king-size bed

Extra-wide sleeping surface

A king-size bed is a bed approximately 76 inches wide and 80 inches long, the largest standard mattress size in American bedding.

The term often shortens to king: We upgraded to a king.

A California king is slightly narrower but longer.

King-size extends to other products suggesting generous dimensions: king-size candy bars.

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Opposites
bed size

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Narrow one-person bed

single bed · cot · toddler bed · crib · full bed

luxury/accommodation level

king-size bedcot

Portable sleeping frame

futon · sleeping bag · camp bed · air mattress · rollaway bed

Family

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G