Plug & socket types - World Standards

Posted: Sunday, July 23, 2017 by Tyler Durden in
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Plug & socket types - World Standards



There are currently 15 types of electrical outlet plugs in use today, each of which has been assigned a letter by the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA), starting with A and moving through the alphabet. These letters are completely arbitrary: they don’t actually mandate anything.
Click here for a global map showing the spread of the different plug types used around the world.
Click here for a detailed list of the countries of the world with their respective plug and outlet types, voltage and frequency.

Type A

  • mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan (for a full list, click here)
  • 2 pins
  • not grounded
  • 15 A
  • almost always 100 – 127 V
  • socket compatible with plug type A

Type B

  • mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 15 A
  • almost always 100 – 127 V
  • socket compatible with plug types A & B

Type C

  • commonly used in Europe, South America & Asia (for a full list, click here)
  • 2 pins
  • not grounded
  • 2.5 A
  • almost always 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug type C

Type D

  • mainly used in India (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 5 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C & D (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

Type E

  • primarily used in France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia & the Czech Republic (for a full list, click here)
  • 2 pins
  • grounded
  • 16 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

Type F

  • used almost everywhere in Europe & Russia, except for the UK & Ireland (for a full list, click here)
  • 2 pins
  • grounded
  • 16 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

Type G

  • mainly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Malaysia & Singapore (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 13 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug type G

Type H

  • used exclusively in Israel, the West Bank & the Gaza Strip (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 16 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C & H (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

Type I

  • mainly used in Australia, New Zealand, China & Argentina (for a full list, click here)
  • 2 or 3 pins
  • 2 pins: not grounded / 3 pins: grounded
  • 10 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug type I

Type J

  • used almost exclusively in Switzerland, Liechtenstein & Rwanda (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 10 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C & J

Type K

  • used almost exclusively in Denmark & Greenland (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 16 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C & K (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

Type L

  • used almost exclusively in Italy & Chile (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 10 A & 16 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • 10 A socket compatible with plug types C & L (10 A version) / 16 A socket compatible with plug type L (16 A version)

Type M

  • mainly used in South Africa (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 15 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug type M

Type N

  • used almost exclusively in Brazil (for a full list, click here)
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 10 A & 20 A
  • 100 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C & N

Type O

  • used exclusively in Thailand
  • 3 pins
  • grounded
  • 16 A
  • 220 – 240 V
  • socket compatible with plug types C & O (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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