These tapes are designed to light up instantly during power outage, making it easy to see hazards or escape routes inside your facility. They glow without the need for electricity. They are meant for only indoor use.

The tapes are made of two components: a carrier, which is usually paper, plastic, cloth or rubber, and an adhesive, which is either water or solvent, based.

There are several types of self-adhesive tapes:

• Paper masking tape: featuring a synthetic rubber hot-melt adhesive system offering good initial grab. Excellent short-term peel clean properties.
• Photographic tape: a conformable, opaque black paper tape that is easy to tear. Ideal as a photographers masking tape.
• Elephant blob: an extruded sealant directly manufactured onto a glassine line of paper. It is available in black or white and is ideal for fixing items on location, in the theatre and in the studio.
• Coloured paper tape: featuring a synthetic rubber hot-melt adhesive system offering good initial grab.
• Grid rule metric tape: self-adhesive, high visibility, vinyl ‘truss ruler’, printed with metric measurements along the roll.
• Tamper evident security tape: offers extra security on boxed packages.
• Polypropylene tapes: ideal for heavy cartons. The tape works well with adjustable clutch hand dispensers.
• Strapping: mono oriented polypropylene of a highly longitudinal strength used for palletizing.
• Reinforced self-adhesive tapes: suitable for reinforcing the edges of heavy cartons. The remarkably high bi-directional strength makes it ideal for numerous heavy-sealing applications.

They are available in a wide range of colors, sizes and adhesive formulations. They are used for masking, structural, shielding and insulating application. They are for surface protection, ducting, or holding applications. Also used for stationary and household purposes.

The disadvantage of self adhesive tape is that it causes staining and irreversible long-term damage.