Tzitzit Sizing Table

Choosing the right size for a tallit katan can be confusing, especially since there are two different sizing systems (Israel and US), and in Israel, wool tallit katan and cotton tallit katan sizing differs.

Note that in the table below, each line is essentially the same size all the way across the line. For example:

Size 8 wool = Size 5 cotton = Size 20 wool = Size 20 cotton

ISRAEL UNITED STATES
Wool Cotton Wool Cotton
  Size 2 - 22 x 66 cm   Size 8 - 9 x 26 inches
Size 1 - 25 x 70 cm Size 3 - 25 x 70 cm  Size 10 - 10 x 28 inches Size 10 - 10 x 28 inches
Size 2 - 30 x 80 cm Size 4 - 30 x 80 cm  Size 12 - 12 x 31 inches Size 12 - 12 x 31 inches
Size 2+ - 35 x 92 cm Size 5 - 35 x 90 cm Size 14 - 14 x 36 inches Size 14 - 14 x 35 inches
Size 3 - 40 x 100 cm Size 6 - 40 x 110 cm Size 16 - 16 x 39 inches Size 16 - 16 x 43 inches
Size 4 - 46 x 110 cm Size 7 - 45 x 105 cm Size 18 - 18 x 43 inches Size 18 - 18 x 41 inches
Size 5 - 51 x 125 cm Size 8 - 52 x 112 cm Size 20 - 20 x 49 inches Size 20 - 20 x 44 inches
Size 22 - 56 x 135 cm Size 22 - 56 x 135 cm Size 22 - 22 x 53 inches Size 22 - 22 x 53 inches
Size 6 - 61 x 130 cm Size 9 - 63 x 125 cm Size 24 - 24 x 51 inches Size 24 - 25 x 49 inches
Size 7 - 66 x 140 cm Size 10 - 70 x 140 cm Size 26 - 26 x 55 inches Size 26 - 28 x 55 inches
Size 8 - 70 x 150 cm n/a Size 28 - 26 x 59 inches n/a
Size 9 - 75 x 176 cm n/a Size 30 - 30 x 69 inches n/a
Size 10 - 75 x 180 cm n/a Size 32 - 30 x 71 inches n/a
Size 11 - 75 x 195 cm n/a Size 34 - 30 x 77 inches n/a
Size 12 - 75 x 210 cm n/a  Size 36  - 30 x 83 inches n/a

 

Sizing for t-shirt and undershirt style tzitzit garments is simpler, and is almost identical for wool and cotton:

Undershirt Tzitzit
Sizing
Traditional Tzitzit
US Sizing
XS 18
S 20
M 22
L 24
XL 26
XXL 28