International standardISO 269 defines several standard envelope sizes, which are designed for use with ISO 216 standard paper sizes: Standards are produced by many organizations, some for internal usage only, others for use by a groups of people, groups of companies, or a subsection of an industry. ... Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization, also known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from national standards bodies. ... An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat, planar material such as paper or cardboard, designed to contain a flat object such as a letter. ... ISO 216 specifies international standard (ISO) paper sizes, used in most countries in the world today. ... There have been many standard sizes of paper at different times and in different countries. ...
Format
Dimensions
Suitable for content format
DL
110 × 220
1/3 A4
C7/C6
81 x 162
1/3 A5
C6
114 × 162
A6 (A4 folded twice)
C6/C5
114 × 229
1/3 A4
C5
162 × 229
A5 (A4 folded once)
C4
229 × 324
A4
C3
324 × 458
A3
B6
125 × 176
C6
B5
176 × 250
C5
B4
250 × 353
C4
E4
280 × 400
B4
The German standard DIN 678 defines a similar list of envelope formats.