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Bra Size Calculator

Calculate your bra size from band and bust measurements. Get US, UK, and EU sizes plus sister sizes.

About this calculator

This calculator converts two tape-measure numbers -- Band Measurement and Bust Measurement, both in inches -- into a US bra size plus UK and EU equivalents and two sister sizes, using lookup tables rather than a single formula for every field. Band size starts from Band Measurement rounded to the nearest whole inch; if that rounds to an odd number the calculator bumps it up by one so the reported band is always even, then clamps the result to the 28-48 range the calculator supports (lines 7-10). Bust Measurement plays no role in the band figure -- only the difference between Bust and Band Measurement, rounded to the nearest whole number, selects the cup, by indexing into a fixed 12-entry list running AA, A, B, C, D, DD/E, DDD/F, G, H, I, J, K, with any difference below 0 or above 11 clamped to the nearest end of that list (lines 12-16).

UK Size reuses the same band number and the same numeric cup index but reads from a separate letter list -- the two agree only through D; past that point UK uses DD, E, F, FF, G, GG, H, a list that never realigns with the US letters again (lines 18-20). EU Size converts the already-clamped US band to centimeters and rounds to the nearest 5, then applies a third cup list that matches the US letters at both ends -- AA through D, and again from G through K -- but uses plain E and F instead of the combined US labels DD/E and DDD/F for the two sizes in between (lines 22-28). Sister Size Smaller and Sister Size Larger step the band two sizes in one direction and the cup one size in the other, but that arithmetic is not re-clamped to the 28-48 band range, so a sister size computed from a band already sitting at 28 or 48 can report a band outside that range (lines 30-37).

Inputs

in
in

Results

US Bra Size

34C

Band Size34
Cup SizeC
UK Size34C
EU Size85C
Sister Size (smaller band)32D
Sister Size (larger band)36B
Bust-Band Difference3 in
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Measure your underbust (band) and fullest bust measurements in inches.
  2. Enter Band Measurement (in) and Bust Measurement (in) — use a soft measuring tape snug but not tight.
  3. Review US Bra Size, Band Size, and Cup Size as primary outputs.
  4. Check UK Size and EU Size if shopping international brands.
  5. Use Sister Size Smaller and Sister Size Larger if your primary size is unavailable — same cup volume, different band.

What each input means

Band Measurement
Measure snugly around your ribcage, just under your bust.
Bust Measurement
Measure around the fullest part of your bust while wearing a non-padded bra.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    Band Measurement = 34, Bust Measurement = 37 = 2 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate US Bra Size
    US Bra Size = `${usBand
    34C = 34C
  3. Calculate Band Size
    Band Size
    34 = 34
  4. Calculate Cup Size
    C = C

Engine last updated . Checked against 3 independently-derived tests — how we verify calculators. Built by Paul Gunder, a software engineer, not a licensed financial, medical, or legal professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn't changing Bust Measurement change my Band Size?

Band Size is derived only from Band Measurement -- it's rounded to the nearest whole inch, bumped up by one if that lands on an odd number so the result is always even, then clamped to the 28-48 range the calculator supports (lines 7-10). Bust Measurement only feeds the Bust-Band Difference used to pick your cup, so it never moves Band Size.

Why do my UK and EU cup letters not match my US cup letter?

All three cup letters come from separate 12-entry lists indexed by the same rounded Bust-Band Difference, and only the first five entries (AA through D) are identical across all three. Past D, UK uses its own DD, E, F, FF, G, GG, H sequence that never realigns with the US letters, while EU uses plain E and F for two sizes before rejoining the US letters exactly from G upward (lines 18-28).

Can my Sister Size ever show a band size outside the 28-48 range the calculator normally reports?

Yes. Sister Size Smaller and Sister Size Larger are computed as your Band Size plus or minus two, and that arithmetic runs after Band Size has already been clamped to 28-48 -- it is never clamped again (lines 30-37). If your Band Size lands at either edge of that range, the corresponding sister size will show a band two sizes past it, such as 26 or 50.

What happens if my measurements produce a cup difference bigger than the chart covers?

The calculator clamps the rounded Bust-Band Difference to the 0-11 index range of its cup list before looking anything up, so an extreme difference simply reports the largest cup on the list, K in the US table, rather than an error or an out-of-range letter (lines 14-16). The reverse is also true: a Bust Measurement smaller than Band Measurement clamps down to AA rather than going negative.

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