EA56 Envelope Size

What is the EA56 size for envelopes?

EA56 envelopes, also commonly called DL sized envelopes, are the most common envelope size to reach your mailbox. EA5/6 envelopes have dimensions of 110 x 220 mm, which corresponds to an A5 sheet folded in half or an A4 sheet folded twice.

EA56 Envelope dimensions in Millimetres, Centimetres and Inches

Paper format: EA56 Envelope
Dimensions in Millimeters: 220 x 110 mm
Dimensions in Centimeters: 22 x 11 cm
Dimensions in Inches: 8.66 x 4.33 in

When should I use EA56 Envelopes?

EA56 sized envelopes are most commonly found for transactional or informative content. If you must send order confirmations, invoices, tickets, quotes or other documents to customers, using this size with enhance your professional image. Add to that your company logo in the corner and an address window, and you can be sure to leave a positive impression on all recipients. This format will contribute to ensuring your customers open your letters rather than to directly dispose of them, through added legitimacy.

Many flyers are also available in the DL format and so are compliment slips, therefore fitting perfectly. Distributing them inside envelopes will add legitimacy and enhance the impact of your marketing campaign.

Once you have chosen EA5/6 size envelopes, it is important to choose the right type of envelope. At Helloprint, we offer a wide range of envelope types to fit all marketing needs. Although standard envelopes are most common, you can make a strong impact by choosing full surface envelopes, coloured envelopes or even metallic envelopes. You then simply have to choose between the more popular gummed closure or the more effective self-adhesive strip closure. We will then take care of the rest at the best price and most effective turnover.

EA56 envelopes are ideal for more transactional communication with prospects and customers and can also be used as part of marketing campaign to give a more professional edge to any flyer or compliment slip.

Printing resolution for EA56 Envelopes

For a clear image of EA56 size you will need to set up the right resolution. This would be 220 x 110 mm at 300 ppi (pixels per inch). Using this setup ensures you that your image will be clear and of high quality. Don’t forget to include bleed! A 3 mm bleed on all sides of your design ensures that your printed products will be delivered without a white border. Not sure how to add bleed? InDesign offers a tool with which you can easily add bleed. In Photoshop you would have to add it manually, but to help you with that we have free templates on our product pages. Simply check the template of the product you are going to order and include the bleed accordingly!