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Men's shoe size chart

A men's US 9 is about a UK 8 and EU 42.5, for a foot about 27 cm (10.6 in) long. UK sizes run one size below US for men.

Men's shoe sizes
USUKEUFoot length
65.538.524 cm (9.45 in)
6.563924.5 cm (9.65 in)
764025 cm (9.84 in)
7.56.540.525.5 cm (10.04 in)
874126 cm (10.24 in)
8.57.54226.5 cm (10.43 in)
9842.527 cm (10.63 in)
9.58.54327.5 cm (10.83 in)
1094428 cm (11.02 in)
10.59.544.528.5 cm (11.22 in)
11104529 cm (11.42 in)
11.510.545.529.5 cm (11.61 in)
12114630 cm (11.81 in)
131247.531 cm (12.2 in)
141348.532 cm (12.6 in)

Measure your foot from heel to longest toe in the evening, standing up, and pick the size whose foot length is equal or just longer.

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What to know

Shoe sizes are not fully standardized: the same foot can be a 9 in one brand and a 9.5 in another. Foot length is the most reliable way to compare.

Questions people ask

What is a size 40 in US shoes?

EU 40 is about a men's US 7 or a women's US 8.5.

How do I convert women's to men's shoe sizes?

Subtract 1.5 from the women's US size for most brands: a women's 9 is about a men's 7.5.

Related sizes

Sources and method

  • Widely used athletic-brand conversion chart; brands differ by up to a half size

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