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Type C plug and socket (Europlug)
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 and 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 and 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: 45 in Europe, 41 in Africa, 27 in Asia, 9 in Middle East, 8 in South America, 3 in Central America & Caribbean and 1 in Oceania. They include France, Germany, Italy and Spain; the full list is on this page.
What plugs fit a Type C socket?
Type C.