UK Country Code +44
The country code for the United Kingdom is +44. It is also written 0044 or 44, and it is the same for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. You may see it called the UK international dialling code, the UK phone code or the Great Britain code.
The Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey are not part of the UK but also use +44, with their own area codes (01624, 01534 and 01481).
Convert a UK number to +44 format
How to dial a UK number from abroad
- Dial the international exit code of the country you are in. This is 00 in most of Europe and 011 in the USA and Canada. On a mobile you can press and hold 0 to type a + instead.
- Dial 44, the UK country code.
- Dial the UK number without its leading 0.
UK number formats from abroad
| Type | In the UK | From abroad |
|---|---|---|
| London landline | 020 7946 0123 | +44 20 7946 0123 |
| Manchester landline | 0161 496 0123 | +44 161 496 0123 |
| Mobile | 07700 900123 | +44 7700 900123 |
| 03 number | 0306 999 0123 | +44 306 999 0123 |
| Freephone | 0808 157 0123 | +44 808 157 0123 |
The examples use number ranges that Ofcom reserves for drama, so they are not real people. UK freephone numbers are often not free to call from abroad.
Phoning abroad from the UK
To call another country from the UK, dial 00 (or +), then that country's code, then the number without its leading 0. For example, a US number is dialled as 00 1 followed by the ten-digit number.
Got a call from a +44 number?
A call that shows +44 is from a UK number, or from one of the Crown Dependencies. Scam callers can fake any number, so look the number up before you call back. You can do that on our Who Called Me UK page.
UK country code: common questions
What is the country code for the United Kingdom?
The UK country code is +44. You can also see it written as 0044 or 44.
What is the phone code for Britain?
The phone code for Great Britain is +44, the same as the code for the United Kingdom as a whole.
Do I drop the 0 after +44?
Yes. The leading 0 is only used for calls inside the UK. 020 7946 0123 becomes +44 20 7946 0123.
Is +44 the same as 0044?
Yes. The + stands for your country's international exit code, which is 00 in most of Europe, so +44 and 0044 are the same.
What is the country code for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
All four use +44. Only the area code after it is different, for example 20 for London, 131 for Edinburgh, 29 for Cardiff and 28 for Belfast.
Does the Isle of Man use +44?
Yes. The Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey all use +44 even though they are not part of the UK.
