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4 Best Kids Shirt Size Charts

Children grow quickly, and sizes can vary significantly between brands. A well-designed kids shirt size chart includes key measurements like chest width, sleeve length, and overall shirt length. By comparing these to your child’s measurements, you can avoid the frustration of returning items that don’t fit. Below are our comprehensive size charts to help you find the perfect kid’s shirt for play, school, or any occasion.

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Kids Long-Sleeved Shirt

kids shirt size chart

The kids long-sleeved shirt chart has a picture of a shirt to the left of the chart, which shows where the length, bottom width, and chest are measured. The chart breaks down the size by the age of the child. It has 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 10 years, and 12 years old.

The chart shows the size for chest, waist, back waist length, and long sleeve sizes for each age. The sizes are broken down into inches and centimeters.

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Toddler Shirt

Toddler shirt chart

The toddler shirt chart has a picture of a shirt to the left of the chart, which shows where the length, bottom width, and chest are measured. The chart breaks down the size by the age of the child. For example, it has 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months.

The chart also shows 2 years (2T), which is also UK size 2. It also shows 3 years (3T), which is also UK size 3 and 4 years (4T), which is UK size 4. The chart shows the size for chest, length, waist, sleeve, height, and weight sizes for each age.

The sizes are broken down into inches and centimeters. The weight section is broken down into pounds and kilograms. 

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Kids Unisex Shirt

Kids unisex shirt

The kids unisex shirt chart has a picture of a shirt to the right, which shows where the length, bottom width, and chest are measured. The chart breaks down the size by the age of the child. For example, it has 2 – 4 years, 4 – 5 years, 6 -7 years, 8 – 9 years, 10 – 11 years, 12 – 13 years, and 14 – 15 years old.

The chart shows the size for chest, length, bottom width, and sleeve sizes for each age group. The sizes are broken down into inches and centimeters. 

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Baby and Child Body Measurements

Baby and child body measurement chart

This chart is broken down into two major sections. One is for baby sizes, and the other is for child sizes. There are three pictures above the charts.

The pictures show a toddler shirt, a kids unisex shirt, and a kids long-sleeved shirt. The first chart shows the ages of the child. The ages are newborn, which is 5 – 10 pounds, 6 months old, which is 11 – 18 pounds, and 12 months old, which is 19 – 24 pounds.

The chart also shows 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 10 years, and 12 years. Each age shows the sizes for chest, waist, hip, back waist length, across the back, shoulder, and neck width. The shoulder is from neck edge to shoulder point. The sizes are in inches and centimeters. 

The second chart shows ages including a newborn, 6 months, 12 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 10 years, and 12 years old. Each age shows the sizes for sleeve length that goes to the underarm, armhole depth, upper arm circumference, wrist circumference, head, short sleeve, and long sleeve sizes. The sizes are in inches and centimeters. 

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FAQs

How Long will My Child Wear This?

Depending on the age of the child, dictates how quickly they are growing. A newborn grows about two pounds each month after one-month-old. A newborn grows about one to one and a half inches per month.

When I buy clothes for my child, I think about how long will my child actually wear this item. 

What is Most Important when Looking for New Clothes?

When I look for new clothes for my children, I look at the fabric, openings in the clothing, and how the clothes fasten. I also consider how easy it is to put the clothes on my child when I think about buying them. I know that polyester and nylon can irritate the sensitive skin of a baby.

These fabrics do not allow a baby to regulate its body temperature and may be uncomfortable for the baby. 

How Do I Know What Size is the Right One?

When buying clothes for my child, I work hard to buy something that I know is going to fit the baby. There is nothing worse than buying something cute for the baby that does not fit. It is more comfortable for the baby to be in clothes that fit and not clothes that are too small.

However, we all know how quickly kids, especially babies, can grow. Clothes often have a standard measurement that can be helpful in selecting the appropriate size. It is typical for a baby to fall between sizes.

When I am not sure about the right size, I always opt for a larger size. 

Can I Trust the Sizes Listed by a Clothes Manufacturers?

There are not typically standards for clothes for each piece of clothing. For children under a certain age, clothes are listed by age. However, what is most important to remember is that just because a child is three months old, it does not mean that the child will fit into a piece of clothing intended for a three-month-old.

Therefore, it is more important that I verify the sizes that my child fits into. I do this by measuring my child to determine what size would fit my child best. 

What Should I Look for When Looking for Toddler Clothes?

Toddler clothes are indicated by a number followed by a T. It looks like this 3T. The number indicates the age of the child. So a 3T shirt should fit a three-year-old.

A 3T overlaps with a 36-month shirt. When a shirt has a 3T size, it is going to be slightly smaller than the 36-month size. When something has a T, it is going to be many inches shorter than 36 months.

These sizes vary greatly based on the brand of the clothing. While I would expect these different brands to fit the same, sadly, they do not. While my child fits a 3T in one brand, they may need 36 months or a 4T in another brand.

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