Eye black stickers are the decals athletes and fans wear under the eyes on game day, available as plain strips, printed designs, or custom-printed with a team's own artwork. They are cheap, effective in daylight, and they stop working entirely at a night game — because printed decals reflect light rather than producing it. Custom LED face stickers are the lit alternative, produced in your own shape and colours at 1,000 units with about a two-month lead time.
The eye black landscape
| Type | Best for | Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Eye black grease | Actual glare reduction for players | Smears; not a spirit item |
| Plain eye black strips | Cheap, fast, whole roster | No branding, invisible at night |
| Printed / custom eye black | Team logos, numbers, causes | Reflects light only — dies after dark |
| LED face stickers | Night games, student sections, broadcast | 1,000 unit minimum, 2 month lead |
The night game problem
Most of the games that matter most — rivalry nights, primetime broadcasts, homecoming — are played after dark. That is precisely when printed eye black, painted faces and paper signs stop reading in the stands and on camera.
It is the same principle behind blackout student section themes: at a night game, the only things that read are the things producing their own light.
To be clear: we don't make eye black
We do not sell eye black grease or printed eye black strips. If that is what you need, buy it from a sporting goods supplier — it is cheap, it works in daylight, and it is the right product for that job.
What we make is the lit alternative: custom LED face stickers, produced in your own shape and colours for programmes that need something to read at a night game, on broadcast, or as a student-section giveaway. Different product, different price, different job.
Custom runs for athletics programmes
For a roster, a spirit squad or a student section giveaway, custom LED face stickers can be produced in your own shape and colours.
Minimum order: 1,000 units · Lead time: about 2 months · Custom shapes available in your colours and design.
Send your artwork, quantity and event date and we’ll quote it. Request a custom quote →
Our stock LED face stickers — the product the custom runs are based on.
Shop LED Face Stickers [1 Set] →Example of custom-shape LED work made to order.
Shop Custom LED Pasties (Shapes ONLY) →Also relevant: how custom and bulk ordering works · LED pom poms for the squad.