In simple terms, a label is anything that contains information about the item being labeled for easy identification. It can be an informative, descriptive, or pictorial label like a tag, mark, or brand that is attached to a product or any item. It provides detailed and relevant information about the product so that it can be easily recognized or distinguished by customers.

Big companies and manufacturers have pre-made labels which are attached automatically to their products. But for e-commerce, offices and small businesses, they start making their own custom labels on Microsoft Word. Labels include barcodes, nutrition facts labels, mailing labels and others.

There are four major types of labels that companies and small businesses are using for their products and operations: brand labels, informative labels, descriptive labels, and grade labels.