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Non-lit 3D letters

Dimensional Letters and 3D Signs in Los Angeles

Dimensional letters are solid 3D letters and logo shapes cut from acrylic, PVC or aluminum, with no lighting inside. They go on a storefront, a lobby wall or the face of a monument, and they need no power at the wall. Our Sun Valley shop cuts them once you've seen how they look on a photo of your own wall.

8511 Lankershim Blvd, Sun Valley · Open daily 7 AM–10 PM

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Send a photo. We place the letters on it at a proposed height. The first mockup and one round of changes are free for business-sign requests, per location. Extra rounds are billed.

Text a storefront photoWhat it usually costs Letters for a lobby wall

Illustration: black dimensional letters spelling BAKERY on a white painted brick storefront
Illustration: Non-lit letters on painted brick. Yours are drawn on a photo of your own building.

What are dimensional letters?

Dimensional letters, also called 3D sign letters or 3 dimensional letters, are single letters and logo shapes cut from solid sheet material. Each one has real thickness, so it stands proud of the wall and throws a small shadow. Nothing is inside them: no LEDs, no wiring, no power supply.

That makes this kind of 3D signage the plain way to put a name on a wall, with nothing to service later. Most 3D sign letters in Los Angeles go on stucco storefronts, office lobbies and building fronts. If people need to read your name after dark, compare channel letter signs or halo lit channel letters before you decide.

Mockup first

From a phone photo to letters on your wall

Nothing is cut until you've seen the letters on a photo of your own building. Here's who handles each step.

  1. Send a photo

    Stand across from the wall and take one straight-on photo. Add the address, and your logo file if you have one.

    Who You

  2. See the mockup

    We draw the letters onto your photo at a proposed height, in the material and color you're leaning toward, so there's something real to show your landlord.

    Who Our shop

  3. Pick the details

    You choose material, thickness, finish and mounting. If you rent, the dimensioned drawing we prepare goes to your landlord for approval.

    Who You and your landlord

  4. Cut

    Our CNC router or laser in Sun Valley cuts each letter from your approved artwork. If you chose a printed face or vinyl accents, those are done here too.

    Who Our shop

  5. Mount on the wall

    A licensed sign-contractor partner files any permit and installs the letters. Your quote lists the installer's CSLB license number.

    Who Licensed partner

Start With a Photo

The first mockup and one round of changes are free for business-sign requests, per location. Extra rounds are billed. No payment details.

How the mockup and drawings work
Illustration: painted green dimensional letters spelling FLORA on a cream stucco storefront
IllustrationPainted letters on a stucco fascia.

Outdoor letters

Dimensional letters on an LA storefront

Most storefronts here are stucco, and stucco takes letters well. Each letter goes up on threaded studs set into the wall, with spacers that keep it a little off the surface. Water runs down behind it, and the gap adds a shadow line that helps the name read from across the street.

Sun is the harder test. Aluminum handles a south- or west-facing wall without fuss. With PVC, a lighter color is the safer choice in full sun. Foam letters belong indoors or under cover. After sunset, unlit letters go dark, so plan a wall light or choose lit letters if you stay open late.

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How 3D sign letters are made

Four steps decide how dimensional letters look up close and how they hold up on the wall.

  • Cut file

    Your logo and lettering become a vector cut file. Very thin strokes and tiny serifs are flagged on the mockup, before anything is cut.

  • Cutting

    Each letter is cut from sheet stock on a CNC router or a laser. Thicker sheet gives a deeper letter and a stronger shadow.

  • Face and edges

    Paint in your brand color, a full-color UV-printed face, a brushed, gold or mirror metal-look laminate, or the material's own finish.

  • Mounting

    Threaded studs and spacers hold letters a little off the wall, usually set from a full-size paper pattern. On smooth walls, letters can go flush with tape and silicone.

Acrylic, PVC or aluminum letters?

All three cut cleanly and take paint. They differ in look, weight and how they handle a hot outside wall.
CompareAcrylicPVCAluminum
LookGlossy, crisp edges. Clear, colored, mirror or painted.Matte, even paint. Reads as a solid block of color.Real metal, brushed or painted any color.
WeightMediumLight, even when thickThe heaviest of the three
On a sunny outside wallWorks outside. Pick a color or paint made for full sun.Fine in light and mid colors. Dark paint on a hot wall can warp thin PVC.Handles heat and sun well and doesn't rust.
Material cost, comparedIn the middleUsually the lowestUsually the highest
A natural fit forLobbies, offices and salonsThick storefront letters on a budgetBuilding names, monument faces and street numbers

General guidance, not a rule. We confirm the material for your wall, your city's rules and your landlord's criteria.

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Materials and finishes

Pick a material and a face. Quote This Style carries your pick into the form, and the mockup shows it on your wall. Want to compare a second look? Your included round of changes can show it.
Quote This Style

We'll prefill your pick. You can change it on the form.

Not sure? Send a photo and we'll suggest one
Two cut letter A samples with white sides lying on a scratched cutting table: the left face is gold mirror, the right is brushed aluminum
Our shopLetter samples in our shop: gold mirror and brushed aluminum faces.

Made in Sun Valley

Letters cut on Lankershim

Dimensional letters are cut on the CNC router and laser at Angels Print, 8511 Lankershim Blvd, Sun Valley. UV-printed faces and cut vinyl come from the same building.

Stop by to hold letter samples and compare face finishes before you choose. The shop is open daily, 7 AM to 10 PM.

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LA permit note

Non-lit letters still need a permit in the City of LA

No lighting means no electrical side, but in the City of Los Angeles a new sign on an outside wall still needs a sign permit. Altering or removing one needs a permit too. Our licensed sign-contractor partner files the permit, and we prepare the drawings. Your quote lists the installer's CSLB license number.

What the LADBS Sign Manual (P/BC 2023-078) says about letters on a wall:

  • Height and depth. Letters can't rise above the top of the wall or stand out more than 24 in from it.
  • Area. Instead of a sign count for the whole lot, a tenant's wall signs can add up to 3 sq ft for each foot of that tenant's outside frontage.
  • Material. A wall sign over 40 sq ft has to be metal or another approved noncombustible material, but wood and approved plastic are allowed for the letters.
  • Engineering. A wall sign under 100 sq ft needs no plans stamped by a licensed engineer or architect, unless the building is unreinforced masonry.
  • The 20% bonus. The manual gives channel letter signs 20% more area when the background color doesn't change. It doesn't mention non-lit letters, so don't count on it.

Information, not an approval. Other cities set their own rules: see the Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena guides. For the City of LA, read our Los Angeles sign permit guide or the LADBS Sign Manual.

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In the City of LA, new, changed, removed and lit signs usually need a permit. A face change alone usually doesn't.

What dimensional letters usually cost

Dimensional letters are priced as a set, so two signs that look alike online can be far apart in price. HomeAdvisor's national cost guide has no line for non-lit letters. It does say lit signs cost more than signs without lighting, channel letters cost more than most non-electric signs, and plastic and aluminum signs cost less than steel (HomeAdvisor, updated June 2026). That's a national reference, not our price.

Rather than guess at a range, send a photo of your wall. The quote is itemized for your letters, your wall and your city.

Get My Itemized Quote

Send a photo for a real number. The HomeAdvisor guide is a national reference, not our price.

What a complete quote includes

What we need for a quote

Send what you have. If something's missing, we'll ask.
Get My Free Mockup & Quote

Free: 1 mockup + 1 round of changes per location for business-sign requests. Extra rounds are billed. No payment details. No obligation to order.

  • A straight-on photo of the wall where the letters will go
  • The address, so we know which city reviews the sign
  • Letter height or the logo's overall width, even a rough guess
  • Your logo file (AI, EPS, PDF or SVG if you have one)
  • The wall material: stucco, brick, drywall, tile, wood or glass
  • Indoor or outdoor, and which way the wall faces
  • Your landlord's sign criteria, if you rent

Only have a JPG, or a photo of your old sign? Send it. The logo gets rebuilt as clean vector artwork before anything is cut.

Send photos any time

Text them to (818) 806-9006

Email hello@angelssigns.com with your business name in the subject.

Dimensional letters or something else?

Two lit options to compare if you're open after dark, and the page for letters inside a lobby.

Sign-type photos are illustrations, not our projects.

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Dimensional letter questions

Still deciding? Call (818) 806-9006 or text a photo and ask.

What are dimensional letters?
Solid 3D letters and logo shapes cut from acrylic, PVC, aluminum or foam, with no lighting inside. They mount on studs or flush to the wall, inside or outside, and need no power.
Can letters go on a fence, a freestanding wall or a window?
Not under the City of LA's wall-sign rules, which keep wall signs off fences and freestanding walls (LADBS Sign Manual). For a name out by the street, letters can be set on a monument sign: a low sign on grade, 8 ft tall at most. Letters stuck to glass, or hung inside within 6 ft of a window where they show outside, are treated as a window sign, and window signs share a cap of 10% of the window's area. This is information for the City of LA, not an approval.
Can lights be added to dimensional letters later?
Not inside the same letters. Lit letters are built hollow, with LEDs inside or behind them. If you may want light later, look at halo-lit letters now, or plan a wall light aimed at the letters.
Will the letters damage my wall?
Stud-mounted letters leave small holes that can be patched when the sign comes down. Flush-mounted letters held with tape and silicone can pull paint or finish when removed. We suggest the method for your wall and your lease. A licensed sign-contractor partner installs them, and your quote lists the installer's CSLB license number.
Do non-lit letters need a permit in Los Angeles?
Yes, on an outside wall in the City of LA. The Sign Manual requires a permit for a new sign, an altered sign and a removed one, lit or not; a non-lit sign simply has no electrical part. Our licensed sign-contractor partner files it, and we prepare the drawings. Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena have their own rules. This is information, not an approval.
Can you cut my logo, not just letters?
Yes. Logo shapes and symbols are cut from vector artwork the same way as letters. Very fine parts, such as hairline strokes or small text inside a logo, can be too fragile to cut on their own. Those can be UV-printed onto a cut shape or a backer panel instead, and the mockup shows which way your logo goes.

See your 3D letters on your wall

Start with one straight-on photo of the wall. We send back your letters drawn on it at a proposed height, priced as a set.
Get My Free Mockup & Quote Call (818) 806-9006 Text a storefront photo

Free: 1 mockup + 1 round of changes per location for business-sign requests. Extra rounds are billed. Or bring your logo to the shop, open daily 7 AM–10 PM.

What to send

  1. A straight-on photo of the wall.
  2. The address, so we know which city reviews the sign.
  3. Your logo, or the words you want cut.

For a lobby, photograph the wall behind the reception desk the same way.

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