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Can you print a gift receipt in Shopify?

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At a glance
Short answer
Yes, in Shopify POS with a receipt printer. Online orders get no native option in the help pages we read: use a template or an app.
Where to tap
In POS, tap Gift receipt on the Payment successful screen, or Print gift receipt on a completed sale in Orders.
One item
Ring the item up as its own order — gift receipts cover full orders only.
Returns
Gift receipts on the new visual-editor template carry an order barcode that staff scan in POS to start a return.
Online orders
Order Printer's default templates are Invoice, Packing slip and Pick list — none is a gift receipt.

How do you print a gift receipt in Shopify POS?

Tap Gift receipt on the Payment successful screen, or, for a completed sale, open Orders, tap the order and tap Print gift receipt. For a completed sale, the option appears only if you have a receipt printer — see the hardware the POS app supports.

On the new receipt template, which prints from Shopify POS app version 11.10 or later, you can print several copies at once (August 11, 2026 update); a shop on a customized Liquid template has until January 1, 2027 to switch.

Gift receipts cover full orders only; for one item, ring it up as a separate order. The third-party app QuickGift claims per-item and emailed gift receipts.

What does a Shopify POS gift receipt show?

On the new receipt template, line items, prices, quantities and totals are omitted, so the recipient can return or exchange items without seeing what was paid. The header and footer content from the receipt visual editor still prints, along with a barcode linking to the original order, which staff can scan in POS to start a return.

To check the layout, open the receipt visual editor at this path and preview the gift receipt type:

In Shopify adminOpen in your store
  1. Point of Sale
  2. Settings
  3. Customization
  4. Printed receipts

Can you print a gift receipt for online orders?

No help page we read on November 6, 2026 describes a native gift receipt for online orders — not the Shopify Order Printer pages, the packing slip pages or the early-access document templates.

At checkout, none of the help pages we checked offers buyers a gift-receipt option; the Plus-only Gift message template collects a written message, not a receipt — see adding a gift message.

Routes for online orders
Build a template
  • Shopify Order Printer takes custom templates for inserts such as receipts
  • Early-access document templates add a blank template, no app needed
  • Needs HTML, CSS and Liquid editing
Install an app
  • PrintRight lists gift receipts beside invoices and packing slips
  • A listing claim, not a Shopify feature
Help Center and App Store listings, read November 6, 2026

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