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1/4" Black Matte Acrylic Sheet

Color 2025M · 1/4" thick · also known as Frosted Black

Black Matte acrylic — Top view
OpaqueMatte / frosted

1/4" Black Matte opaque acrylic with a matte (frosted) one-side finish, cut to your exact size from 11″ to 48″ per side. Choose a standard size or enter custom dimensions, add flame- or diamond-polished edges, and see the price instantly.

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$5 for the first cut, $3 each additional, totaled across your line.

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1/4" black matte in practice

Opaque stock blocks light entirely, so at 1/4" the decision is structural and visual rather than optical — you are choosing how solid the piece needs to feel and look.

This is the first gauge that stands up on its own: rigid enough for free-standing pieces, risers and structural parts rather than only framed panels.

In a laser: pigment absorbs the beam, so this cuts on a CO2 machine and on a diode, though a diode will need several passes at this thickness.

The matte face hides fingerprints and cuts glare, and it will not polish back to gloss if scratched — keep the masking on until the piece is installed.

1/4" black matte (colour 2025M) runs $11.59 per square foot at this gauge and weighs about 1.56 lb per square foot, so a 24″ × 48″ piece comes to roughly 12.5 lb — worth knowing before you size a panel someone has to lift or ship.

Why 1/4" black matte acrylic?

The all-purpose workhorse and our most popular thickness. At 1/4″, acrylic is rigid enough to stand on its own in most sizes, which is why it's the default for tabletops, shelving, risers, desk shields, and protective barriers. If you're unsure which thickness to choose, this is usually the right starting point.

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About Black Matte acrylic

Black Matte is solid black acrylic with a low-sheen, non-reflective face. Where gloss black mirrors the room, matte black stays dead-flat and dramatic, so it reads as a premium backdrop for product photography, display risers, sign faces, and award bases. Dust and fingerprints show far less than on gloss black.

Made to order. Not every color and thickness is stocked at all times — if yours is temporarily out, we make or source it and ship as soon as it's back in stock. On a deadline? Email us before you order and we'll confirm your expected ship date.