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Plug & socket types

Plug Socket

Electrical Plug

Electricity Plug

Power Plug Outlet

There are 15 types of electrical outlet plugs in use today, each of which has been assigned a letter by the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA),
starting with A and moving through the alphabet. These letters are completely arbitrary: they dont actually mandate anything.
Click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/spread-plug-types-map/) for a global map showing the spread of the different plug types used around the world.
Click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/) for a detailed list of the countries of the world with their respective plug and outlet types, voltage and
frequency.

Type A

mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
2 pins
not grounded
15 A
almost always 100 127 V
socket compatible with plug type A

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Type B

mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
15 A
almost always 100 127 V

socket compatible with plug types A & B

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Type C

commonly used in Europe, South America & Asia (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
2 pins
not grounded
2.5 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug type C

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Type D

mainly used in India (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))

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Type E

primarily used in France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia & the Czech Republic (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
2 pins
grounded
16 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

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Type F

used almost everywhere in Europe & Russia, except for the UK & Ireland (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
2 pins
grounded
16 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

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Type G

mainly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Malaysia & Singapore (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
13 A

220 240 V
socket compatible with plug type G

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Type H

used exclusively in Israel, the West Bank & the Gaza Strip (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
16 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug types C & H (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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Power Plug Outlet

South Africa Plug

Plug Through

Universal Plug

Type I

mainly used in Australia, New Zealand, China & Argentina (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
2 or 3 pins
2 pins: not grounded / 3 pins: grounded
10 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug type I

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Type J

used almost exclusively in Switzerland, Liechtenstein & Rwanda (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
10 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug types C & J

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Type K

used almost exclusively in Denmark & Greenland (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
16 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug types C & K (unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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Type L

used almost exclusively in Italy & Chile (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
10 A & 16 A

220 240 V
10 A socket compatible with plug types C & L (10 A version) / 16 A socket compatible with plug type L (16 A version)

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Plug In

Power Socket

Electric Socket

Personality Types

Type M

mainly used in South Africa (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
15 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug type M

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Type N

used almost exclusively in Brazil (for a full list, click here (http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/))
3 pins
grounded
10 A & 20 A
220 240 V
socket compatible with plug types C & N

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Type O

used exclusively in Thailand

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