What are the different types of balloons? To distinguish them, let’s look at various features. Read about balloon sizes, shapes and types. The most popular options are foil, latex, and letter balloons.

Balloon Sizes and Types – a full guide

Have you ever been in such a situation when you didn’t know how to make party decorations? It’s not a secret that nowadays we can choose different items such as banners, stripes, cards, lights. However nothing compares to eye catching, bright and affordable balloons that can lighten up every holiday. But what are the types of balloons and how can we make the right choice for a specific event? We’ll try to figure it out right now!

What are the regular balloons made of?

A little from balloons theory. There is no secret that most people are used to latex balloons so they appeared first. Here we will tell you about three possible variants which can be used for different parties and events:

• Latex balloons are the most widespread type that you can find at every event starting from shops opening, birthday parties and weddings. The reasonable price and a great variety of latex balloons can make your day. They can be decorated in different shapes: flowers, trees, animals etc. Foil balloons can be also used to make arches, walls and wreaths.
• Mylar balloons feature a shiny finish and can be found in different sizes, shapes and colors. Furthermore, foil balloons can be presented in a shape of a cartoon or film character that is very attractive for kids. This is a bright, light and shiny type of balloon which popularity grows rapidly.
• Cloudbuster balloons. Planning the party outdoors? Don’t forget to take into account all the possible factors which can ruin your decorations and leave unpleasant memories about the party. Cloud-buster balloons are made of chloroprene. This unique material is invulnerable to sun rays.

All about types of balloons

What are all the different types of balloons?

Nowadays we have a great diversity of balloons types which gives us a wide space for imagination. There is no holiday that cannot be decorated with balloons. And they can be filled with helium or air. The main task is to find the right variant for your specific event. For example you can choose:

• Letter balloons. They are usually foil but sometimes it’s possible to find latex letters. It’s a great alternative for banners so you can create and hang a beautiful inscription using this type of balloon. Innumerable sizes and colors will ease your decorating process.
• Toy balloons. In other words these are small-sized latex balloons. They look harmoniously in combination with big-sized balloons. Or you can make a balloon bouquet. Anyway it is always welcomed to take an individual and creative approach to your decoration process.
• Animal- or character-shaped balloons. This type of balloon is made of foil and in great demand. Especially when we mention kids birthdays or thematic parties.

The variety of shapes and forms

Besides the types and shapes let’s not forget about classic forms of balloons. These are round and modelling.

• Round balloons are the typical balloons that everyone is familiar with. They can be of different sizes, ranging from a 5-inch standard balloon to a huge human-sized balloon.
• On the other hand we have modelling (other names are long, twisting) balloons. They are usually used for making different shapes (for example, animals, swords etc.).

All about balloons size

It is important to remember that not only colors matter. In the modern world the balloons can also differ in size.

How is balloon size measured?

The measurements of a balloon always refer to its diameter. The most important thing to remember is that latex balloons have to be measured while foil is usually measured when laid flat.

Which balloons are the strongest?

You need to choose the type of balloons according to a specific occasion. For example, latex balloons are great for one-day events while mylar (foil) balloons will serve much longer and they can be inflated several times.

What is the standard size of a balloon?

The most standard size of a round latex balloon is 11-12 inches. That’s where the “12-inch balloons” and “11-inch balloons” names came from. Modelling balloons are marked using two name convention: Width (diameter) and Length. As an example, the 260 balloons are 2 inches diameter and 60 inches long. Also there are thicker (360 and 660) and thinner sizes (160).

How do I make sure my balloons are the same size?

There are a lot of variants of balloon sizer templates which you can even do on your own. For that you will need:

• a square cardboard box;
• a masking tape;
• drawing compass;
• scissors or a knife.

You can even cut different sized circles in your box if you need balloons of various sizes for your decoration.