only what you may

The makers, and the law.

Brother: "You may copy an identification card only to the extent permitted under applicable laws."7

US military ID cards are a special case. Federal law makes copying them a crime unless regulations allow it.11 The Defense Department's rules give examples of authorized copies, such as for medical care, check cashing, voting and tax matters.12

Sources

  1. HP Support HP LaserJet Pro MFP: Copy an identification card. Read 7 October 2026.
  2. HP Support HP printers: Make copies (copy settings). Read 7 October 2026.
  3. Canon PIXMA TS8300 series online manual: ID card copy. Read 7 October 2026.
  4. Canon PIXMA G3070 series online manual: ID card copy. Read 7 October 2026.
  5. Epson L5290 series user's guide: Copying ID card. Read 7 October 2026.
  6. Epson WorkForce WF-3520/WF-3540 user's guide: Copying an ID card. Read 7 October 2026.
  7. Brother Online User's Guide (HL-L2390DW, MFC-L2710DW, MFC-L2750DW and others): Copy an ID card. Read 7 October 2026.
  8. Brother Copy both sides of an ID card onto one page (MFC-J5620DW and related models). Read 7 October 2026.
  9. Adobe Help Center Acrobat: Set page size and scaling for printing. Read 7 October 2026.
  10. ICAO Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Part 5: Specifications for TD1 Size MROTDs (8th edition, 2021). Read 7 October 2026.
  11. U.S. Government Publishing Office 18 U.S.C. § 701, Official badges, identification cards, other insignia (U.S. Code, 2023 edition). Read 7 October 2026.
  12. eCFR 32 CFR Part 161, Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, § 161.6(b)(1). Read 7 October 2026.

Official pages only: the standards, the agencies and the printer makers themselves. Where a page didn't say something, neither do we.