US → UK
US to UK Shoe Size Converter
Converting US to UK shoe sizes is straightforward. For men, subtract 0.5 from your US size. For women, subtract 2. Both systems use the barleycorn increment but start from different base points.
Convert US to UK
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How to Convert US to UK
Men: UK = US − 0.5 (US 10 → UK 9.5). Women: UK = US − 2 (US 8 → UK 6). Kids: UK ≈ US − 0.5 to 1.
Men's Examples
- US 7 → UK 6.5
- US 8 → UK 7.5
- US 9 → UK 8.5
- US 10 → UK 9.5
- US 11 → UK 10.5
- US 12 → UK 11.5
Women's Examples
- US 6 → UK 4
- US 7 → UK 5
- US 8 → UK 6
- US 9 → UK 7
- US 10 → UK 8
Tips
- Men: UK is consistently 0.5 smaller than US
- Women: UK is consistently 2 sizes smaller than US
- UK sizes are used in the UK, Australia (men), India, and many Commonwealth countries
US to UK — Men's Chart
| US | UK | CM |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.5 | 24 |
| 6.5 | 6 | 24.5 |
| 7 | 6.5 | 25 |
| 7.5 | 7 | 25.5 |
| 8 | 7.5 | 26 |
| 8.5 | 8 | 26.5 |
| 9 | 8.5 | 27 |
| 9.5 | 9 | 27.5 |
| 10 | 9.5 | 28 |
| 10.5 | 10 | 28.5 |
| 11 | 10.5 | 29 |
| 11.5 | 11 | 29.5 |
| 12 | 11.5 | 30 |
| 13 | 12.5 | 31 |
| 14 | 13.5 | 32 |
| 15 | 14.5 | 33 |
| 16 | 15.5 | 34 |
US to UK — Women's Chart
| US | UK | CM |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 4.5 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 5.5 | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 6.5 | 4.5 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 23.5 |
| 7.5 | 5.5 | 24 |
| 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 8.5 | 6.5 | 24.5 |
| 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 9.5 | 7.5 | 25 |
| 10 | 8 | 25.5 |
| 10.5 | 8.5 | 26 |
| 11 | 9 | 26 |
| 11.5 | 9.5 | 26.5 |
| 12 | 10 | 27 |
US to UK FAQ
US Men's 10 = UK 9.5. US Women's 10 = UK 8.
US Women's 8 = UK 6.