Guides
Get your size
right the first time
Everything that decides whether a shoe fits: your length, your width, and how the size systems relate.
- How to measure your footSix steps with a sheet of paper, the mistakes that add a size, measuring without a ruler, in cm or inches.
- Measure a child’s footBabies, toddlers and children: which foot, how much room the shoe needs, and how often to measure.
- Shoe width chartFoot width in mm for every size and letter, what D, 2E and B mean, and how to measure it.
- How shoes should fitRoom at the toe, width and heel; half sizes, between sizes, and running shoes, boots and sandals.
- Reading a Brannock deviceThe shoe-shop foot gauge: heel-to-toe and arch length, width, and its women’s scale.
- Men’s vs women’s sizesThe conversion rule, the full chart, and the brands that use a different gap.
- How shoe sizes workBarleycorns, Paris points and Mondopoint: where sizes came from, and why brands differ.
More ways to find your size
- Shoe size glossaryC, Y, GS, M/W, D, 2E, ⅓ sizes, Mondopoint: what every letter and label means.
- Average shoe sizeMen’s and women’s, measured, with how many wear each size; kids by age; the biggest sizes made.
- Shoe size by heightThe typical size for your height, and how much it varies.
- Sport sizesSki boots, snowboard boots, skates, climbing and cycling shoes: find your size for each.
- Sock size chartWhat S, M, L and XL cover in shoe sizes, brand by brand.
- Boot size vs shoe sizeBoot charts against shoe charts, on the brands’ own numbers.
- Cleat size vs shoe sizeDo cleats fit like your shoes? The brands’ charts and words.
- Shoe size calculatorYour foot length in every size system and brand.
- Printable foot rulerA4 or US Letter, with a check line.