Print DL envelopes

The standard UK and European letter envelope, for A4 folded in three. Paste your addresses in the Royal Mail layout and print each one straight onto a DL envelope.

You're making Envelope addresses – DL envelope (110 × 220 mm)

Paper size

Orientation

Recipient addresses One address per envelope, each on its own lines. Leave a blank line between envelopes.

Return address (top left of every envelope) Recipient in capital letters (as USPS recommends)

Advanced options

Recipient text size (pt)

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Line colour

Line weight

Line style

Paper colour

Margins

Printer-safe marginsKeeps lines at least 6 mm from the edge so nothing is cut off

Title at the top

Header fields

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2 pages

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Variations

C5 envelopes For A4 folded once. C6 envelopes For A4 folded twice, and cards.

What prints with the starting settings

Specifications of Envelope addresses – DL envelope (110 × 220 mm), as set when the page opens; the notes under the preview follow your changes
Paper	DL envelope (110 × 220 mm) — 220 × 110 mm (8.66 × 4.33 in), landscape
Envelopes	2
Recipient text	12 pt
Address position	Inside the USPS read area
Margins	6 mm
Line weight	0.18 mm (bold 0.35 mm)
Print setting	Scale 100% / Actual size

Print at 100%. In the print dialog choose Scale 100% or Actual size (not “Fit to page”) and margins None. Grids measuring a few percent small? Calibrate your printer once and every download is corrected.

Printable envelope addresses – DL envelope (110 × 220 mm) — preview of the PDF — Envelope addresses – DL envelope (110 × 220 mm), rendered by the same engine that makes the PDF.

The UK letter envelope

DL is the envelope most UK and European offices use for letters on A4. The recipient is placed left of centre and a little below the middle, leaving the top right for the stamp or franking and the bottom strip clear.

The Royal Mail address format

Royal Mail’s address layout, as set out in its specification published by the Universal Postal Union:

Line	Example
Addressee	Ms A Patel
Flat or building	Flat 2
Number and street	15 Example Road
Locality, if any	Example Village
POST TOWN, in capitals	ANYTOWN
POSTCODE, in capitals, alone	AB1 2CD

Leave out commas and full stops, keep every line to the same left margin, and add the country in capitals on a final line only for mail going abroad.

Printing tips

In the print dialog choose “Envelope DL” as the paper size and set the scale to 100% or Actual size. Feed one envelope first as the tray icon shows; if the address prints on the wrong side, turn the envelope over and try again.

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Frequently asked questions

What size is a DL envelope?

110 × 220 mm. It takes an A4 sheet folded in three. C5 (162 × 229 mm) takes A4 folded once, and C6 (114 × 162 mm) takes A4 folded twice.

How should a UK address be laid out?

Name, then building and street, then any locality, then the post town in capitals on its own line, then the postcode in capitals alone on the last line, with one space between its two halves and no punctuation.

Do I need the county?

No. Royal Mail no longer needs the county when the post town and postcode are given.

Where does the return address go?

This printer puts it in the top left. In the UK it is also common to write it on the back flap; leave the box empty to print only the recipient.

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