The standard size pillow is designed to fit standard super standard and queen sized beds.
Queen vs king pillow size.
You won t need to buy bigger pillowcases though since standard and queen pillows fit into the same size cases.
Using a queen sized pillow case on a queen bed means a person can use only two pillows and still cover the width of the bed.
Varying the case size can also change up the actual pillow itself.
A queen sized pillow case is usually 20 inches wide by 30 inches long 50 by 76 cm.
Pillow size metric measurements cm imperial measurements standard pillow 51 x 56 cm 20 x 26 super standard pillow 51 x 71 cm 20 x 28 queen pillow 51 x 76 cm 20 x 30 king pillow 51 x 92 cm 20 x 36 body pillow vary in size vary in size.
You do need to buy bigger pillowcases if you use king pillows which measure 10 inches longer than standard pillows at 20 by 36 inches.
Queen and king pillow case sizes are larger than the standard size as they are meant to be used with larger pillows on a wider bed.
A bigger size for your reading pillows king queen or euro and then layer the smaller size that you may prefer to sleep on in front.
A king has the same length however they are larger with a 36 41 width.
A standard pillow case typically measures 20 21 in length and 30 32 in width.
Measuring 20 by 30 inches queen pillows are a scant 4 inches longer than standard pillows which measure 20 by 26 inches.
This being said so many of our customers find the extra length and weight cumbersome and prefer to sleep with a smaller queen sized pillow on their king beds.