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A carton whose peaked top folds into an integral handle, cut from the box's own blank with no separate hardware.

It is the format of takeout meals, party favours and gift bundles, anywhere something needs carrying away by hand without a bag. The peaked roof shape gives it the name, and the handle aperture is die-cut through the folded peak.

18pt board handles light contents; anything approaching two pounds needs 24pt and a reinforced handle.

The failure mode is handle tear-out, and it is always discovered when the box is full. A wider handle aperture spreads load better than a narrow one, and the fold forming the peak should double the material at the handle's root. The only meaningful test is lifting a filled box by its handle and walking with it.

Because the base fails at least as often as the handle, and a tucked bottom under load releases at the worst moment.

An auto-lock bottom has pre-glued flaps that fold and lock as the box is erected, spreading weight across the whole base panel. Specifying a strong handle over a weak base simply relocates the failure, so for anything with real contents you need both together.

Only in food-contact certified grades, which are widely available since takeout is the format's largest use.

Grease resistance matters for fried or buttered contents, and the barrier method should be PFAS-free given state restrictions. For hot food, consider ventilation as well. A sealed gable box full of warm food produces the same condensation problem as any closed container.

Yes, with a structural caution: the handle is already a large aperture and the load path runs up the side panels to it.

Windows should sit low on the face, well clear of that path, with a generous frame retained. For bakery contents an open aperture often works better than film, since it avoids the condensation that fogs a sealed window over warm items.

Common formats run around 6 × 3.5 × 7 inches and 8 × 4 × 8 inches, with larger sizes for catering and gift bundles.

The proportion is characteristic, taller than wide, because the peak needs height to form a comfortable handle. Sizing to contents matters as usual, but the handle geometry sets a practical minimum height below which the format stops working.

Not on their own. The handle aperture makes them unsuitable as a shipper.

They are hand-carry and gift formats. For shipping, a gable box goes inside a corrugated outer, which also protects the handle from being crushed or torn in a parcel network. Using one as a shipper reliably produces damaged handles and opened tops.

500 units, with 7–10 business days production.

Stock kraft and white gable boxes are available in smaller quantities, and stamping or stickering them is the common low-commitment route for cafés and small caterers before moving to printed stock.