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Type C plug and socket
Two round 4 mm pins, 19 mm apart. Not earthed. Rated 2.5 A. Used in Europe (except UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta), and widely elsewhere.
The two-pin Europlug. Ungrounded and limited to 2.5 A, but it fits almost every round-pin socket in the world: C, E, F, H, J, K, L, N and O.
Plugs that fit a Type C socket
Sockets a Type C plug fits
Type C, Type E, Type F, Type H, Type J, Type K, Type L, Type N, Type O.
Countries that use Type C (134)
- Afghanistan 230 V
- Albania 230 V
- Algeria 230 V
- Andorra 230 V
- Angola 230 V
- Armenia 230 V
- Austria 230 V
- Azerbaijan 230 V
- Bangladesh 230 V
- Belarus 230 V
- Belgium 230 V
- Benin 230 V
- Bhutan 230 V
- Bolivia 230 V
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 230 V
- Brazil 127/220 V
- Bulgaria 230 V
- Burkina Faso 230 V
- Burundi 230 V
- Cambodia 230 V
- Cameroon 230 V
- Cape Verde 230 V
- Central African Republic 230 V
- Chad 230 V
- Chile 230 V
- Comoros 230 V
- Croatia 230 V
- Czech Republic 230 V
- Denmark 230 V
- Djibouti 230 V
- DR Congo 230 V
- Egypt 230 V
- Equatorial Guinea 230 V
- Eritrea 230 V
- Estonia 230 V
- Ethiopia 230 V
- Faroe Islands 230 V
- Finland 230 V
- France 230 V
- French Guiana 230 V
- Gabon 230 V
- Georgia 230 V
- Germany 230 V
- Gibraltar 230 V
- Greece 230 V
- Greenland 230 V
- Guadeloupe 230 V
- Guinea 230 V
- Guinea-Bissau 230 V
- Hungary 230 V
- Iceland 230 V
- India 230 V
- Indonesia 230 V
- Iran 230 V
- Iraq 230 V
- Israel 230 V
- Italy 230 V
- Ivory Coast 230 V
- Jordan 230 V
- Kazakhstan 230 V
- Kosovo 230 V
- Kuwait 230 V
- Kyrgyzstan 230 V
- Laos 230 V
- Latvia 230 V
- Lebanon 230 V
- Liberia 120/230 V
- Libya 230 V
- Liechtenstein 230 V
- Lithuania 230 V
- Luxembourg 230 V
- Madagascar 230 V
- Malaysia 230 V
- Mali 230 V
- Martinique 230 V
- Mauritania 230 V
- Mauritius 230 V
- Moldova 230 V
- Monaco 230 V
- Mongolia 230 V
- Montenegro 230 V
- Morocco 230 V
- Mozambique 230 V
- Myanmar 230 V
- Nepal 230 V
- Netherlands 230 V
- New Caledonia 230 V
- Niger 230 V
- North Korea 230 V
- North Macedonia 230 V
- Norway 230 V
- Pakistan 230 V
- Palestine 230 V
- Paraguay 230 V
- Peru 230 V
- Philippines 230 V
- Poland 230 V
- Portugal 230 V
- Republic of the Congo 230 V
- Réunion 230 V
- Romania 230 V
- Russia 230 V
- Rwanda 230 V
- Saint Martin 230 V
- San Marino 230 V
- São Tomé and Príncipe 230 V
- Senegal 230 V
- Serbia 230 V
- Singapore 230 V
- Slovakia 230 V
- Slovenia 230 V
- Somalia 230 V
- South Africa 230 V
- South Korea 230 V
- South Sudan 230 V
- Spain 230 V
- Sudan 230 V
- Suriname 127 V
- Sweden 230 V
- Switzerland 230 V
- Syria 230 V
- Tajikistan 230 V
- Thailand 230 V
- Timor-Leste 230 V
- Togo 230 V
- Tunisia 230 V
- Turkey 230 V
- Turkmenistan 230 V
- Ukraine 230 V
- Uruguay 230 V
- Uzbekistan 230 V
- Vatican City 230 V
- Vietnam 230 V
- Zambia 230 V
Also reported occasionally in: Argentina, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Isle of Man, Maldives, Namibia, Oman, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Yemen.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Type C plug?
The two-pin Europlug. Ungrounded and limited to 2.5 A, but it fits almost every round-pin socket in the world: C, E, F, H, J, K, L, N and O.
Which countries use Type C?
134 countries and territories: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Martin, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam, Zambia.
What plugs fit a Type C socket?
Type C.