What Size Custom Body Pillow Should You Get? A Dakimakura Size Guide

One of the first questions people ask when ordering a custom body pillow is which size to pick. It matters more than fabric choice, because the size decides how the pillow actually feels to hug and sleep with. Here is how our sizes break down, from the compact 34x100 up to the full 60x180 cm, so you can choose once and not second-guess it later.

The small end: 34x100 and 40x120

These are travel-friendly sizes. A 34x100 is closer to a large accent pillow than a full body pillow. It works if you have limited bed space, want something for a couch or dorm, or are printing art on a budget. The tradeoff is that the character art gets compressed, so a full-body pose will look cramped. The 40x120 gives a bit more room and hugs better, but it still stops short of full body length.

The middle: 50x150, the classic

If you search for a body pillow cover 50x150 custom, there is a reason this is the size everyone lands on. Most dakimakura art is drawn and sold at 50x150, so your image maps to it cleanly with no awkward stretching or cropping. It is long enough to hug head to knee, wide enough for the art to read at a glance, and it fits a standard pillowcase mindset without dominating the bed. For a first custom dakimakura, this is the safe, correct default.

The large end: 50x160, 60x170 and 60x180

These are for people who want the pillow to reach from head to feet, or who are taller and find 150 comes up short. A 60x180 fills more of the bed and feels the most like sleeping alongside something full-size. Two things to keep in mind:

• Art drawn for 50x150 will need extra canvas at the top or bottom to fill the longer size, so plan for that with your artist. Our art prep guide covers resolution and seam-safe margins.
• The pillow insert costs and ships a little more, and it takes up real estate on a smaller bed.

How to actually decide

• Match your art: if the image is already 50x150 proportions, buy 50x150.
• Match your height: taller sleepers or full-body huggers lean toward 50x160 or 60x180.
• Match your space: tight beds and travel use suit 34x100 or 40x120.

Fabric, briefly

Peachskin is soft, matte, and easy on the wallet. 2way is stretchy and smooth, holds color a touch better, and hugs to the insert. Both print the same art well, so pick fabric after you pick size. For the full comparison, read our peachskin vs 2way fabric guide.

When you are ready, upload your art and preview it at every size in our customizer at customdakimakura.net. Seeing your image mapped to 50x150 versus 60x180 usually makes the choice obvious.