最初的锡纸真的是锡造的,现代的铝箔纸（亦作铝箔）降低后,铝箔取代了锡纸,但是大家还称之为锡纸.
印刷的“锡纸烫”= Aluminium foil stamping,aluminium foil hot stamping,aluminium foil dry stamping,aluminium foil imprinting 或 aluminium foil leaf stamping.
Foil stamping uses heat and metallic film in a specialty printing process that produces a shiny design on paper,vinyl,textiles,wood,hard plastic,leather,and other materials.Foil stamping,also called hot stamping,dry stamping,foil imprinting,or leaf stamping,can be combined with dimensional embossing to make letters and images on business cards,book covers,gift cards,office folders,and a whole host of professional or personal items.