The adidas Size Chart: How adidas Shoes Fit (and How to Find Your Size)
Buying sneakers online comes down to one nervous question: will they fit? adidas sizing is more consistent than most brands, but it isn't identical across every model, and the numbers on the box change depending on whether you read US men's, US women's, UK, or European sizes. This is the West Coast Deals adidas size chart, plus a straight answer on how each silhouette actually fits on foot. Every pair we ship is authenticated in-house here in Portland, Oregon, so the size on the label is the size you get.
The adidas size chart (US, UK, EU, and CM)
Use this to convert between regions. The most reliable column is CM (foot length in centimeters) — it never changes, no matter which region's number a listing uses. Measure your foot, find your centimeter length, and read across.
| US Men | US Women | UK | EU | CM | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 3.5 | 36 | 22.1 | 8.7 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 36.7 | 22.5 | 8.9 |
| 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 37.3 | 22.9 | 9 |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 38 | 23.3 | 9.2 |
| 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 38.7 | 23.8 | 9.4 |
| 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 39.3 | 24.2 | 9.5 |
| 7 | 8 | 6.5 | 40 | 24.6 | 9.7 |
| 7.5 | 8.5 | 7 | 40.7 | 25 | 9.8 |
| 8 | 9 | 7.5 | 41.3 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 8.5 | 9.5 | 8 | 42 | 25.9 | 10.2 |
| 9 | 10 | 8.5 | 42.7 | 26.3 | 10.4 |
| 9.5 | 10.5 | 9 | 43.3 | 26.7 | 10.5 |
| 10 | 11 | 9.5 | 44 | 27.1 | 10.7 |
| 10.5 | 11.5 | 10 | 44.7 | 27.6 | 10.9 |
| 11 | 12 | 10.5 | 45.3 | 28 | 11 |
| 11.5 | 12.5 | 11 | 46 | 28.4 | 11.2 |
| 12 | 13 | 11.5 | 46.7 | 28.8 | 11.3 |
| 12.5 | 13.5 | 12 | 47.3 | 29.3 | 11.5 |
| 13 | 14 | 12.5 | 48 | 29.7 | 11.7 |
| 13.5 | 14.5 | 13 | 48.7 | 30.1 | 11.9 |
| 14 | 15 | 13.5 | 49.3 | 30.5 | 12 |
| 15 | 16 | 14.5 | 50.7 | 31.4 | 12.4 |
Sizes are US unless noted. On a men's listing, a woman's size is one number higher (a women's 9 is a men's 8). We break that down in our men's to women's shoe size guide.
Do adidas run big or small?
For most people, adidas run true to size — order your normal sneaker size and you'll be fine. The nuance is width, not length: adidas classics like the Samba, Gazelle, and Handball Spezial are built on a low-profile, relatively narrow last, so they feel snug across the ball of the foot even when the length is right. If your feet are wide, that snugness is what you're feeling, not a size that's too small. The Superstar is the main exception in the other direction — its roomy toe box means a lot of people take it a half size down.
How each adidas model fits
Here's the short version, model by model. Each links to a full fit guide with our Portland try-on notes.
- Samba — true to size, narrow last. Samba sizing guide
- Handball Spezial — true to size, runs slightly long and slim. Spezial sizing guide
- Gazelle — true to size but snug; wide feet often go up a half. Gazelle fit guide
- Superstar — roomy; many size down a half. Superstar: up or down?
- Campus 00s — true to size, snug toe box. Campus 00s sizing guide
- SL 72 — true to size, slim retro-runner shape. SL 72 sizing guide
- Adizero Evo SL — true to size, performance fit. Evo SL sizing guide
- Ultraboost 1.0 — true to size, sock-like knit. Ultraboost sizing guide
Want the full breakdown across every silhouette in one place? Our model-by-model hub, Do adidas Run Small?, ranks them from widest to narrowest.
Which adidas fit best for wide feet?
If you have wide feet, lean toward the models with more volume up top — the Superstar and the chunkier Campus and running silhouettes — and be prepared to go up a half size in the slimmer terrace classics like the Samba and Spezial. Leather uppers stretch and mold to your foot over a week or two; suede gives a little less. Going up a full size to chase width usually backfires, because the shoe then slips at the heel. A half size, or a model with a naturally wider last, is the better fix.
Men's to women's: the +1 rule
Most of our listings show a men's size, because a huge share of adidas sneakers are cut on unisex or men's lasts. To convert, add one: a women's 9 is a men's 8, a women's 10 is a men's 9. Going the other way, subtract one. That single-size offset is what athletic brands like adidas use — some dress-shoe makers use 1.5, but for the sneakers we sell it's a clean +1. Full walkthrough in our men's to women's shoe size guide.
How to measure your foot
Numbers lie a little from brand to brand, but centimeters don't. Stand on a piece of paper late in the day, when your feet are at their largest, and mark from the back of your heel to the tip of your longest toe. Measure both feet and use the bigger one. Match that centimeter figure to the CM column above, and you have your adidas size in every region at once. That's the measurement we rely on when we authenticate and match sizing before a pair ships.
Every pair from West Coast Deals is verified in-house and shipped fast from Portland, Oregon — so once you've dialed in your size, the pair on the box is exactly what shows up at your door.
— Anthony from West Coast Deals