Sizing Guide

You can measure your feet or your child's feet at home using a book, a ruler and a wall. You can then see where the measurement fits on our shoe sizing guide to find the recommended shoe size.


Measure Your Feet...

Note: we do not recommend tracing feet because doing so usually gives a larger measurement. Our shoe measurement charts work in accordance with the following method:

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Remove shoes and socks and place bare foot so that the heel is barely touching a wall.
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Place a book on the floor, parallel to the wall, so that it is barely touching the front of the longest toe.
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Step away carefully and measure the distance from the book to the wall.
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If you need to measure your width then follow the same directions shown above, but position your foot parallel to the wall and measure from the widest point.

... and Find Your Size

Once you have the measurement, look for it on the charts below to find the recommended Softstar shoe size. Contact us if you have questions.

Softstar Adult
Shoe Size
Regular US Shoes Size Foot Length Regular Width
5U 4.5 - 5 Mens
5.5 - 6 Womens
22.2 - 23.0 cm 8.1 - 9.8 cm
6U 5.5 - 6 Mens
6.5 - 7 Womens
23.0 - 23.9 cm 8.4 - 10.1 cm
7U 6.5 - 7 Mens
7.5 - 8 Womens
23.9 - 24.7 cm 8.7 - 10.4 cm
8U 7.5 - 8 Mens
8.5 - 9 Womens
24.7 - 25.6 cm 9.1 - 10.8 cm
9U 8.5 - 9 Mens
9.5 - 10 Womens
25.6 - 26.4 cm 9.3 - 11.0 cm
10U 9.5 - 10 Mens
10.5 - 11 Womens
26.4 - 27.3 cm 9.6 - 11.3 cm
11U 10.5 - 11 Mens
11.5 - 12 Womens
27.3 - 28.1 cm 9.9 - 11.6 cm
12U 11.5 - 12 Mens
12.5 - 13 Womens
28.1 - 28.9 cm 10.2 - 11.9 cm
13U 12.5 - 13 Mens 28.9 - 29.8 cm 10.5 - 12.2 cm
14U 13.5 - 14 Mens 29.8 - 30.5 cm 10.9 - 12.6 cm
15U 14.5 - 15 Mens 30.5 - 31.4 cm 11.2 - 12.9 cm
  1. This chart accounts for growing room.
  2. Many of our youth sizes end at size 4Y. In these cases, you can find the next size up in our adult category starting with size 5U (adult unisex). Note that measurements differ slightly for sizes that overlap on both our youth and adult sizing charts because the youth chart accounts for growing room and the adult chart does not.
Softstar Youth
Shoe Size
Approx Age Range Foot Length Regular Width
1Y 4 - 6 Years 18.5 - 19.4 cm 6.4 - 8.0 cm
2Y 5 - 8 Years 19.4 - 20.2 cm 6.7 - 8.3 cm
3Y 5 - 8 Years 20.2 - 21.0 cm 7.3 - 8.9 cm
4Y 6 - 10 Years 21.0 - 21.9 cm 7.5 - 9.1 cm
5Y/5U 6 - 10 Years 21.9 - 22.7 cm 8.1 - 9.8 cm
6Y/6U 8 - 10 Years 22.7 - 23.6 cm 8.4 - 10.1 cm
  1. This chart accounts for growing room.
Child Size Approx Age Range Foot Length Regular Width
2 0 - 6 months ≤ 10.2 cm 4.3 - 5.9 cm
3 6 - 12 months 10.2 - 11.1 cm 4.6 - 6.2 cm
4 12 - 18 months 11.1 - 11.9 cm 5.0 - 6.6 cm
5 18 months 11.9 - 12.8 cm 5.3 - 6.9 cm
6 18 - 24 months 12.8 - 13.6 cm 5.6 - 7.2 cm
7 2 years 13.6 - 14.5 cm 5.7 - 7.3 cm
8 2 - 3 years 14.5 - 15.3 cm 6.0 - 7.6 cm
9 3 years 15.3 - 16.2 cm 6.4 - 8.0 cm
10 3 - 4 years 16.2 - 17.0 cm 6.7 - 8.3 cm
11 4 - 6 years 17.0 - 17.9 cm 7.1 - 8.7 cm
12 4 - 6 years 17.9 - 18.7 cm 7.5 - 9.1 cm

Checking Width? Our sizing charts show average width measurements, but the height of your instep and the shape of your foot can also affect the width that fits best for you. If you have never needed wide or narrow shoes in the past then we recommend trying a regular width in our shoes.


Difficulty Taking Measurements?
Try Our Printable Stand-On Sizing Guides

Our printable shoe size charts provide another way to help you find the best fit for your feet. These are especially useful for small children who don't like to sit still. Just print the guide for the appropriate age group below and follow the instructions on the page.

Before you print these guides, make sure your printer settings will not shrink or scale the page. Uncheck any boxes labeled "Fit to Printable Area" and/or set scaling options to "None."