# Tips for customizing your parka

> When designing a custom parka for a team or an individual athlete here are some important things to consider    The Front of the Parka   Commonly swimmers em

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Last updated: 2025-11-20T23:17:43.360Z

When designing a custom parka for a team, here are some important things to consider:

**The Front of the Parka:**  
Commonly swimmers embroider their names on the right or left chest of the parka. Small logos may be added too!

 **Lettering Options:**  On average the names are about 1 inch tall. You may choose from cursive or block lettering.  We generally limit characters to 12, but if you have a special need for more letters please contact us directly.  
  

**The Back of the Parka:  
**We use a process called tackle twill to customize the back of our parkas.  [Click here](https://www.swimoutlet.com/pages/customization-guide) to learn more about tackle twill and the tackle twill options.  

**Lettering Options:** Space is limited on the back of your parka.  Most teams use their team abbreviation for the back of a parka.  Tackle twill size can be adjusted to best suit the look of the parka.  
  
**Letter constraints by size of tackle twill:**  
For the back of a parka here are the character limits by size of Tackle Twill Selected:  
2 inches- up to 11 letters  
4 inches- up to 6 letters  
5 &6 inches- up to 4 letters