What does ‘L’ Letter after Button Size Stands for?

Question: What does ‘L’ letter really stand for after the button size 18, 14 etc.? What’s the measurement for buttons? … asked by Sineth

‘L’ letter stands for Ligne (Button size code).
As defined by The free Dictionary Ligne is a linear unit  used to measure diameter of buttons. 1 Ligne equals to 1/40 inch.

Ligne is a French word.

Ligne is an international button size code/unit. For your quick reference button size chart has been attach below.

Buttons
Button
Size Chart
Ligne Code
Button
Dia in Inch
Button
Dia in mm
10 L
0.25
6.4
14 L
0.35
8.9
16 L
0.4
10.2
18 L
0.45
11.4
22 L
0.55
14.0
24 L
0.6
15.2
26 L
0.65
16.5
28 L
0.7
17.8
30 L
0.75
19.1

Prasanta Sarkar

Prasanta Sarkar is a textile engineer and a postgraduate in fashion technology from NIFT, New Delhi, India. He loves writing how-to guide articles in the fashion industry niche. He has visited garment factories in many countries and implemented process improvement projects in numerous garment units in different continents including Asia, Europe, and South Africa.

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