Shoe sizes

Every country counts shoe sizes from the length of the shoe, in steps of its own. Measure your foot and read off your size in each system.

UK and US sizes step by a third of an inch, EU sizes by two thirds of a centimetre. JP: the foot length in cm. KR / CN: the foot length in mm. RU / UA: Russia and Ukraine.

Women

EU UK US JP KR / CN RU / UA Foot length
35 2½ 4½ 22 220 34 22.0 cm 8.7 in
36 3½ 5½ 22.5 225 35 22.7 cm 8.9 in
37 4 6 23.5 235 36 23.3 cm 9.2 in
38 5 7 24 240 37 24.0 cm 9.4 in
39 5½ 7½ 24.5 245 38 24.7 cm 9.7 in
40 6½ 8½ 25.5 255 39 25.3 cm 10.0 in
41 7½ 9½ 26 260 40 26.0 cm 10.2 in
42 8 10 26.5 265 41 26.7 cm 10.5 in
43 9 11 27.5 275 42 27.3 cm 10.7 in

Men

EU UK US JP KR / CN RU / UA Foot length
38 5 6 24 240 37 24.0 cm 9.4 in
39 5½ 6½ 24.5 245 38 24.7 cm 9.7 in
40 6½ 7½ 25.5 255 39 25.3 cm 10.0 in
41 7½ 8½ 26 260 40 26.0 cm 10.2 in
42 8 9 26.5 265 41 26.7 cm 10.5 in
43 9 10 27.5 275 42 27.3 cm 10.7 in
44 9½ 10½ 28 280 43 28.0 cm 11.0 in
45 10½ 11½ 28.5 285 44 28.7 cm 11.3 in
46 11 12 29.5 295 45 29.3 cm 11.5 in
47 12 13 30 300 46 30.0 cm 11.8 in
48 13 14 30.5 305 47 30.7 cm 12.1 in

Children

UK children's sizes run up to 13½ and continue with adult size 1. US children's sizes (C) run up to 13½ and continue with youth sizes (Y).

EU UK US JP KR / CN RU / UA Foot length
16 ½ 1C 9.5 95 15 9.3 cm 3.7 in
17 1½ 2C 10 100 16 10.0 cm 3.9 in
18 2 2½C 10.5 105 17 10.7 cm 4.2 in
19 3 3½C 11.5 115 18 11.3 cm 4.4 in
20 3½ 4C 12 120 19 12.0 cm 4.7 in
21 4½ 5C 12.5 125 20 12.7 cm 5.0 in
22 5½ 6C 13.5 135 21 13.3 cm 5.2 in
23 6 6½C 14 140 22 14.0 cm 5.5 in
24 7 7½C 14.5 145 23 14.7 cm 5.8 in
25 7½ 8C 15.5 155 24 15.3 cm 6.0 in
26 8½ 9C 16 160 25 16.0 cm 6.3 in
27 9½ 10C 16.5 165 26 16.7 cm 6.6 in
28 10 10½C 17.5 175 27 17.3 cm 6.8 in
29 11 11½C 18 180 28 18.0 cm 7.1 in
30 11½ 12C 18.5 185 29 18.7 cm 7.4 in
31 12½ 13C 19.5 195 30 19.3 cm 7.6 in
32 13 13½C 20 200 31 20.0 cm 7.9 in
33 1 1½Y 20.5 205 32 20.7 cm 8.1 in
34 2 2½Y 21.5 215 33 21.3 cm 8.4 in
35 2½ 3Y 22 220 34 22.0 cm 8.7 in

Socks

A sock size covers several shoe sizes. US sock sizes give the foot length in inches instead: a 10–13 sock fits a foot of 10 to 13 inches.

EU International UK US women US men Foot length
35–38 S 2½–5 4½–7 3½–6 22.0–24.0 cm 8½–9½ in
39–42 M 5½–8 7½–10 6½–9 24.7–26.7 cm 9½–10½ in
43–46 L 9–11 11–13 10–12 27.3–29.3 cm 10½–11½ in
47–50 XL 12–14½ 14–16½ 13–15½ 30.0–32.0 cm 12–12½ in

How to measure

Foot length
Stand on a sheet of paper, mark the heel and the tip of the longest toe and measure between the marks. Measure both feet in the evening and go by the longer one.

Convert centimeter to inch

The measurements are a guide: every brand cuts a little differently, and where a brand publishes its own size chart, that is the one to follow.