K in a hexagon: Combo 2 (CCS) DC, 50–500 V

DC charging through configuration FF, the Combo 2 connector, in the 50 V to 500 V range: vehicle connector and vehicle inlet.

What to do

Match the letter, not just the plug shape: K and L are the same connector configuration for different voltage ranges. If the charger's letter differs from your car's, check your vehicle's manual for the DC voltage it accepts.

What it looks like: A capital K inside a horizontal hexagon, white or silver on black.
Where you find it: By the charging inlet of a vehicle; on the connector of a DC charger's tethered cable; in the owner's manual.
Kind: electric-vehicle charging identifier
Set by: EN 17186:2019, identifiers for the electrical interface (a hexagon), required by Directive 2014/94/EU Article 7; letter as given in the annex table of the ACEA/ChargeUp Europe/CharIN/Eurelectric guides

Can my car charge from it?

“Consumers will only need to match the label of their vehicle with the corresponding label on the charging station.”
— ACEA, ACEM, ChargeUp Europe, CharIN and Eurelectric, Labelling for Electrically Rechargeable Road Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure: information for consumers (PDF)

“The European legislation requires the labels only for the new vehicles placed on the market for the first time or registered as of 20 March 2021.”
— ACEA, ACEM, ChargeUp Europe, CharIN and Eurelectric, Labelling for Electrically Rechargeable Road Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure: information for consumers (PDF)

Check your vehicle's manual or the label inside the filler flap (on an electric car, the label by the charging inlet). We do not say which makes or models take this connector.

Official guidance:

In detail

The annex table: configuration FF, vehicle connector and vehicle inlet, 50 V to 500 V, identifier K; the same configuration from 200 V to 920 V is L.
The table names configurations, not trade names. The CHAdeMO Association's overview of IEC 62196-3 names Configuration FF as 'COMBO 2 (DE)'.
Each charging point is labelled according to its voltage range, which is why one connector type has two letters.

What it does not mean

K does not state the charger's power in kW, and it is not a Combo 1 label: the table we read gives no identifier for configuration EE (Combo 1).

Labels that go with it

L in a hexagon: Combo 2 (CCS) DC, 200–920 VDC charging through configuration FF, the Combo 2 connector, in…M in a hexagon: CHAdeMO DC, 50–500 VDC charging through configuration AA, the CHAdeMO connector, in…

Sources

Each document was fetched and read on the date shown; the clause or section is the one that sets or explains this label.

ACEA, ACEM, ChargeUp Europe, CharIN and Eurelectric: Labelling for Electrically Rechargeable Road Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure: information for consumers (PDF) — Annex, Identifiers for DC charging: FF, vehicle connector and vehicle inlet, 50 V to 500 V: identifier K Checked 2026-09-29.
CHAdeMO Association: IEC / EN standardization (Takeshi Haida, CHAdeMO Technical WG) (PDF) — IEC 62196-3 connector configurations: Configuration FF: COMBO 2 (DE) (System C) Checked 2026-09-29.
ACEA, ACEM, ChargeUp Europe, CharIN and Eurelectric: Labelling for Electrically Rechargeable Road Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure: information for charge point operators (PDF) — Does each charging point need a label?: a station with several charging points labels each one according to its voltage range Checked 2026-09-29.