The size of buttons is often labeled in so called English ligne. One English ligne is 1/40 of English-inch.
Precisely 0.635 mm. Typical sizes are 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 54, 60.
Very popular are the buttons from size 62'.
|
English ligne |
mm | inches | mm USA | ligne |
| 11" | / | / | 11' | |
| 13" | 8,3 | / | 13' | |
| 14" | 8,9 | 11/32 | 9 | 14' |
| 16" | 10,2 | 3/8 | 10 |
16' |
| 18" | 11,4 | 7/16 | 11,5 | 18' |
| 20" | 12,7 | 1/2 | 13 | 20' |
| 22" | 13,9 | 9/16 | 14 | 22' |
| 24" | 15,2 | 19/32 | 15 | 24' |
| 25" | 15,9 | 25' | ||
| 26" | 16,5 | 5/8 | 16 | 26' |
| 28" | 17,7 | 11/16 | 18 | 28' |
| 30" | 19,1 | 3/4 | 19 | 30' |
| 32" | 20,3 | 35/32 | 20 | 32' |
| 36" | 22,8 | 7/8 | 23 | 36' |
| 38" | 24,1 | 38' | ||
| 40" | 25,4 | 1 | 25 | 40' |
| 44" | 27,9 | 1 1/8 | 28 | 44' |
| 48" | 30,4 | 1 3/16 | 30 | 48' |
| 52" | 33 | 52' | ||
| 54" | 34,3 | 1 3/8 | 34 | 54' |
| 56" | 35,6 | 56' | ||
| 60" | 38,1 | 1 1/2 | 38 | 60' |
| 62" | 39,3 | 62' | ||
| 64" | 40,6 | 64' | ||
| 66" | 41,9 | 66' | ||
| 68" | 43,1 | 68' | ||
| 70" | 44,4 | 1 3/4 | 44 | 70' |
| 72" | 45,7 | 72' | ||
| 74" | 46,9 | 74' | ||
| 76" | 48,2 | 76' | ||
| 78" | 49,5 | 78' | ||
| 80" | 51 | 2 | 51 | 80' |
| 90" | 57,1 | 2 1/4 | 57 | 90' |
| 100" | 63,1 | 2 1/2 | 63 | 100' |
| 110" | 69 | 110' | ||
| 121" | 76,8 | 121' |
Use of washing symbols is given by ČSN EN 23758 - 80 0005 Textilie - Symboly pro ošetřování.
the most common sizes:
SS6 1,9 - 2,0 mm
SS8 2,3 - 2,4 mm
SS10 2,7 - 2.8 mm
SS12 3,0 - 3,2 mm
SS16 3,8 - 4,0 mm
SS18 4,2 - 4,4 mm
SS20 4,6 - 4,8 mm
SS30 6,4 - 6,6 mm
SS34 7,2 - 7,4 mm
