Everything you need to know about shoe sizes 8 and 8.5 (8½). What is its length in inches and centimeters, and how to convert women’s 8 to men’s format? Also, US size comparison with other size systems such as Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, and other nations in the world.
What is Shoe Size 8?
The shoe size 8 is used for women, but it also exists in men and youth sizes. Usually, in the United States, women’s size is two numbers higher than the men’s size. If you are a woman with U.S. size 8, then it is 6 in U.S. men.
Analyzing Shoe size 8 and 8.5 (8½)
Chart for size 8 in women and men in inches and centimeters, US, UK, EU, Japanese, and Mexican sizes.
| US | UK | EU | Japan | Mexico | Inches | cm | |
| Women | 8 | 6 | 38-39 | 25 cm | 25 | 9.5″ | 24.1 |
| 8.5 | 6.5 | 39 | 25.5 cm | 25.5 | 9.75″ | 24.6 | |
| Men | 8 | 7.5 | 41 | 26 cm | 26.5 | 9.94″ | 25.3 |
| 8.5 | 8 | 41-42 | 26.5 cm | 27 | 10.1″ | 25.7 |
What is Women’s 8 Shoe Size in Men’s
Here’s the conversion chart for women’s size 8 to men’s or youth compared with UK and EU sizes.
| US Women | US Men/Youth | UK Men | Euro Men |
| 8 | 6 | 5.5 | 39 |
| 8.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 39.5 |
Size 8 in Narrow and Wide Sizes
Women’s 8 Width Size Chart
| Women US | Narrow (AA) (inches) | Narrow (AA) (cm) | Medium (M or B) (inches) | Medium (M or B) (cm) | Wide (D) inches | Wide (D) (cm) | Extra Wide (EE) (inches) | Extra Wide (EE) (cm) |
| 8 | 3 3/16″ | 8.1 cm | 3 9/16″ | 9 cm | 3 15/16″ | 10 cm | 4 5/16″ | 11 cm |
| 8.5 | 3 1/4″ | 8.3 cm | 3 5/8″ | 9.2 cm | 4″ | 10.1 cm | 4 3/8″ | 11.1 cm |
Men’s 8 Width Size Chart
| Men US | Narrow (B) (inches) | Narrow (B) (cm) | Medium (D) (inches) | Medium (D) (cm) | Wide (EE) (inches) | Wide (EE) (cm) | Extra-Wide (4E) (inches) | Extra-Wide (4E) (cm) | Extra, Extra-Wide (6E) (inches) | Extra, Extra-Wide (6E) (cm) |
| 8 | 3 9/16 | 9.0 | 3 3/4″ | 9.5 | 3 15/16″ | 10.0 | 4 1/8″ | 10.5 | 4 5/16 | 11.0 |
| 8.5 | 3 5/8 | 9.2 | 3 13/16″ | 9.7 | 4″ | 10.2 | 4 3/16″ | 10.6 | 4 3/8 | 11.1 |
