Type F plugs and sockets
Type F (CEE 7/4, Schuko)
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What fits into a Type F socket
| Plug | Fits | Earth |
|---|---|---|
| yes | lost A Type C plug has no earth pin at all, so nothing gets earthed in a Type F socket. Only matters if the thing you are plugging in needs one | |
| yes | lost A Type E plug expects an earth pin sticking out of the socket. A Type F socket hasn't got one, so it goes in and earths nothing. That mismatch is the whole reason the hybrid CEE 7/7 plug exists | |
| yes | preserved | |
| yes | lost The Danish earth pin has nothing to touch in a Schuko socket |
Fits but drops the earth: Type C, Type E, Type K. Harmless on a double-insulated charger; a shock risk on anything with a metal body.
Where a Type F plug goes
Countries using Type F
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Croatia, Curaçao, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam