Create Your Own Custom Engraved Coffee Mug

For the person whose day doesn't really start until the coffee does — the one who has a favorite mug and notices immediately when it's in the dish rack — this is the gift that lands every time. The Create Your Own Custom Engraved Coffee Mug is a 16 oz red bistro ceramic mug, laser engraved in our Merrillville, Indiana workshop with any name, phrase, or message you choose. The engraving etches directly into the ceramic surface, revealing a white tone against the red — permanent, won't fade, won't wash off.

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Custom Engraved Coffee Mug Details

What You're Getting

16 oz red bistro ceramic mug — Overall Size 5¼″ (L) × 4⅜″ (H) with handle
Ceramic — laser engraved into the surface, revealing white against red; permanent, not painted or printed
Smooth gloss red finish
Microwave safe; hand-wash recommended

Personalize It

Start by choosing a font — eleven options ranging from clean block styles like Bebas Neue and Roboto to formal scripts like Pinyon Script and Loveline Script, with a few in between for every taste.

Then enter your text across up to three lines, up to 15 characters per line. A single name, a meaningful date, a short quote, a title ("Best Teacher"), an inside phrase — whatever you'd write if you had a reason to. We engrave it exactly as you enter it, so double-check spelling and capitalization before you check out.

Great For

The Dedicated Coffee Person

They have a mug they always reach for first — this becomes that mug, with their name or a phrase that's unmistakably theirs.

Teachers & Nurses

A personalized mug is a practical thank-you that actually gets used every day — far more so than anything that sits on a shelf.

Mother's Day & Father's Day

Engrave a parent's name alongside something one of their kids would say, and you've got a gift they'll think about every morning.

Birthdays, Any Age

A name and a year, a milestone phrase, or a running joke — ceramic takes the engraving cleanly and the result looks intentional, not off-the-shelf.

Just Because

Sometimes a mug with your own name on it, in the font you'd actually pick, is reason enough — order one for yourself.

How It Works

Personalize It

Choose your font from eleven styles, then enter up to three lines of text — up to 15 characters each — with whatever name, message, or phrase you want engraved.

We Engrave It

Your order goes straight to our Merrillville, Indiana workshop, where we laser engrave your text into the ceramic surface — etched in permanently, not applied on top.

Ships to You

Most orders ship within 1–2 business days, carefully packaged to arrive safely and ready to give.

Browse our full collection of personalized drinkware for more engraved tumblers, glasses, and gifts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Create Your Own Custom Engraved Coffee Mug

We recommend handwashing to preserve the engraving and the finish. The laser engraving is permanent — it won't fade or wash off — but repeated dishwasher cycles can wear on ceramic glaze over time, so handwash is the way to go.

The mug is red — a smooth gloss red bistro ceramic. The laser engraving reveals white against the red surface, creating a clean, permanent contrast.

Most orders ship within 1–2 business days from our Indiana workshop. You'll receive tracking as soon as it leaves.

We engrave exactly what you enter, so review your text carefully before placing your order. If you catch an error right after ordering, contact us as quickly as possible — we'll do our best to correct it before engraving begins. Once the mug is engraved, we can't undo the text, but if something goes wrong on our end, we'll make it right under our 60-day guarantee.

No — it ships in protective packaging designed to keep it safe in transit, not a gift box. If you're giving it as a gift, you may want to have a box on hand.

Anything you can fit in up to three lines of 15 characters each — a name, a title, a date, a short phrase, or a combination. We engrave text only on this mug; it's not set up for logos or images.

Yes — add one to your cart for each name or message you want, customizing each separately before adding. It's a straightforward way to put together a set of personalized mugs for a team, a classroom, or a group of people you're shopping for at once.

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