DIN 5008 Business Letter PDF Generator
Fill in the sender, recipient, subject and body, and download a finished Geschäftsbrief nach DIN 5008 as an A4 PDF. Every element is placed at the millimetre the standard actually specifies - the Anschriftfeld so it lands in a German window envelope, the Faltmarken where the sheet has to be folded, and the Lochmarke at the centre of the page. No Word template to fight with, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
The PDF is built in your browser with pdf-lib - your sender details, recipient address and letter text are never uploaded anywhere.
Printed small and underlined at the top of the Zusatz-/Vermerkzone, the way it appears through a window envelope.
Postal instructions such as Einschreiben, Nicht nachsenden, Persönlich. 5 lines fit (17.7 mm).
6 lines fit (27.3 mm). This is the block that shows through the envelope window.
- FixThe Anschriftzone is empty - add the recipient's address.
- NoteNo Betreff. DIN 5008 expects a subject line, set in bold without the word „Betreff:“.
- NoteThe letter body is empty.
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- Anschriftfeld top
- 45 mm
- Anschriftzone top
- 62.7 mm
- Faltmarke 1
- 105 mm
- Faltmarke 2
- 210 mm
- Lochmarke
- 148.5 mm
- Betreff
- 98.5 mm
Where these millimetres come from
- sekretaria - Adressfeld im Geschäftsbrief nach DIN 5008Anschriftfeld 85 x 45 mm, 20 mm vom linken Rand; Form A ab 27 mm (Anschriftzone 44,7 mm), Form B ab 45 mm (Anschriftzone 62,7 mm); Vermerkzone 17,7 mm / 5 Zeilen, Anschriftzone 27,3 mm / 6 Zeilen.
- DIN-5008-Richtlinien - AnschriftenfeldBestätigt 44,7 mm (Form A) und 62,7 mm (Form B) sowie die Zonenhöhen.
- federwerk - Faltmarken und Lochmarken auf Briefblättern nach DIN 5008Form A: Faltmarken 87 mm und 192 mm. Form B: 105 mm und 210 mm. Lochmarke 148,5 mm auf beiden Formen.
- SAPwickler - Maße eines Geschäftsbriefes laut DIN 5008Unabhängige Bestätigung der Faltmarken (8,7 / 19,2 cm bzw. 10,5 / 21,0 cm), der Lochmarke bei 14,85 cm und des Informationsblocks ab 12,5 cm.
- briefform.de - Brief nach DIN 5008 schreibenAnschriftfeld 45 mm hoch und 85 mm breit; Beginn 27 mm (Form A) bzw. 45 mm (Form B); erste Faltmarke 87/105 mm.
Why a generated PDF beats a DIN 5008 Vorlage
Almost every free „DIN 5008 Vorlage kostenlos“ on the web is a .docx whose boxes were dragged into place by eye in Word. The moment you change the font, add a line to the address, or print from a different machine, the address block drifts - and a letter whose address has drifted by four millimetres is a letter that does not show through the envelope window. This tool skips the template entirely and draws the finished PDF from the standard's own measurements.
| Element | Form A | Form B |
|---|---|---|
| Briefkopf (letterhead) height | 27 mm | 45 mm |
| Anschriftfeld starts | 27 mm | 45 mm |
| Anschriftzone (recipient) starts | 44,7 mm | 62,7 mm |
| Anschriftfeld size | 85 × 45 mm, 20 mm from the left | 85 × 45 mm, 20 mm from the left |
| Zusatz-/Vermerkzone | 17,7 mm (5 lines) | 17,7 mm (5 lines) |
| Anschriftzone | 27,3 mm (6 lines) | 27,3 mm (6 lines) |
| 1. Faltmarke | 87 mm | 105 mm |
| Lochmarke | 148,5 mm | 148,5 mm |
| 2. Faltmarke | 192 mm | 210 mm |
| Informationsblock | 125 mm from the left | 125 mm from the left |
| Fluchtlinie (text left edge) | 24,1 mm | 24,1 mm |
| Line grid | 1/6 inch = 4,233 mm | 1/6 inch = 4,233 mm |
All distances are measured from the top-left corner of the A4 sheet and converted to PostScript points at 72/25.4 pt per millimetre when the PDF is written, so what you see in the preview is what lands on the paper.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Wie kann ich einen Geschäftsbrief nach DIN 5008 kostenlos erstellen?
Choose Form A or Form B, type the sender, the recipient address, the Betreff and the letter text, then click Download DIN 5008 PDF. You get a finished A4 PDF - not a template you still have to lay out. It is free, needs no account, and the PDF is generated in your browser, so your letter never leaves your computer.
What is the difference between DIN 5008 Form A and Form B?
Only the height of the letterhead, and everything below it shifts to match. Form A reserves 27 mm at the top, so the Anschriftfeld begins at 27 mm and the recipient's Anschriftzone at 44,7 mm, with fold marks at 87 mm and 192 mm. Form B reserves 45 mm, putting the Anschriftfeld at 45 mm and the Anschriftzone at 62,7 mm, with fold marks at 105 mm and 210 mm. Form B is the usual choice for a company letterhead with a logo; Form A suits a plain or personal letter. The Lochmarke is at 148,5 mm on both, because that is simply half of A4's 297 mm height.
Will the address really show through a window envelope?
That is the whole point of the millimetre positions. The Anschriftfeld is 85 × 45 mm placed 20 mm from the left edge, which is the position DIN 676 window envelopes (DL / C6-5 and DIN-position C4) are cut for. The tool also warns you if you put more than six lines in the Anschriftzone or more than five in the Zusatz- und Vermerkzone, because those extra lines are exactly what pushes an address out of the window. Fold the sheet on the two printed Faltmarken and the address lines up.
Where exactly are the Faltmarken and the Lochmarke printed?
In the left margin, starting 2 mm in from the sheet edge so ordinary office printers can still image them. The fold marks are 5 mm long, the punch mark 8 mm. Their vertical positions - 87 mm and 192 mm on Form A, 105 mm and 210 mm on Form B, and 148,5 mm for the Lochmarke on both - are what makes the fold correct, and those are taken straight from the standard. If you print on pre-printed letterhead that already carries marks, switch them off in the reference-block tab.
Can I write umlauts, ß and the euro sign?
Yes. The PDF uses the built-in Helvetica standard font, which covers the full WinAnsi character set - all German umlauts, ß, the euro sign and the usual punctuation. Nothing is embedded, so the PDF stays a few kilobytes and opens everywhere. A character from a script outside that set (Chinese, Arabic, Greek) is transliterated rather than breaking the file.
Does DIN 5008 tell me what to write, or only how to lay it out?
Only how to lay it out. DIN 5008 is a formatting standard for German business correspondence - where the address goes, that the Betreff is set in bold without the word „Betreff:“ itself, that two blank lines separate the address field from the Betreff and the Betreff from the Anrede, that dates are written 05.09.2026. It says nothing about the wording, and it is a norm rather than a law, so a letter that departs from it is not invalid - it just looks less professional to a German recipient and may not fit the envelope.