ɪn kɚɹˈɑːɾi, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ɡɹˈændmæstɚz ænd nˈɑːn blˈæk bˈɛlts mˈeɪ bˈoʊθ wˈɛɹ ˈeɪ "ɹˈɛd bˈɛlt", ðə dˈæn ɹˈæŋk bˈɛlts ɑːɹ bɹˈɔːdɚ: kˈaɪuː pɹˈiː blˈæk bˈɛlt ɹˈæŋk bˈɛlts nˈoːɹməli hˌævɪŋ ɐ wˈɪtθ ʌv fˈoːɹ sˈɛntɪmˌiːɾɚz ænd dˈæn ɹˈæŋk bˈɛlts hˌævɪŋ ɐ wˈɪtθ ʌv fˈaɪv sˈɛntɪmˌiːɾɚz.
In karate, even though grandmasters and non–black belts  may both wear a "red belt", the Dan rank belts are broader: kyu (pre–black belt) rank belts normally having a width of 4 centimeters and dan rank belts having a width of 5 centimeters.