What is the tolerance of a 25 mm H8 hole?

A 25 mm H8 hole runs 25.000 to 25.033 mm — deviations of 0 to +33 µm, a tolerance band 33 µm wide.

H8 is an ISO 286 hole tolerance. The H sets the fundamental deviation — zero deviation — the basic hole — and the 8 is the IT8 tolerance grade, which sets how wide the band is. Basic hole where a close running fit is wanted but H7 is more precision than the job needs.

How wide is the IT8 tolerance band?

IT8 is 33 µm wide for nominal sizes over 18 up to 30 mm, and widens with size — the full band table is on this page.

H8 appears in 2 standard ISO 286 fits: H8/e8 (clearance), H8/f7 (clearance).

ISO 286 · hole tolerance · IT8

H8 Tolerance — Hole Limits by Nominal Size

https://shopmath.org/fits/h8 · data verified August 1, 2026

A 25 mm H8 hole runs 25.000 to 25.033 mm — deviations of 0 to +33 µm on a tolerance band 33 µm wide. The H sets where the band sits (zero deviation — the basic hole) and IT8 sets how wide it is. Basic hole where a close running fit is wanted but H7 is more precision than the job needs. All values apply at 20 °C.

Feature: hole
Letter: H
Grade: IT8
Sizes: 13
Standard: ISO 286-1:2010

H8 hole at Ø25 mm · deviation, µm

+33 / 0

Max Ø: 25.033mm
Min Ø: 25.000mm
Band: 33µm

Deviations from the 25 mm nominal size, at 20 °C. Every other verified size is in the table below.

Source: ISO 286-1:2010, ISO 286-2:2010
Formula: max Ø = nominal + ES min Ø = nominal + EI
Assumptions: Ø25 mm nominal, 18–30 mm size step, plain cylindrical feature, 20 °C. Deviations are tabulated in the standard and compiled here; the limits are those deviations added to the nominal size.
Verified: August 1, 2026

H8 Hole Limits at Every Verified Nominal Size

Deviations in micrometres and finished limits in millimetres. These are the thirteen nominal sizes with verified demand; the deviation pattern continues across the full ISO 286 size range.

H8 hole tolerance — deviations and limits by nominal size
Property	Deviation, µm		Limits, mm		Property
Nominal Ø	Upper	Lower	Min	Max	Tolerance band, µm
5 mm	+18	0	5.000	5.018	18
6 mm	+18	0	6.000	6.018	18
8 mm	+22	0	8.000	8.022	22
10 mm	+22	0	10.000	10.022	22
12 mm	+27	0	12.000	12.027	27
16 mm	+27	0	16.000	16.027	27
20 mm	+33	0	20.000	20.033	33
25 mm	+33	0	25.000	25.033	33
30 mm	+33	0	30.000	30.033	33
40 mm	+39	0	40.000	40.039	39
50 mm	+39	0	50.000	50.039	39
80 mm	+46	0	80.000	80.046	46
100 mm	+54	0	100.000	100.054	54

Deviations are relative to the nominal size: positive is above it, negative below. Limits assume the ISO 286 reference temperature of 20 °C.

The IT8 Tolerance Grade in H8, Across ISO 286 Size Bands

The number in H8 is the IT grade, and it sets how wide the tolerance band is. The band widens with size — that is the whole point of a graded tolerance system.

IT8 standard tolerance by nominal size band
Nominal size band	Tolerance, µm	Tolerance, mm
over 0 to 3 mm	14	0.014
over 3 to 6 mm	18	0.018
over 6 to 10 mm	22	0.022
over 10 to 18 mm	27	0.027
over 18 to 30 mm	33	0.033
over 30 to 50 mm	39	0.039
over 50 to 80 mm	46	0.046
over 80 to 120 mm	54	0.054
over 120 to 180 mm	63	0.063
over 180 to 250 mm	72	0.072
over 250 to 315 mm	81	0.081
over 315 to 400 mm	89	0.089
over 400 to 500 mm	97	0.097

Bands are open at the bottom and closed at the top: 'over 18 to 30 mm' includes 30 mm and excludes 18 mm.

Fundamental Deviation of the H hole Tolerance in H8

The letter in H8 sets where the tolerance band sits relative to the nominal size: zero deviation — the basic hole. The grade then adds the band width to that starting point.

H fundamental deviation

0µm

At every one of the 25 ISO 286 size bands, from 0 to 500 mm.

The H deviation does not change with size — it is the lower limit (ei / EI) for every band, so IT8 alone decides how wide the band is. That is what makes H8 the basic hole: one limit is pinned at the nominal size and the grade opens the other. Sizes are given in the limits table above, and the full band-by-band listing is in this page’s Markdown twin.

Standard Fits That Use the H8 Tolerance

A tolerance on its own is half a fit. These are the standard ISO 286 pairs H8 appears in, with what each one is used for.

Standard ISO 286 fits that use H8
Fit	Type	Basis	What it is for
H8/e8	clearance	hole basis	Running fit with room for a lubricant film at speed.
H8/f7	clearance	hole basis	Close running. The general-purpose lubricated journal fit.

Clearance, transition and interference are properties of the pair, not of either tolerance alone.

Sources and Method for the H8 Tolerance Data

H8 limitscomputed

limits computed from the compiled ISO 286 tables: ISO 286-1 IT grades and ISO 286-2 fundamental deviations, compiled from saucecode/ISO286 (LGPL-2.1) and parkergreene/isofits (MIT), cross-checked cell-for-cell

Verified against parkergreene/isofits ISO 286-2 limit tables (MIT); ISO 286-1 formula harness — 2067 checks passed

Computed from the standard's formulas, then checked against published tables.

IT8 tolerance gradecompiled

ISO 286-1 IT grades and ISO 286-2 fundamental deviations, compiled from saucecode/ISO286 (LGPL-2.1) and parkergreene/isofits (MIT), cross-checked cell-for-cell

Verified against parkergreene/isofits ISO 286-2 limit tables (MIT); ISO 286-1 formula harness — 2067 checks passed. Formula per ISO 286-1 standard tolerance factor and fundamental deviation formulas, used as a validation harness only per docs/research/data-sourcing.md §3.6

Compiled from independent public sources that agree cell-for-cell.

H fundamental deviationcompiled

ISO 286-1 IT grades and ISO 286-2 fundamental deviations, compiled from saucecode/ISO286 (LGPL-2.1) and parkergreene/isofits (MIT), cross-checked cell-for-cell

Verified against parkergreene/isofits ISO 286-2 limit tables (MIT); ISO 286-1 formula harness — 2067 checks passed

Compiled from independent public sources that agree cell-for-cell.

Formula

Limits from the deviations, hole tolerance

max Ø  =  nominal + ES
min Ø  =  nominal + EI

  ES = upper deviation (µm)
  EI = lower deviation (µm)

The deviations are tabulated in ISO 286-2 and compiled here; the limits are those deviations added to the nominal size, which is why both columns are shown.

Assumptions

Values apply at the ISO 286 reference temperature of 20 °C.
Limits are for a plain cylindrical feature. A tolerance letter says nothing about surface finish, form or roundness — those need their own callouts.
Dataset scope: COMPILED not computed: the ISO 286-1 formula deviates up to 13.26% from the table and is used only as a harness (warn >5%, fail >15%). EXCLUDED: shaft/hole letters s, t, u and the fits H7/s6, H7/t6, H7/u6 — no free source and an undetermined step constant in the formula.

Data last verified

August 1, 2026

How this data is built and checked →

How to Cite This H8 Tolerance Reference

Citation

ShopMath. "H8 Tolerance — Hole Limits by Nominal Size." ShopMath, verified August 1, 2026, https://shopmath.org/fits/h8

BibTeX

@misc{shopmath-fits-h8,
  title        = {H8 Tolerance — Hole Limits by Nominal Size},
  author       = {{ShopMath}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://shopmath.org/fits/h8}},
  note         = {Data verified 2026-08-01}
}

Permanent URL

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Common Questions About the H8 Tolerance

What is the tolerance of a 25 mm H8 hole?: A 25 mm H8 hole runs 25.000 to 25.033 mm — deviations of 0 to +33 µm, a tolerance band 33 µm wide.
What does H8 mean?: H8 is an ISO 286 hole tolerance. The H sets the fundamental deviation — zero deviation — the basic hole — and the 8 is the IT8 tolerance grade, which sets how wide the band is. Basic hole where a close running fit is wanted but H7 is more precision than the job needs.
How wide is the IT8 tolerance band?: IT8 is 33 µm wide for nominal sizes over 18 up to 30 mm, and widens with size — the full band table is on this page.
Which fits use H8?: H8 appears in 2 standard ISO 286 fits: H8/e8 (clearance), H8/f7 (clearance).

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