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=== International envelope and insert sizes === {{main|Envelope#Sizes}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Common folded or cut sizes of ISO paper: stripe formats and inserts |- ! Name ! mm Γ mm !! inch Γ inch !!title="aspect ratio"| AR ! Notes |- ! {{frac|3}}A4 | {{size|99|210|ar=on}} | common flyer or stripe size |- ! ''unnamed'' | {{size|105|210|ar=on}} | standard folded size of German letters |} [[File:DIN_5008,_Form_A.svg|thumb|DIN 5008 Form A]] DIN 5008 (previously DIN 676) prescribes, among many other things, two variants, A and B, for the location of the address field on the first page of a business letter and how to fold the A4 sheet accordingly, so the only part visible of the main content is the subject line. {| class="wikitable" |+ Common envelopes for ISO paper, that are not simple C-series and B-series formats |- ! Name ! mm Γ mm !! inch Γ inch !!title="aspect ratio"| AR ! Content ! Notes |- ! DL | {{size|110|220|ar=on}} |rowspan=3| {{frac|3}}A4, DIN 5008 A and B | ''Designated long'', "DIN lang" ([[Deutsches Institut fΓΌr Normung|DIN]] long); sometimes erroneously instead called "DLE", apparently for ''envelope''; exactly matches Swedish SIS E6/E5 (E6: {{resx|110 mm|155 mm}}, E5: {{resx|155 mm|220 mm}}); envelope #5 in China, Chou/N 6 in Japan; fits well enclosed in C6/C5 for the purpose of e.g. reply mail |- ! C6/C5 | {{size|114|229|ar=2}} | Common edge of C6 and C5 is 161 mm; also known as "Postfix", "DL+" or "DL Max", but those terms are not standardized |- ! Italian | {{size|110|230|ar=2.1}} | Centimetre-rounded C6/C5 or slightly wider DL |- ! C7/C6 | {{size|81|162|ar=on}} | {{frac|3}}A5 | Common edge of C7 and C6 is 114 mm |- ! B6/C4 | {{size|125|324|ar=2.6}} | | B6 is {{resx|125 mm|176 mm}}, C4 is {{resx|229 mm|324 mm}} |- ! Invite | {{size|220|220|ar=on}} | Square card with edge of A4 and A5, 210 mm | |- ! DIN E4 | {{size|280|400|ar=on}} | | Listed in DIN 476β2, but not part of a series proper; SIS E4 is {{resx|220 mm|310 mm}} |}
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