The term usually refers to several techniques for creating a raised pattern on a material: Paper embossing, the raising of paper and other non-metal products using specific tools to accomplish the task Embossed In Register (EIR) aligns embossing with an underlying image Leather embossing Embossing (manufacturing), commercial scale embossing of sheet metal Repoussé and chasing, by hammering sheet metal by hand Image embossing, the process to create highlights or shadows that will replace light/dark boundaries of an image Wikipedia