Standard Paper Sizes and Specifications

Stationery

Letterhead

United States8.5" x 11"'
European210 x 297 mm
Monarch7.25" x 10.5"

Envelope

United States (#10 envelope)4.125" x 9.5"
European110 x 220 mm
Monarch3.875" x 7.5"

Business Card

United States 3.5" x 2"
European 85 x 55 mm

Personal Calling or Visiting Card

Married Couple 3.375" x 2.5"
Single or Married Man 3.375" x 1.5"
Married Woman 3.125" x 2.25"
Single Woman 2.875" x 2"
Child 2.25" x 1.375"

Marketing Collateral

Folded Brochures

FOLDED SIZEFLAT SIZE
3-panel 3.625" x 8.5"11" x 8.5"
3-panel 4" x 9"12"x9"
4-panel 4" x 9" (inefficient size)16"x9"
4-page 8.5" x 11"17"x 11"
3-panel 8.5" x 11" (inefficient size)25.375" x 11"
4-panel 8.5" x 11"33.875" x 11"

Flyers and Sell Sheets

Full sheet8.5" x 11"
Half sheet5.5" x 8.5"

Postcards

Postcard, smallest to mail USPS Postcard rate3.5" x 5"
Postcard, largest to mail USPS Postcard rate4.25" x 6"
Half-sheet Postcard5.5" x 8.5"
Large Postcard6" x 9"
Jumbo Postcard5.5" x 11.375"

Saddle Stitched Booklets

Small Booklet5.5" x 8.5"
Standard Booklet8.5" x 11"

Perfect Bound Booklets

Small Paperback Book6" x 9"
Letter-size Book or Manual8.5" x 11"

CD or DVD

Disk size120 mm
Imprint sizeOutside diameter: 116 mm, Hole area: 20 mm

Presentation Folder

9" x 12" with 4" pocketTypical pocket folder
4" x 9" with 3" pocketFits #10 envelope
4.375" x 10.75" with 3" pocket Fits #11 envelope
8.75" x 11.25" with 3" pocketPocket folder with bound in multi-page document
9" x 11.5"Fits into hanging file systems

Commercial Envelopes

Business and Correspondence Envelopes

Widely used for business and personal correspondence. Commercial and Side Seam flap styles are ideal for machine insertion. Wallet flaps provide a large area ideal for imprinting (used on remittance envelopes). Square flaps are contemporary, but not recommended for machine insertion.

TYPEENVELOPE SIZEENCLOSURE
6 1/43.5" x 6"3.25" x 5.75"
6 ½ Remittance extended flap3.5" x 6.25"3.25" x 6"
6 3/43.625" x 6.5"3.5" x 6.25"
8 5/83.625" x 8.625"3.5" x 8.375"
7 3.75" x 6.75"3.5" x 6.5"
Monarch (7 3/4) Executive3.875" x 7.5"3.75" x 7.25"
9 Response3.875" x 8.875"3.75" x 8.675"
9 Remittance extended flap 3.875" x 8.875"3.75" x 8.675"
9 (policy)4" x 9"3.75" x 8.5"
10 Business4.125" x 9.5"4" x 9.25"
DL European Business210 x 99 mmA4 folded in thirds
11 4.5" x 10.375"4.25" x 10.125"
12 4.75" x 11"4.5" x 10.75"
14 5" x 11.5"4.75" x 11.25"
16 6" x 12"5.75" x 11.75"

Booklet Envelopes

This style is ideal for annual reports, brochures, sales materials, and more. The open side allows for automatic insertion.

TYPEENVELOPE SIZEENCLOSURE
34.75" x 6.5"4.5" x 6"
4 1/25.5" x 7.5"5.25" x 7"
55.5" x 8.125"5.25" x 7.625"
65.75" x 8.875"5.5" x 8.375"
6 1/26" x 9"5.75" x 9"
6 5/86" x 9.5"5.75" x 9"
6 3/46.5" x 9.5"6.25" x 9"
7 1/47" x 10"6.75" x 9.5"
7 1/27.5" x 10.5"7.25" x 10"
98.75" x 11.5"8.5" x 11"
9 1/29" x 12"8.75" x 11.5"
109.5" x 12.625"9.25" x 12.125"
1310" x 13"9.75" x 12.5"

Catalog Envelopes

Center seam makes this style more durable for mailing heavy-weight materials. These envelopes can not be processed through inserting equipment or run through a laser printer.

TYPEENVELOPE SIZEENCLOSURE
16" x 9"5.75" x 8.75"
1 3/46.5" x 9.5"6.25" x 9.25"
37" x 10"6.75" x 9.5"
67.5" x 10.5"7.25" x 10"
88.25" x 11.25"8" x 10.75"
9 3/48.75" x 11.25"8.5" x 10.75"
10 1/29" x 12"8.75" x 11.5"
12 1/29.5" x 12.5"9.25" x 12"
13 1/210" x 13"9.75" x 12.5"
14 1/211.5" x 14.5"11.25" x 14"
1510" x 15"9.75" x 14.5"
15 1/212" x 15.5"11.75" x 15"

Square Envelopes

This unusual shape attracts attention to contents. Square envelopes are nonstandard and require additional postage to mail.
TYPEENVELOPE SIZEENCLOSURE
5"5" x 5"4.75" x 4.75"
5 ½"5.5" x 5.5"5.25" x 5.25"
6"6" x 6"5.75" x 5.75"
6 ½"6.5" x 6.5"6.25" x 6.25"
7"7" x 7"6.75" x 6.75"
7 ½"7.5" x 7.5"7.25" x 7.25"
8"8" x 8"7.75" x 7.75"
8 ½"8.5" x 8.5"8.25" x 8.25"
9"9" x 9" 8.75" x 8.75"
9 ½"9.5" x 9.5"9.25" x 9.25"
10"10" x 10"9.75" x 9.75"
13 ½"13.5" x 13.5"13.25" x 13.25"

Baronial Envelopes

Deep pointed flap traditionally used for formal announcements and invitations. Not recommended for machine insertion. Envelopes marked with asterisk (*) are too small to mail.

TYPEENVELOPE SIZEENCLOSURE
Professional*2.125" x 3.625"2" x 3.5"
#16 (Mrs.)*2.375" x 3.375"2.25" x 3.125"
#17 (Mr. & Mrs.)*2.6875" x 3.6875"2.5625" x 3.5625"
Gladstone*3.563" x 5.562"3.375" x 5.375"
4-Bar3.625" x 5.125"3.475" x 4.875"
5½-Bar4.375" x 5.75"4.25" x 5.5"
6-Bar/Walton Outside4.75" x 6.5"4.625" x 6.25"
Lee5.25" x 7.25"5.125" x 7"
Linwood/Monona Inside5.25" x 7.5"5" x 7.25"
Monona Outside5.5" x 7.75"5.25" x 7.5"

*Envelope size is too small to mail.

Announcement Envelopes

Also called A-style, this contemporary square flap design is idea for photographs, greeting cards, small booklets, and promotional pieces.

TYPEENVELOPE SIZEENCLOSURE
A-2 Thank You 4.375" x 5.75"4.25" x 5.5"
A-6 Note Card4.75" x 6.5"4.625" x 6.25"
A-7 Invitation5.25" x 7.25"5" x 7"
A-8 Invitation5.5" x 8.125"5.25" x 7.75"
A-9 Invitation5.75" x 8.875"5.5" x 8.625"
A-10 Invitation6" x 9.5"5.75" x 9.25"

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