Jeans waist to UK sizes
28 W = 10 UK. Type your own value in W below.
That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.
Convert the other way: UK to W
What it means
Where does that waist sit?
The math
How to convert W to UK
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: 28 W = 10 UK.
The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.
In practice
When you’d convert jeans waist to UK sizes
W28 on the label, UK sizes in the shop. Women: double the W and subtract 46, so W28 is UK 10, W30 is UK 14 and W32 is UK 18. Men: the same number, W32 is a UK 32.
Common mistake: Taking a women’s UK 28 for a waist of 28 inches. W28 is a UK 10, and a UK 28 would be a W37.
UK size for women by waist: W25 is 4, W26 is 6, W27 is 8, W28 is 10, W29 is 12 and W30 is 14. Each extra inch adds two UK sizes, the same step as in EU and US sizes.
Every unit
That size in every system
Tables
W to UK conversion table
| W | UK |
|---|---|
| 21 W | -4 UK |
| 22 W | -2 UK |
| 23 W | 0 UK |
| 24 W | 2 UK |
| 25 W | 4 UK |
| 26 W | 6 UK |
| 27 W | 8 UK |
| 28 W | 10 UK |
| 29 W | 12 UK |
| 31 W | 16 UK |
UK to W conversion table
| UK | W |
|---|---|
| -4 UK | 21 W |
| -2 UK | 22 W |
| 0 UK | 23 W |
| 2 UK | 24 W |
| 4 UK | 25 W |
| 6 UK | 26 W |
| 8 UK | 27 W |
| 10 UK | 28 W |
| 12 UK | 29 W |
| 16 UK | 31 W |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many UK is 1 W?
- 1 W is -44 UK.
- How many UK is 10 W?
- 10 W is -26 UK.
- How many UK is 28 W?
- 28 W is 10 UK.
The units
About these units
Jeans waist (W)
The waist in inches printed after the W on a Levi’s, Wrangler or Lee label.
UK sizes (UK)
British size: 28 below the EU number for women, the waist itself for men.
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