DIN 5008 Standard German Business Letter
About this template
A German business letter on the dinbrief class, written in German, with a phased plan of work and an itemised cost breakdown by position.
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What is in this template
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- Document class
dinbrief[11pt, a4paper]- Compiles with
- pdfLaTeX
- Pages in the compiled PDF
- 3
- Bibliography
- None
- Files
- 2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image
- Packages
inputencbabelfontenchelvetxcolortcolorboxtikzbooktabstabularxenumitemfontawesome5microtype
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{dinbrief}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[scaled=0.92]{helvet}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\usepackage{xcolor}
% Color stack and table line compatibility fixes for dinbrief + xcolor + booktabs
\makeatletter
\def\set@color{%
\ifx\current@color\@undefined\else
\pdfcolorstack 0 push {\current@color}%
\aftergroup\reset@color
\fi
}
\def\reset@color{%
\pdfcolorstack 0 pop\relax
}
\def\CT@arc@{}
\makeatother
\usepackage[many]{tcolorbox}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning,calc,shapes.geometric,backgrounds,patterns}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{microtype}
% Brand Color Palette (4-color theme)
\definecolor{navyprimary}{RGB}{18, 48, 86} % Primary Corporate Navy
\definecolor{accentteal}{RGB}{0, 136, 145} % Accent Vibrant Teal
\definecolor{darkslate}{RGB}{45, 55, 72} % Dark Slate Body Text
\definecolor{lightbg}{RGB}{245, 247, 250} % Soft Background Surface
\definecolor{bordergray}{RGB}{210, 218, 230} % Divider & Border Lines
% DIN 5008 Sender Address Header
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What does the DIN 5008 Standard German Business Letter template load?
It uses the dinbrief class (options: 11pt, a4paper), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 12 packages, including inputenc, babel, fontenc, helvet, xcolor, tcolorbox, tikz and booktabs.
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The compiled sample is 3 pages, from 2 files: 1 .tex, 1 image. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.
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