Rubber stamps are commonly used to denote the identity of a person or business. It is a craft in which some type pigment or dye is applied onto a carved, molded, vulcanized or laser engraved sheet of rubber. To provide solidness, the rubber is often mounted onto acrylic or wooden block. The ink-coated rubber stamp can be pressed onto any medium such as fabric, paper, wood, glass, plastic etc to transfer the image.

Generally commercial rubber stamps are divided into two categories – official or business rubber stamps and decorative rubber stamps. Business rubber stamps are used to represent a logo, official name or an address. Office or business rubber stamps include passport stamps, address stamps and one line cheque stamps. Decorative stamps or art stamps with intricate designs and shapes are used to decorate fabrics, pottery, greeting cards other decorative objects. Whether it is office or decorative purpose, the applications rubber stamps is growing day by day.