Type K.
- Pins
- 3
- Spacing
- 19 mm
- Pin length
- 19 mm
- Rated
- 16 A
- Earthed
- yes
Drawn from pin dimensions at one scale across the whole site — hold a plug against the screen and it should look familiar.
Denmark's plug (also used in Greenland), the one whose socket smiles back: two round 4.8 mm pins 19 mm apart for eyes and a D-shaped earth pin below for the mouth. It is essentially a Schuko-class 16 A design that earths through a pin on the plug instead of clips on the socket. That choice has a cost — Schuko and French plugs slide into Danish sockets but make no earth connection, so Denmark has been drifting toward permitting E/F sockets as well.
What fits a Type K socket
Besides its own plug: Type C, Type E, Type F. C fits and needs no earth; E and F plugs fit physically but are NOT earthed in a K socket — risky for appliances that expect a ground.
Facts verified against IEC World Plugs — Type K. Prose is our own.