European shoe sizes in UK and Indian sizes, and back
Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere. Updated on 24 Oct 2026.An EU size is counted in two-thirds of a centimetre and a UK size in thirds of an inch, so the two never line up exactly and charts round them differently. EU 42 is UK 8 on almost every chart; EU 41 falls between UK 7 and 7.5, so shops differ on it. Enter the EU size on the label to see the UK size, which is also the size Indian shops use.
"EU" is already selected under "I know my".
Type the EU size from the label, such as 42.
Read the "UK and India" size, and "Exact UK" to see whether it falls between two sizes.
Open the "Size chart" tab to compare the half sizes on either side.
Shoe sizes look arbitrary but each system is a simple rule applied to the length of the last, the foot-shaped form a shoe is built on, which is about 1.5 cm longer than the foot. A UK size steps by a third of an inch, the old barleycorn; an EU size steps by two thirds of a centimetre, the Paris point. US men's sizes are the UK size plus one, and US women's sizes, on the Brannock scale used in American shops, add another one and a half.
India uses UK sizes. Indian brands and shops label shoes in UK sizes, sometimes marked IND or UK/IND, so everything this page says about UK sizes applies in India. That makes the most common conversion here a US size into an Indian one: subtract one for men's sizes and two and a half for women's.
Why the charts disagree. Because the UK and EU steps are different lengths, most sizes fall between two sizes in the other system, and each brand rounds its own way. An EU 41 sits between UK 7 and 7.5; some brands call it 7, others 7.5. This converter shows the exact figure beside the nearest half size, so you can see when a result is close to the line.
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Indian shoe sizes are UK sizes. For a US men's size, subtract one: US men 9 is Indian 8. For a US women's size, subtract two and a half: US women 8 is Indian 5.5. Brands can differ by half a size, so check the brand's own chart if you are between sizes.
Yes, in practice. Indian brands and shops use the UK scale, often labelled UK/IND, so a UK 8 and an Indian 8 are the same shoe. The Bureau of Indian Standards has proposed a separate Indian system, but shoes in shops today are still sold in UK sizes.
On the US scale, a women's size is one and a half larger than the men's size for the same foot, so women's 8.5 is men's 7. UK and EU sizes use one scale for everyone, so a UK 6 is a UK 6 whether the shoe is sold as men's or women's.
Each system is a formula on the length of the last, but brands choose their own toe allowance and round in-between sizes their own way. That is why a Nike EU 42 is a US 8.5 while this converter shows 9. Expect up to half a size of difference, and check the brand chart when buying online.
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