UK sizes to US sizes
10 UK = 6 US. Type your own value in UK below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
Convert the other way: US to UK
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert UK to US
Women: EU = 2 × W − 18, US = EU − 32, UK = EU − 28, Italian = EU + 4. Men: EU = W + 16, French = W + 8, US and UK = W.
Example: 10 UK = 6 US.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert UK sizes to US sizes
A UK size on an American site. Women: subtract 4, so UK 14 is US 10, UK 10 is US 6 and UK 8 is US 4. Men: the same number, UK 32 is US 32.
Common mistake: Ordering the same digit: a women’s UK 12 is a US 8, and a US 12 is a UK 16. Buying from a British shop for an American friend, or the other way round, is where this gap bites.
Women, UK to US: 4 becomes 0, 6 becomes 2, 8 becomes 4, 10 becomes 6, 12 becomes 8, 14 becomes 10 and 16 becomes 12. Subtract four, whatever the size.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
UK to US conversion table
| UK | US |
|---|---|
| 4 UK | 0 US |
| 6 UK | 2 US |
| 8 UK | 4 US |
| 10 UK | 6 US |
| 12 UK | 8 US |
| 16 UK | 12 US |
US to UK conversion table
| US | UK |
|---|---|
| 0 US | 4 UK |
| 2 US | 6 UK |
| 4 US | 8 UK |
| 6 US | 10 UK |
| 8 US | 12 UK |
| 12 US | 16 UK |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many US is 10 UK?
- 10 UK is 6 US.
The units
About these units
UK sizes (UK)
British size: 28 below the EU number for women, the waist itself for men.
US sizes (US)
American size: 32 below the EU number for women, the waist itself for men.
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