Type B plug and socket
Two flat parallel pins and a round earth pin.
The grounded American plug (NEMA 5-15). Its sockets also take type A plugs.
Schematic drawings, not to scale.
A type B plug fits sockets of type
only itself
Sockets of type B take plugs of type
A
Used in
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosBermudaBritish Virgin IslandsCanadaCayman IslandsColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuracaoDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuamGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaJapanJordanLaosLebanonMarshall IslandsMexicoMicronesiaNicaraguaNigerPalauPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPuerto RicoSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUnited StatesVenezuela
Other plug types
Check the official source or your accommodation before you travel. This data is compiled from IEC's World Plugs list and may be out of date.
Source: IEC World Plugs