A common question we always get asked. What is the envelop size and what number is it? The following is a chart for all of the sizes and applications.
Business & Correspondence
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. Square flaps are contemporary, but not recommended for machine insertion.
TYPE
SIZE
ENCLOSURE
6 1/4
3.5″ x 6″
3.25″ x 5.75″
6 3/4
3.625″ x 6.5″
3.5″ x 6.25″
8 5/8
3.625″ x 8.625″
3.5″ x 8.375″
7
3.75″ x 6.75″
3.5″ x 6.5″
Monarch (7 3/4)
3.875″ x 7.5″
3.75″ x 7.25″
9
3.875″ x 8.875″
3.75″ x 8.675″
9 (policy)
4″ x 9″
3.75″ x 8.5″
10
4.125″ x 9.5″
4″ x 9.25″
DL
4.313″ x 8.625″
4.125″ x 8.375″
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
This style is ideal for annual reports, brochures, sales materials, and more. The open side makes it acceptable for automatic insertion.
TYPE
SIZE
ENCLOSURE
3
4.75″ x 6.5″
4.5″ x 6″
4 1/2
5.5″ x 7.5″
5.25″ x 7″
5
5.5″ x 8.125″
5.25″ x 7.625″
6
5.75″ x 8.875″
5.5″ x 8.375″
6 1/2
6″ x 9″
5.75″ x 9″
6 5/8
6″ x 9.5″
5.75″ x 9″
6 3/4
6.5″ x 9.5″
6.25″ x 9″
7 1/4
7″ x 10″
6.75″ x 9.5″
7 1/2
7.5″ x 10.5″
7.25″ x 10″
9
8.75″ x 11.5″
8.5″ x 11″
9 1/2
9″ x 12″
8.75″ x 11.5″
10
9.5″ x 12.625″
9.25″ x 12.125″
13
10″ x 13″
9.75″ x 12.5″
Catalog
Center seam makes this style more durable for mailing heavy-weight materials. These envelopes can not be processed through inserting equiptment or run through a laser printer.
TYPE
SIZE
ENCLOSURE
1
6″ x 9″
5.75″ x 8.75″
1 3/4
6.5″ x 9.5″
6.25″ x 9.25″
3
7″ x 10″
6.75″ x 9.5″
6
7.5″ x 10.5″
7.25″ x 10″
8
8.25″ x 11.25″
8″ x 10.75″
9 3/4
8.75″ x 11.25″
8.5″ x 10.75″
10 1/2
9″ x 12″
8.75″ x 11.5″
12 1/2
9.5″ x 12.5″
9.25″ x 12″
13 1/2
10″ x 13″
9.75″ x 12.5″
14 1/2
11.5″ x 14.5″
11.25″ x 14″
15
10″ x 15″
9.75″ x 14.5″
15 1/2
12″ x 15.5″
11.75″ x 15″
Square
This unusual shape attracts attention to contents. Square envelopes are nonstandard and require additional postage to mail.
TYPE
SIZE
ENCLOSURE
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
Deep pointed flap traditionally used for formal announcements and invitations. Not recommended for machine insertion.
TYPE
SIZE
ENCLOSURE
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-Bar
3.625″ x 5.125″
3.475″ x 4.875″
5½-Bar
4.375″ x 5.75″
4.25″ x 5.5″
6-Bar/Walton Outside
4.75″ x 6.5″
4.625″ x 6.25″
Lee
5.25″ x 7.25″
5.125″ x 7″
Linwood/Monona Inside
5.25″” x 7.5″”
5″ x 7.25″
Monona Outside
5.5″ x 7.75″
5.25″ x 7.5″
* This size is too small to mail.
Announcement
Also called A-style, this contemporary design is idea for photographs, greeting cards, small booklets, and promotional pieces. Do not confuse the A-4 size with metric A4 paper, which fits into a DL size Commercial envelope.