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What does the letter mean in a bra size?

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The letter of a bra size marks the measurement difference between the ribcage and the bust. So if someone whose ribcage equals 30 inches and their bust equals 38 inches for a difference of 8 inches, instead of the bra size being 308 (30 inch band and 8 inch difference), it would be 30FF, since FF means there is an 8 inch difference.

Here is a list of what letter equals which inch difference in the US and UK:

UNITED STATES:

0 inch difference: AA

1 inch difference: A

2 inch difference: B

3 inch difference: C

4 inch difference: D

5 inch difference: DD

6 inch difference: DDD/F

7 inch difference: DDDD/G

8 inch difference: H

9 inch difference: I

10 inch difference: J

11 inch difference: K

12 inch difference: L

13 inch difference: M

14 inch difference: N

15 inch difference: O

16 inch difference: P

17 inch difference: Q

18 inch difference: R

United Kingdom:

0 inch difference: AA

1 inch difference: A

2 inch difference: B

3 inch difference: C

4 inch difference: D

5 inch difference: DD

6 inch difference: E

7 inch difference: F

8 inch difference: FF

9 inch difference: G

10 inch difference: GG

11 inch difference: H

12 inch difference: HH

13 inch difference: J

14 inch difference: JJ

15 inch difference: K

16 inch difference: KK

17 inch difference: L

18 inch difference: LL

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The letter of a bra size marks the measurement difference between the ribcage and the bust. So if someone whose ribcage equals 30 inches and their bust equals 38 inches for a difference of 8 inches, instead of the bra size being 308 (30 inch band and 8 inch difference), it would be 30FF, since FF means there is an 8 inch difference.

Here is a list of what letter equals which inch difference in the US and UK:

UNITED STATES:

0 inch difference: AA

1 inch difference: A

2 inch difference: B

3 inch difference: C

4 inch difference: D

5 inch difference: DD

6 inch difference: DDD/F

7 inch difference: DDDD/G

8 inch difference: H

9 inch difference: I

10 inch difference: J

11 inch difference: K

12 inch difference: L

13 inch difference: M

14 inch difference: N

15 inch difference: O

16 inch difference: P

17 inch difference: Q

18 inch difference: R

United Kingdom:

0 inch difference: AA

1 inch difference: A

2 inch difference: B

3 inch difference: C

4 inch difference: D

5 inch difference: DD

6 inch difference: E

7 inch difference: F

8 inch difference: FF

9 inch difference: G

10 inch difference: GG

11 inch difference: H

12 inch difference: HH

13 inch difference: J

14 inch difference: JJ

15 inch difference: K

16 inch difference: KK

17 inch difference: L

18 inch difference: LL

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