Men's EU to UK Shoe Size Chart
| EU | US | UK | CM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 35.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| 36 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 37 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 23.5 |
| 37.5 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 38 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 24.5 |
| 39 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 40 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 25.5 |
| 41 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 41.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 26.5 |
| 42 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 43 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 27.5 |
| 44 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 44.5 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 28.5 |
| 45 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 46 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 29.5 |
| 47 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 47.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 30.5 |
| 48 | 13 | 12 | 31 |
| 49 | 14 | 13 | 31.5 |
Two systems that measure different objects
The distance between EU and UK is not fixed: it widens from 32 at the small end of the chart to 36 at the top, so no single subtraction converts every size. Reading across the row is safer, and there EU 42 converts to UK 8. That row sits at 270 mm of foot length, the measurement both national numbers are trying to describe.
This pair converts between a last-based number and a foot-based one. The European figure counts the last in Paris points, while the British number descends from measuring the foot in barleycorns, so neither is a translation of the other. Fit shifts the result too: French and Italian factories can print the same European number yet cut the last narrower in France, so a buyer often takes a larger label there to win the width back. That is why the EU column can feel a size out against a UK shoe.
Common questions
Why is there no clean rule from EU to UK?
One scale numbers the last and the other descends from the foot, so their gap drifts across the range instead of holding at one value.
Does an EU size mean the same width everywhere?
No. French lasts tend to run narrower than Italian ones at the same number, so brands sharing one EU number can differ in width as well as length.
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Sources
Paris point definition: de.wikipedia.org, Pariser Stich.
Italian and French last width: vivaparigi.com; mille885.com.