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Head circumference

Wrap a soft tape measure around your head about 1/8 inch (3 mm) above your ears and eyebrows, where the hat band will sit. Keep it snug, not tight. No tape? Use a string and lay it along a ruler.

Hat size chart
Head circumference US hat sizeLetter size
up to 20 in (51 cm) 6 3/8XXS
20 1/8–20 3/8 in (51.1–52 cm) 6 1/2XS
20 1/2–20 3/4 in (52.1–53 cm) 6 5/8XS
20 7/8–21 1/4 in (53.1–54 cm) 6 3/4S
21 3/8–21 5/8 in (54.1–55 cm) 6 7/8S
21 3/4–22 in (55.1–56 cm) 7M
22 1/8–22 3/8 in (56.1–57 cm) 7 1/8M
22 1/2–22 3/4 in (57.1–58 cm) 7 1/4L
22 7/8–23 1/8 in (58.1–59 cm) 7 3/8L
23 1/4–23 1/2 in (59.1–60 cm) 7 1/2XL
23 5/8–24 in (60.1–61 cm) 7 5/8XL
24 1/8–24 3/8 in (61.1–62 cm) 7 3/4XXL
24 1/2–24 3/4 in (62.1–63 cm) 7 7/8XXL
24 7/8–25 1/8 in (63.1–64 cm) 8XXXL
25 1/4–25 1/2 in (64.1–65 cm) 8 1/8XXXL
25 5/8–25 7/8 in (65.1–66 cm) 8 1/44XL
26 in (66.1 cm) and over 8 3/84XL
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Take a front selfie

Look straight into the camera with your whole head in the frame, hair as you usually wear it, no hat. Even lighting works best.

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Hat sizes are your head circumference in disguise. A US fitted size like 7 3/8 is the circumference in inches divided by pi, rounded to the eighth; letter sizes from S to XXL each cover two of those eighths. So 23 inches around makes you a 7 3/8, or a large — and if you fall between two sizes, take the larger one: a band that is too tight gives you a headache within the hour, one a little loose can be fixed with sizing tape.

Measure where the hat will actually sit: a level line about a finger above your ears and across the middle of your forehead, with your hair the way you will wear it under the hat. Measure twice; if the readings differ, use the larger one. Fitted caps and felt hats follow the chart closely, while beanies and adjustable baseball caps forgive half a size either way.

Your head size also decides which hats look right on you, not just which ones fit. Wide brims and tall crowns swamp a small head, while a big head makes a small trilby look perched. Measure here, then take a selfie below: the AI reads your face shape and your proportions together with your head size.

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    Measure your head

    Run a soft tape measure around your head just above the ears and eyebrows, level all the way round.

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    Enter the number

    Type it in inches or centimeters; fractions like 22.5 work too.

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    Read your size

    You get your US fitted size and your letter size. Between two sizes, go one up.

FAQ

What hat size is 23 inches?

A head of 23 inches (58.4 cm) is a US 7 3/8, which most makers sell as a large (L). It falls between 7 1/4 (22 3/4 inches) and 7 3/8 (23 1/8 inches), and between two sizes you take the larger.

How do I know my hat size without a tape measure?

Wrap a piece of string or a phone charger cable around your head where a hat sits, mark the point where it meets, then lay it flat along a ruler or a tape from a toolbox. Enter that length here.

What is the average hat size?

Most adult men measure about 22 1/2 to 23 inches (57 to 58 cm), a US 7 1/8 to 7 1/4 (M to L); most women about 21 1/2 to 22 inches (55 to 56 cm), a 6 7/8 to 7 (S to M). From about 23 1/2 inches (60 cm, a 7 1/2 or XL) a head counts as big for off-the-shelf hats.

Are UK and European hat sizes the same?

European sizes are simply the circumference in centimeters, so a 58 is a 58 cm head. UK fitted sizes run one eighth below US ones: a US 7 3/8 is a UK 7 1/4.