The International Size Reference Guide

Men's Pants Size Chart, US/UK

Shopping for new pants? Make sure to buy the right size! But what is actually the correct size for you? Are you sure you know? Many people use the same size as they always have done, even though there might be another size that actually fits better. Let us help you find out...

How to Measure Men's Pants Size?

You will need to take a few body measurements (waist, hips and inseam) to determine your correct pant size. But no worries! Let us show you how to measure...

Waist: Use a flexible measuring tape and measure circumference around your natural waistline. Your waistline is located just above your belly button (narrowest/slimmest part of torso).

Hips/Seat: Measure circumference around the fullest part of your hips. Make sure to keep the measuring tape horizontal.

Inseam: Measure from the top of your inner leg (crotch) to bottom of inner leg (where pants ends, about 1'' (2,5 cm) below the ankle).

Use measurements to determine your pants size from the pants size charts below:

Men's US/UK Pants Size Chart, Inches:

Men's Pants Sizes with measurements in inches.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Waist In	Hips In	Inseam R*
24	XXS	24-25	29-30	31.5
26	XS	25-27	31-33	32
28	XS	27.5-29	34-35	32
30	S	29.5-31	35-36.5	32
32	S	31-32	37-38.5	32
33	M	32.5-33	39-40	32.5
34	M	33.5-34.5	40-41.5	32.5
36	L	35-36	42-43.5	33
38	L	36.5-37.5	44-45	33
40	XL	38-40	45-46	33
42	XL	40-42.5	46-47.5	33
44	XXL	43-44	48-49.5	33.5
46	XXL	44-46	50-51	33.5

* R = Regular Inseam. See information about tall (for taller men) and short inseam (for shorter men) at bottom of this page.

Men's US/UK Pants Size Chart, CM

We want to make it easy for non US/UK users to determine their Men's US/UK pants size. So we also present our Men's US/UK Pants Size Chart with measurements in CM...

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Waist In	Hips In	Inseam R*
24	XXS	61-64	73-77	80
26	XS	64-67	77-84	81
28	XS	67-73	85-89	81
30	S	73-77	89-93	81
32	S	78-82	94-98	81
33	M	82-84	99-102	82.5
34	M	84-88	102-105	82.5
36	L	88-92	105-110	84
38	L	92-97	110-113	84
40	XL	97-102	114-117	84
42	XL	102-108	118-121	84
44	XXL	108-112	121-125	85
46	XXL	112-117	126-130	85

* R = Regular Inseam. See information about tall (for taller men) and short inseam (for shorter men) at bottom of this page.

Pants Length - Inseam by Body Height

Most pants manufacturers offer pants in different lengths. Regular (R) is standard length, while Long (L) (sometimes called Tall (T)) is ment for longer persons. Short (S) is ment for shorter persons. But which length to choose? Simply see our length chart below...

Height is body height, measured from floor and up while standing uprised againt a wall, looking straight forward.

Height FT	Height CM	Recommended Length
<- 5'7''	<- 170	Short (S,A)
5'7''-6'1''	171-184	Regular (R)
6'1''->	185 ->	Long (L)/Tall (T)

Short, Regular and Long/Tall Inseam Lengths

What is the difference between the different inseam lengths? Find out with our Inseam Length Chart below. You can use this chart to determine the size of a existing pair of pants, or to doublecheck if the body height chart above shows the right inseam length for you (it is not always so...)

Short Inseam

Men up to approx. 5'7'' (170 cm) body height.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Inseam IN	Inseam CM
24S	XXS	30	76
26S	XS	30.5	77.5
28S	XS	30.5	77.5
30S	S	30.5	77.5
32S	S	30.5	77.5
33S	M	31	79
34S	M	31	79
36S	L	31.5	80
38S	L	31.5	80
40S	XL	31.5	80
42S	XL	31.5	80
44S	XXL	32	81.5
46S	XXL	32	81.5

Regular Inseam

Men from to approx. 5'7'' (170 cm) to 6'1'' (184 cm) body height.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Inseam IN	Inseam CM
24R	XXS	31.5	80
26R	XS	32	81
28R	XS	32	81
30R	S	32	81
32R	S	32	81
33R	M	32.5	82.5
34R	M	32.5	82.5
36R	L	33	84
38R	L	33	84
40R	XL	33	84
42R	XL	33	84
44R	XXL	33.5	85
46R	XXL	33.5	85

Long/Tall Inseam

Men from to approx. 6'1'' (185 cm) body height and up.

US/UK SIZE	Alpha Size	Inseam IN	Inseam CM
24L	XXS	33	84
26L	XS	33.5	85
28L	XS	33.5	85
30L	S	33.5	85
32L	S	33.5	85
33L	M	34	86.5
34L	M	34	86.5
36L	L	34.5	87.5
38L	L	34.5	87.5
40L	XL	34.5	87.5
42L	XL	34.5	87.5
44L	XXL	35	89
46L	XXL	35	89

Tips, Tricks or Questions about Men's US Pants Size?

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