Size chart maker

Three steps to a size chart that buyers can use

1. 1Pick a templateStart from tops, dresses, trousers, kids, shoes or a blank grid. The sizes and measurement names are filled in. The values are empty, because they have to come from your own garments.
2. 2Type or paste your measurementsClick a cell and type, or paste a block from a spreadsheet. Ranges such as 86-91 work. Convert the whole table between cm and inches in one click, or show both.
3. 3Add your look and saveAdd your shop name, colour, font and logo. Save a PNG sized for your marketplace, an SVG, an HTML table for your description, plain text or CSV, or print it.

Why a size chart helps with returns

A size chart answers the question buyers ask most about clothes and shoes: will this fit me? When the buyer can hold their own measurements up against yours before ordering, an item that does not fit is less likely to come as a surprise, and fewer buyers have to message you to ask.

It cannot promise fewer returns, and we will not quote a figure for it. What it does is take away one common reason for them, which is a buyer guessing a size. The chart is most useful when it is easy to find, easy to read on a phone and clear about what was measured.

Sizing varies a lot between brands, makers and countries, so your chart should show your own numbers. That is why this tool starts with empty values and never fills in a number for you.

How to measure clothes and shoes for your chart

The maker draws these figures inside your chart, with lines for the measurements you use. Each one follows the names of your own columns.

• TopChest, waist, length, sleeve and shoulder, with the hem width where a chart needs it.
• DressBust, waist, hips and length from the top of the shoulder to the hem.
• TrousersWaist, hips, thigh, rise, inseam, leg opening and outside length.
• ShoesFoot length, heel to the tip of the longest toe.

1. Use a soft tape measure for the body, or a flat ruler or tape for a garment on a table. Smooth the garment out without stretching it.
2. Measure each size the same way every time, in one unit. Convert later with the button, so the rounding is done once and done the same everywhere.
3. For a range, write both ends: 86-91 means anything from 86 to 91. A range is honest when a size covers a span of bodies.
4. Check the chart against a piece you know fits. If it does not match, the measurement was taken in a different place from the one the guide describes.

Measurements the guide knows: chest or bust, waist, hips, length, sleeve, shoulder, inseam, rise, thigh, leg opening, foot length, foot width, height.

Garment measurements or body measurements

There are two ways to state a size, and the chart should say which one it uses. Body measurements are the size of the person the item is made for: the chest, waist and hips of the buyer. Garment measurements are the size of the item itself, laid flat on a table.

Body measurements are the usual choice when you are selling stock that follows a standard, and they let the buyer compare with a tape measure and their own body. Garment measurements are common for vintage, second hand and handmade items, because they describe exactly the piece the buyer will receive and they do not depend on how the item is meant to fit.

Do not mix the two in one chart. Pick one, measure every size the same way and let the chart state it. The maker prints it under the title and in the footnote, so a buyer never has to wonder.

Using your chart on Etsy, Shopify, eBay and Amazon

Every marketplace has its own rules for photos and descriptions, and they change. What each marketplace says is shown with a link to its page. What we suggest is ours.

• Etsy

  Save the PNG and add it as one of your listing photos. Etsy asks for large images, so the size menu starts at 2000 pixels. You can also paste the HTML table or the text into your description.

  Etsy says, recommended size: A width and height of at least 2000 pixels. Source

• Shopify

  Add the PNG to the product media, or paste the HTML table into the description using the editor's HTML view. The chart is a table, so it stays readable on a phone.

  Shopify says, recommended size: 2048 x 2048 pixels for square product images. Source

• eBay

  Put the chart in the description as the HTML table or as text, and leave the photos clean. Check eBay's picture policy before you add anything to a photo.

  eBay says, recommended size: 1600 x 1600 pixels. Source

  eBay says, not allowed: Borders, added text or artwork, and watermarks of any kind. Source

• Amazon

  Keep the main image to the product alone and use the chart as an extra image. Some categories also have size chart fields in Seller Central, so look there first.

  Amazon says, size: At least 500 and at most 10,000 pixels on the longest side. 1,000 pixels or more turns on zoom. Source

  Amazon says, main image framing: The whole product in frame, filling 85% of the image, with no text or extra logos. Source

Your chart stays on your device

Your chart is built, drawn and saved inside this page, on your device. Nothing you type is uploaded or sent anywhere, and your logo is read from the file on your device and never leaves it.

The tool keeps your chart in this browser so it is still here when you come back. Choose Clear to remove it.