Clothing & Shoe Size Chart
Convert clothing and shoe sizes between US, UK, EU, Japan and Korea. Find your shoe size from foot length in cm or inches, and compare women's, men's and kids' size charts side by side.
Find your size from foot length
24.5 cm → US 7.5 · EU 38
US
7.5
UK
5.5
EU
38
JP (cm)
24.5
KR (mm)
245
| US | UK | EU | JP (cm) | KR (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 34–35 | 21.0 | 210 |
| 4.5 | 2.5 | 35 | 21.5 | 215 |
| 5 | 3 | 35–36 | 22.0 | 220 |
| 5.5 | 3.5 | 36 | 22.5 | 225 |
| 6 | 4 | 36–37 | 23.0 | 230 |
| 6.5 | 4.5 | 37 | 23.5 | 235 |
| 7 | 5 | 37–38 | 24.0 | 240 |
| 7.5 | 5.5 | 38 | 24.5 | 245 |
| 8 | 6 | 38–39 | 25.0 | 250 |
| 8.5 | 6.5 | 39 | 25.5 | 255 |
| 9 | 7 | 39–40 | 26.0 | 260 |
| 9.5 | 7.5 | 40 | 26.5 | 265 |
| 10 | 8 | 40–41 | 27.0 | 270 |
| 10.5 | 8.5 | 41 | 27.5 | 275 |
| 11 | 9 | 41–42 | 28.0 | 280 |
| 12 | 10 | 42–43 | 29.0 | 290 |
Tap any row to pin it. Charts follow the mappings most large retailers publish — individual brands vary, and a listed size is a starting point rather than a guarantee.
Measure your foot properly first
Every conversion on this page is anchored to one real number: the length of your foot in centimetres. Japanese and Korean sizes state it outright, and US, UK, and EU sizes are all functions of it. Get that measurement right and the rest is arithmetic.
- Measure in the evening. Feet swell over the day by up to 4%, and shoes have to fit then too.
- Stand on paper against a wall with your heel touching it, wearing the socks you plan to use.
- Mark the longest toe — it is not always the big toe — and measure heel to mark.
- Do both feet. They differ for most people; buy for the larger one.
- Add wiggle room. Most brands build 5–10 mm of toe space into the size; running shoes usually want a half size more.
Round up, never down
The finder above picks the smallest size that still contains your foot. A shoe that is slightly long can be fixed with an insole or thicker socks; one that is slightly short cannot be fixed at all.
Why the systems disagree
| System | Unit of one size | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ⅓ inch (8.47 mm) | The barleycorn — three grains to the inch, a 14th-century English measure. |
| US | ⅓ inch | Same barleycorn step, different zero point — US men run about one size above UK. |
| EU (Paris point) | ⅔ cm (6.67 mm) | Measures the last, not the foot, which is why EU sizes never map cleanly onto US halves. |
| JP / KR (Mondopoint) | 5 mm | The actual foot length, in cm (Japan) or mm (Korea). The ISO standard, and the only self-explanatory one. |
Because a EU step (6.67 mm) is smaller than a UK/US step (8.47 mm), the two ladders drift against each other. That is why some EU sizes appear twice in the chart and others map to a range — there is no exact correspondence to round to.
Clothing sizes are marketing, not measurement
Shoe sizes at least start from a physical length. Clothing sizes do not. A US women's size 8 in 1958 fitted a 79 cm bust; today it fits about 94 cm. Nothing about bodies changed that fast — vanity sizing did, as brands relabelled larger garments with smaller numbers.
The consequence is that the label is the least reliable column in any clothing chart. The body-measurement columns — bust, waist, hip, chest, collar — are the ones worth using. Measure yourself once, note the numbers, and compare them against the brand's own chart rather than trusting that your usual size travels.
Regional systems add another layer. EU sizes are roughly US + 30 for women, French and Spanish labels sit two numbers above German ones, and Italian sizes run four above French. Korea still uses the traditional 44/55/66/77 ladder alongside a newer numeric system based on chest circumference in centimetres.
How to measure yourself
Bust / chest
Around the fullest part, tape level and parallel to the floor, arms down. Breathe out normally — do not puff up.
Waist
The natural crease when you bend sideways, usually just above the navel — not where jeans sit.
Hip
Fullest point around the seat, feet together, about 20 cm below the waist.
Collar
Around the base of the neck with one finger under the tape — that finger is the shirt's comfort allowance.
Buying across borders
- Width is invisible in most charts. US brands mark it (2A narrow through EEEE wide, D being standard for men and B for women); European brands rarely do. Wide feet often need a half size up in EU-sized shoes.
- Sneakers run differently by brand. Nike and Adidas typically fit a half size shorter than the label suggests; New Balance and Asics tend to run true or slightly generous.
- Kids grow ~1 cm every 3–4 months before age four, and about half that afterwards. Measure every couple of months rather than buying two sizes up.
- Japanese and Korean clothing runs slim. The same nominal size is usually cut narrower through the shoulder and chest than its US equivalent.
- Check the brand's own chart before ordering. A generic conversion gets you within one size; the brand's chart, cross-checked against your measurements, gets you the right one.