Gap Kid’s Size Charts for Clothes, Apparel, Accessories and Shoes

The bodies of kids grow differently. Kids come in all shapes and different size ranges. Gap knows this and has included it in their calculations. Husky pants and Husky shirts are for kids with larger limbs and fuller torsos. To use the Gap Kid’s size chart for your larger kid, go one size higher on the scale. If the large child no longer fits on the scale, then consider the lowest adult sizes. The slim size chart is also in existence, for slimmer kids. This is just a clothing size made with measurements from the reg size chart and some accessory to help cater for a smaller size. Such accessory could be an elastic bands or inner hooks.

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Table of Content of Gap Kid’s Size Charts

Gap Kid’s Size Charts

Gap’s Size Chart For Boy’s And Girl’s Tops And Outerwear (Shirt, Tee shirt, Jacket, etc)

In Japan, the labelled size is part of the clothing size in centimeters. For instance a tee shirt labelled as 120 is made for kids with measurements that include 120cm.

InternationalUKJapanHeight (In)Height (Cm)Chest (In)Chest (Cm)
XS4-511039-4599-11423-2458-61
S6-712045-51114-13025-2664-66
M8-913051-54130-1372769
L10-1114054-57137-14528.572
XL12-1315057-60145-1523076
XXL13XL16060-65152-16531.5-3370-84

Gap’s Size Chart For Boy’s And Girl’s Bottoms (Pants, Jeans, American Khaki, etc)

The bottoms chart of the two genders are different only because the boys bottoms are not affected by the hip measurements. Some bottoms and jeans mimick slim pants and come with adjustable waists because of children with a narrower waist. These fashionable jeans are just classic jeans with button placement and elastic bands. Another product to be aware of are low-rise pants. Again, imagine the classic jeans but this time with shorter sleeves that stop above the ankle. Many of these type of pants are shallow in the crutch and even have a light pocket or two.

InternationalJapanEU & UKWaist (In)Waist (Cm)Hip (In)Hip (Cm)
XS105421.5552461
XS110522.55725.565
S1206235826.567
S125723.56027.570
M1308/8-9246128.572
L14010/10-1125643076
XL15012266631.580
XXL15513/1427693384
XXL16016/13XL28713589
XXL17018/13XXL29743794
Gap kids' school uniform size chart
Gap kids’ school uniform size chart

Gap school uniform size chart

All school uniforms sizes you can find in the size charts on this page. The below image gives a good example overview of kids sizes by age, weight and length. Florsheim has great kid’s shoes for school uniforms, check the right size here, Stride Rite offers a nice well-fitting school uniform shoes for boys and girls as well

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Skechers Shoes sizes for kids’ uniform shoes you can find here

Gap Kid’s size by age

The size chart includes European kids sizes from age 2 to 12 years.

AgeChildren’s Height (Inches)Children’s Height (Centimeters)European SizesU.K. SizesU.S. Sizes
236-3892-9892-982-32T
3-4  38-4198-10498-1043-43T -4T
  4-541-43104-110104-1104-55
  5-6  43-46110-116110-1165-66
  6-746-48116-122116-1226-76X-7
  7-848-50122-128122-1287-87-8
8-9  50-53128-134128-1348-99-10
  9-1053-55134-140134-1409-1010
10-1155-57140-146140-14610-1111
11-1257-60146-152146-15211-1214

Shoe and sock sizes are the same. The exact size of each shoe measurement has its equivalent socks size in front of it. A full kid’s socks size chart you can find here. All About kid’s shoe sizes by age is here

USUKEUJapanSocks SizeFoot (In)Foot (Cm)
1092716.5S6.517
11102817.5S6.918
12112918S7.318
13123019S7.619
1133120M7.920
213221M8.321
323322L8.622
433423L8.923
543524XL9.324
653624.5XL9.925

Gap Kid’s Size Chart For Boy’s And Girl’s Underwear.

Underwear sizes consider only the natural waistline and are therefore completely unisexual

InternationalUKJapanWaist (In)Waist (Cm)
XXS2-31002051
XS4-51102256
S6-71202358
M8-91302461
L10-111402564
XL12-131502666
XXL13XL1602871

Gap’s Size Chart For Boy’s And Girl’s Gloves

InternationalHand Width (In)Hand Width (Cm)
S718
M7.519
L820

Gap’s Size Chart For Boy’s Belts

Belt measures 5 inches (13 cm) longer than the natural waist measurement.

InternationalWaist (In)Waist (Cm)
S21-21.553-55
M2256
L2358
XL2461

Gap’s Size Chart For Girl’s Belts

InternationalWaist (In)Waist (Cm)
S21.5-2355-58
M23.560
L24.562
XL25.2564

Gap’s Size Chart For Boy’s And Girl’s Hats

InternationalJapanHead (In)Head (Cm)
S/M52-5421.2554
L/XL54-5622.557

Gap’s Size Chart For Baby And Toddlers Clothes

InternationalJapanHeight (In)Height (Cm)
NB450-180-46
0-35018-2346-58
3-66023-2758-69
6-127027-2969-74
12-188029-3174-79
18-249031-3379-84
2Y9533-3684-91
3Y10036-3991-99
4Y10539-4299-107
5Y11042-45107-114

Gap’s Size Chart For Baby And Toddlers Shoes

USUKEUJAPANFoot (In)Foot (Cm)
10169.53.69
2117103.910
3218114.311
431911.54.612
542212.54.913
652313.55.313
7624145.614
8725155.915
9826166.2516
1092716.56.517
11102817.56.918
121129187.25 18

Gap’s Size Chart For Baby And Toddlers Hats

InternationalHead Circumference (In)Head Circumference (Cm)
XS/S19.550
S/M20.552
M/L21.5 55

Gap’s Size Chart For Baby And Toddlers Gloves And Mittens

InternationalUS & UKHand Width (In)Hand Width (Cm)
12-24MXS/S5.7515
2-3YS/M6.517
4-5YM/L7.2518

Kid’s Gap Sizes explained

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gap Kid’s sizes

What size is large in Gap?

When talking about Gap’s kid clothes, a top sized as large is meant for a chest circumference of 28.5 inches (72 cm). A bottom or an underwear sized as large is meant for a waist of 25 inches (64 cm).  

What size is M in Gap?

When talking about Gap’s kid clothes, a top sized as medium is meant for a chest circumference of 27 inches (69 cm). A bottom or an underwear sized as medium is meant for a waist of 24 inches (61 cm).  

How do Gap sweaters fit?

Gap clothing for children fit a bit loose. This is so that the child can move around comfortably in the clothing.

What age is gap XL?

Gap is age free, however the measurements for XL is about the size of a typical 12 or 13 year old.

Is Gap Baby Big or small?

The baby sizes of Gap are big. This is because apparel in sizes up to 2 years accommodates extra room for a diaper. 

Conclusion

Whenever you are going Gap shopping in a physical store, always have an actual tape measure handy. The shipping label affects the correct size because sometimes items meant for a particular market might end up in another. Leave a comment and let us know if you found any gap in the Gap size charts.

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