DL Envelope. What does DL mean please.?

Question

I need to send a reminder to my colegues regarding Pricing In Proportion and that it's cheaper to post a DL size envelope than an A4. I want to be one step ahead as some cleaver Dick is going to ask me what DL means!!

Answer 1

DL is not part of the ISO C series, it is a very widely used standard size. DL, probably at one time the abbreviation of DIN Lang (Deutsche Industrie Norm, Long), is now identified as "Dimension Lengthwise" by ISO 269. You can also fold A4 sheet twice and fit a C6 envelope, same price to post though!

Answer 2

Dl Size Envelope

Answer 3

Dl Envelope Size

Answer 4

DL (Dimension Lengthwise) Envelope – A4 in thirds
This is for an A4 sized document that is folded over twice to create 3 roughly equal sections. A DL envelope measures 22cm in width and 11cm in height. DL envelopes are generally used for single page letters and similar (usually short) correspondence; however the need to fold each letter twice creates creases which can sometimes look unprofessional if there are more than two pages.

Answer 5

DL (Dimension Lengthwise) Envelope – A4 in thirds
This is for an A4 sized document that is folded over twice to create 3 roughly equal sections. A DL envelope measures 22cm in width and 11cm in height. DL envelopes are generally used for single page letters and similar (usually short) correspondence; however the need to fold each letter twice creates creases which can sometimes look unprofessional if there are more than two pages.

Answer 6

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DL Envelope. What does DL mean please.?
I need to send a reminder to my colegues regarding Pricing In Proportion and that it's cheaper to post a DL size envelope than an A4. I want to be one step ahead as some cleaver Dick is going to ask me what DL means!!

Answer 7

Stunning that, you ask a straightforward question about something simple, and some people come back with answers lifted straight off some site containing way too much info and jargon.

Heres a simple answer:

DL; Dimension Lengths is one of the many names given to envelopes. In simplicity, most of the sizes refer to how many times an A1 sheet of paper is folde in half.

DL is 110 x 220 mm in lengths, and is like an A4 sheet of paper folded in thirds.

C4 is an A4 sheet of Paper unfolded
C5 is A5 sheet of paper unfolded, or an A4 sheet folded once along its longest length.
C6 is an A6 sheet or A4 folded once and then again.
C7 is a riduculous small size, half of a C6, but it is used for likes of Wages or small storage. Not very often though

Answer 8

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DL* 110 x 220 (mm) 4 5/16 x 8 11/16 (inches) For A4 sheet folded in thirds, A5 sheet folded in half lengthwise; Very common

Answer 9

its an envelope size.


DL*110 x 2204 5/16 x 8 11/16For A4 sheet folded in thirds, A5 sheet folded in half
lengthwise; Very common

Answer 10

Now you can be a clever Dick back at them!

* Although DL is not part of the ISO C series, it is a very widely used standard size. DL, probably at one time the abbreviation of DIN Lang (Deutsche Industries Norm, Long), is now identified as Dimension Lengthwise by ISO 269.

See complete extract below.

To ensure economical mailing when materials prepared in one country are to be mailed in a second country, it is necessary to know the envelope sizes commonly used in the second country. Because designers and publishers often do not have ready access to this information, EDS Inc., Editorial & Design Se4rvices, has published this selective annotated guide to a variety of commercial, general purpose, and special-use envelopes available in Japan other, other countries using the metric system, and North America. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) envelope sizes are the official international metric envelope sizes; however, Japan uses JIS (Japan Industrial Standard) and metricated traditional envelope sizes.

N.B. The Universal Postal Union requires that envelopes for correspondence (1) measure at least 90mm x 140 mm (3 1/2 x 5 ) and no more than 120 mm x 235 mm (4 x 9 ); (2) be oblong, with the dimension of the long side being at least 1.414 times that of the short side; and (3) be made from paper weighing at least 63 gsm (grams per square meter).

In the interest of legibility, Japanese terms are not italicized in the table below.


ISO C Series Envelopes
This envelope series was designed to accommodate ISO A size papers; Metric measurements are the finished envelope size; Inch measurements are approximate (calculated at 25.4 mm = 1 inch and rounded off) N.B. Sizes Identified as a nonstandard do not conform to Universal Postal Union Requirements for correspondence envelopes.

Name MM Inches Usage and Comments
C0 917 x 1297 36 1/8 x 51 1 / 16 For flat A0 sheet; Nonstandard
C1 648 x 917 25 x 36 1/8 For flat A1 sheet; Nonstandard
C2 458 x 648 18 x 25 1/2 For flat A2 sheet, A1 sheet folded in half; Nonstandard
C3 324 x 458 12 x 18 For flat A3 sheet, A2 sheet folded in half; Nonstandard
C4 229 x 324 9 x 12 3/4 For flat A4 sheet, A3 sheet folded in half; Very common; Nonstandard
C5 162 x 229 6 3/8 x 9 For flat A5 sheet, A4 sheet folded in half; Very common; Nonstandard
C6 114 x 162 4 x 6 3/8 For A5 sheet folded in thirds; Uncommon; Nonstandard
C7/6 81 x 162 3 3/16 x 6 3/8 For A5 sheet folded in thirds; Uncommon; Nonstandard
C7 81 x 114 3 3/16 x 4 1/2 For A5 sheet folded in quarters; Uncommon; Nonstandard
DL *
110 x 220 4 5/16 x 8 11/16 For A4 sheet folded in thirds,A5 sheet folded in half lengthwise; Very common

* Although DL is not part of the ISO C series, it is a very widely used standard size. DL, probably at one time the abbreviation of DIN Lang (Deutsche Industries Norm, Long), is now identified as Dimension Lengthwise by ISO 269.