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DD vs E Cup

US DD is UK DD and EU E: five inches of difference. 'E' means a five-inch cup in EU and a six-inch cup in the UK: check which alphabet the label uses.

The alphabets

Same inches, three names

Bust − bandUSUKEU
3″CCC
4″DDD
5″DDDDE
6″DDDEF
7″GFG
8″HFFH
9″IGI

Read the system, not the letter. Above D, US repeats D (DD, DDD), the UK doubles alternate letters (DD, E, F, FF, G, GG), the EU just continues (E, F, G). Convert exactly with the size converter.

On a band

DD vs E on the same body

Every cup letter is relative to its band. The guides below show each cup across every band, with the sister sizes that hold the same volume.

Answered

DD vs E: answered

Is a DD cup the same as a E cup?

US DD is UK DD and EU E: five inches of difference. 'E' means a five-inch cup in EU and a six-inch cup in the UK: check which alphabet the label uses.

Which is bigger, DD or E?

Depends on the system: US DD is UK DD and EU E: five inches of difference. 'E' means a five-inch cup in EU and a six-inch cup in the UK: check which alphabet the label uses.

Why do cup letters differ between countries?

US, UK and EU sizing all measure the same inch difference but continue the alphabet differently above D.

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Two measurements, then the letter in US, UK and EU.

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