Have you ever considered enhancing your space with layered lighting and a warm, inviting atmosphere? The Side Emitting 020 rgb led light strips are designed to blend seamlessly into various environments, adding a soft, invisible glow to every detail. Ideal for both residential and commercial decor, these strips offer endless possibilities for creative design and personalized customization. Whether it’s the gentle light radiating from curtain edges or the atmospheric glow beneath a bar counter, this product delivers exceptional results.
Among the various types of led strips, side-emitting models have become a favorite for spatial lighting due to their unique light distribution and design flexibility. They are particularly effective for applications requiring concealed lighting, such as cove lighting and edge accents. The Side Emitting 020 side emitting led strip from LW Lighting adds depth and visual impact while maintaining a minimalist, modern aesthetic. It is perfectly suited for the following scenarios:
- Creative Design: Supporting full-color dynamic effects, these strips can achieve flowing and gradient visuals—ideal for art exhibitions, themed spaces, and creative lighting installations.
- Advertising & Signage: Whether for billboards, 3D channel letters, or light box backlighting, the uniform brightness eliminates dark spots for a clean, professional look.
- Retail Displays: These provide colored edge lighting for display cabinets, which not only saves space but also significantly enhances the visual appeal of merchandise.
- Home & Furniture Ambiance: These are the perfect led light strips for room accents, easily fitting into narrow gaps in cabinets, wardrobes, or wine coolers to provide an invisible edge light source for a sleek, modern style.
- Automotive Customization: They offer soft, color-changing effects for interior trims and dashboards, elevating the personalized driving experience.

What is 020 RGB Side Emitting LED Strip?
The Side Emitting 020 rgb led light strips utilize ultra-compact SMD020 chips (measuring just 2.0×1.0mm). Their unique lateral emission ensures light spreads evenly from the sides, effectively eliminating the harsh hotspots common in traditional lighting for a more comfortable visual experience. This compact design allows the side emitting led strip to fit effortlessly into furniture gaps and narrow coves, achieving the perfect "invisible light source" effect. Its versatility even makes it an excellent choice as a led strip behind tv for subtle bias lighting that reduces eye strain while maintaining a sleek profile.

Product Features
1. Ultra-Compact Design for Narrow Spaces
The SMD020 LED chip, measuring just 2.0 × 1.0 × 0.8 mm, is incredibly small. This allows the side emitting led strip to be flexibly arranged in narrow channels or concealed slots, providing more installation possibilities for hidden lighting.
2. Uniform Light Effect Without Glare
Featuring a lateral light-emitting structure, the light diffuses evenly along the side of the strip. This avoids hotspots and glare, making it one of the most effective types of led strips for outlining walls, cabinets, and ceiling lines to create a comfortable, modern ambiance.
3. Flexible PCB and Cuttable Lengths
The flexible PCB can be bent freely without breaking, adapting to various curved or cramped spaces. Furthermore, these rgb led light strips can be cut to actual required lengths, offering the flexibility to match different installation needs and simplifying the construction process.
4. Low-Voltage Safety and Long-Term Stability
The 12V/24V low-voltage design is safe and reliable. Combined with high-quality packaging and light-guide layers, it ensures uniform light and stable brightness. This makes them ideal led light strips for room applications or commercial and creative spaces that require continuous, long-term use.

Product Specification
Below is LW Lighting’s product specification
| Part NO. | A0038 |
| LED | SMD020 |
| Quantity | 60 SMD / M |
| IP Rank | IP20 |
| Color | RGB |
| PCB Color | White |
| CRI | / |
| Power ( For 5M ) | 14.4W ± 10% |
| Dimension | 5000 * 10 * 2.3mm |
LW Lighting’s side emitting led strip series supports a wide range of customization options to meet specific project requirements:
- Packaging & Branding: Custom packaging, user manuals, labels, and logo printing directly on the PCB.
- Performance Customization: Adjustments to LED density, PCB width, waterproof ratings, color temperature, and Color Rendering Index (CRI) based on your unique needs.
Accessories
To simplify the wiring and installation process, we offer matching connectors, aluminum profiles, and controllers. This allows you to complete project deployment quickly without the need for additional external sourcing.
Application Recommendations
- KTV / Bars: Combine our rgb led light strips with an RGB controller and low-voltage power supply to achieve music-sync or gradient effects. The concealed installation creates a truly immersive atmosphere.
Home Lighting: Use IR, WiFi, or Bluetooth controllers with a 12V/24V power supply to freely adjust brightness, colors, and dynamic modes. These are the ideal led light strips for room accents, and they also perform exceptionally well as a led strip behind tv for a modern home theater feel.

Dimensions
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How to Choose a High-Quality Side-Emitting LED Strip?
As a buyer, designer, or wholesaler, when selecting from the various types of led strips available, we recommend focusing on the following key parameters to ensure the best performance for your project:
LED Packaging and Specifications
- Package Size: Select the appropriate package based on your installation space, such as 020, 335, or 3014 side-emitting LEDs.
- PCB Width: Choose a PCB width (commonly 6/8/10/12mm) with excellent thermal design to ensure long-term stability and durability of the side emitting led strip.
Color Temperature Options
- Warm Ambiance: 2700K-3500K Warm White, ideal for bedrooms or boutique hotels looking for led light strips for room accents that create a cozy atmosphere.
- Daily Scenarios: 4000K-5000K Natural White, suitable for living rooms and corridors where bright yet comfortable light is needed.
- Modern Business: 5000K-6000K Cool White, enhancing clarity and transparency in offices and high-end showrooms.
Color Types
- RGB: Perfect for dynamic color-changing environments like bars and stages using rgb led light strips.
- RGBW: Combines white light with RGB effects, meeting the dual needs of ambient and functional lighting for homes and hotels.
- RGB IC: Supports individual pixel control for "chasing" or gradient effects, ideal for creative installations and architectural contouring.
Performance and Control
- Color Rendering Index (CRI): Prioritize strips with CRI≥90 to ensure accurate color reproduction, essential for art galleries and luxury retail.
- Brightness and Efficiency: Ensure the product meets your illumination requirements while maintaining energy efficiency.
- Dimming and Control: Supports 0-10V or PWM dimming for smooth, flicker-free performance. For advanced setups, choose strips compatible with WiFi, Bluetooth, or SPI for remote, grouped, or programmed control.
Waterproof Ratings
Due to the special LED bracket structure of side-emitting LED strips, waterproof encapsulation may cause pressure on the LEDs and affect heat dissipation, increasing the risk of LED bracket failure. Therefore, waterproofing is generally not recommended for side-emitting LED strips, and they are typically used in indoor or dry environments.
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As a professional manufacturer of various types of led strips, LW Lighting is committed to providing high-quality, reliable, and innovative lighting solutions. Whether for residential, commercial, or creative engineering projects, our side emitting led strip (020 RGB series) brings a unique and soft light environment to any space.
Looking to add soft, concealed RGB ambient lighting to your next project? Whether you need professional led light strips for room decor or a high-performance led strip behind tv solution, contact us today for detailed product information, customized solutions, or technical support. Let LW Lighting help you achieve your ideal lighting effects with ease.
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