What does D stand for in shoe size?

What does D stand for in shoe size?

The standard (medium) width for women is B, while the standard width for men is D. Shoe boxes and labels will only identify widths other than standard.

How wide is D width?

The D width is usually measured from 3 to 5 inches across the area of your foot’s ball. In addition, it can be dependent on your shoe size too. For example, a pair of size 10D men’s shoes is 4 inches wide, but it is 4.5 inches wide 14D men’s shoes.

Is D for a wide foot?

Normally a wide width shoe for women is indicated with the letter D; for men a wide width shoe is indicated with 2E. Women’s Extra-wide shoes for women are indicated with 2E and for men a extra-wide width shoe is indicated with 4E.

Which is wider shoe D or E?

E width is typically 1/4” wider than D, and EE is another 1/4” wider than that. So EE boots are generally 1/2” wider than D boots. It’s becoming more common to denote wide boots with the word “wide” instead of using the letter system as this is more accessible to the typical consumer.