What is the difference between the Calm Slide and the Calm Mule?

The Slide is an open pool-style slide with a single strap across the instep; the Mule fully covers the forefoot and leaves only the heel exposed. Material and sole are the same. The Mule keeps the foot warmer and fits more securely; the Slide is easier to put on and take off.

Can you wear the Calm Slide in the pool?

Yes — the material is suitable: the foam does not absorb water and dries quickly. As with all smooth foam soles, the surface can become slippery when wet, so take care on wet tiles.

Does the Nike Calm Slide run large or small?

The model runs on the roomy side and is generally offered in whole sizes. Many wearers with a half size choose the smaller size because the foot tends to slide forward in a slipper. When trying them on, make sure the heel stays on the footbed and doesn’t hang over the back edge.

Why is there so little branding visible?

That’s a deliberate choice within the Calm line: the swoosh is recessed into the foam rather than applied in a contrasting color, and labels and prints are otherwise absent. The model relies on shape rather than recognition from a distance, which sets it apart from the classic sport slide.

Is the Calm Slide a recovery shoe?

It belongs to the same category: soft foam models you wear when your feet need rest. Unlike a closed recovery shoe, a slipper doesn’t provide support around the heel, so for longer distances a closed model is usually more comfortable.

Nike Calm Slide – compare prices & all colorways

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Nike Calm Slide “Black” (FD4116-001)

Nike Calm Slide 2.0 “Diffused Blue” (IB0183-401)

Nike CALM SLIDE “Black” (DX4816-001)

Nike CALM SLIDE “Sail” (DX4816-100)

Nike Calm Slide “Sail” (FD4116-100)

Nike Calm Slide 2.0 “Moon Particle” (IB0183-202)

Nike Calm Slide “Wolf Grey” (FD4116-004)

Nike Calm Slide “Khaki” (FD4116-201)

Nike Calm Slide “Sesame” (FD4116-200)

Nike Calm Slide “Volt” (FD4116-700)

Nike Calm Slide “University Red” (FD4116-600)

Nike Calm Slides “Pink” (DX4816-802)

Nike CALM SLIDE “Sesame” (DX4816-200)

Nike Calm Slide Olympics USA (FV5601-100)

Nike Calm Slides “Alabaster” (DX4816-701)

Nike Calm Slide “A’ja Wilson Hyper Pink” (HM0275-601)

Nike Calm Slide “Canyon Pink” (DX4816-601)

Nike Calm Slide Barely Rose (DX4816-600)

Nike Calm Slide “Terra Blush” (DX4816-202)

Nike Calm Slide “Game Royal” (FD4116-400)

Nike CALM SLIDE “Jade Ice” (DX4816-300)

Nike Calm Slide Medium Olive Gum (FD4116-203)

Nike Calm Slide Black Gum (FD4116-003)

Nike Calm Slide Grey (IB7561-002)

Nike Slides Nike Calm Slide Silt Red / Silt Red / Silt Red (IF5621-600)

Nike Calm Slide “Purple” (FD4115-002)

Nike Calm Slide “Mink Brown” (DX4816-203)

Nike Calm Slide Flat Pewter (FD4116-002)

Nike Calm Slide Rattan (HJ8157-200)

Nike Calm Slide Velvet Brown (FD4116-202)

Nike Calm Slide Glacier Blue (FV5940-400)

Nike Calm Slide SE Mood Ring (HJ8173-400)

Nike Calm Slide Marble Picante Red (FV5637-600)

Nike Calm Slide SE “Hyper Pink” (FV5940-600)

Nike Calm Slide Bordeaux (DX4816-602)

Nike Calm Slide 2.0 “Black Gum Brown” (IB0183-002)

IB0183-002

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Which Nike Calm Slide gives off the strongest hype signal?

The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every Nike Calm Slide colorway. Community votes, resale movement, search demand and scarcity together decide how much hype a sneaker gives off, expressed in GSv. On the left the strongest hype signals, on the right the colorways just being picked up and rising fast.

Strongest hype signal

1Nike CALM SLIDE “Black” (DX4816-001)RADIATINGNike Calm Slide · from €23 · 7 shops62GSv
2Nike Calm Slide “Black” (FD4116-001)RADIATINGNike Calm Slide · from €35 · 9 shops61GSv
3Nike CALM SLIDE “Sesame” (DX4816-200)RADIATINGNike Calm Slide · from €32 · 4 shops57GSv
4Nike CALM SLIDE “Sail” (DX4816-100)SEISMICNike Calm Slide · from €31 · 7 shops55GSv
5Nike Calm Slide “Khaki” (FD4116-201)SEISMICNike Calm Slide · from €43 · 5 shops55GSv

Just in, rising

1Nike Calm Slide Medium Olive Gum (FD4116-203)CHARGINGNike Calm Slide · from €64 · 3 shops42GSv
2Nike Calm Slide Black Gum (FD4116-003)SEISMICNike Calm Slide · from €76 · 3 shops50GSv
3Nike Calm Slide Barely Rose (DX4816-600)CHARGINGNike Calm Slide · from €54 · 4 shops36GSv
4Nike Calm Slide “Sesame” (FD4116-200)CHARGINGNike Calm Slide · from €69 · 5 shops46GSv
5Nike CALM SLIDE “Sesame” (DX4816-200)RADIATINGNike Calm Slide · from €32 · 4 shops57GSv

About Nike Calm Slide

Nike Calm Slide

The Calm Slide is what happens when a brand decides a slide can be quiet. Where the sports slide has for decades been a billboard, with logos, stripes and prints all over the strap, Nike removed all of that with this model: one molded piece of foam, a smooth strap across the instep, and a swoosh that isn’t applied as a contrasting color but is recessed into the material.

The simplicity is carried through to the sole. The whole slide consists of one piece, with a slightly raised rim around the footbed that keeps the foot in place and a finely ribbed sole sidewall that breaks the silhouette. There are no seams, no labels and no buckles; the model has no part that can come loose.

The timing explains its rise. The Calm appeared in the years when recovery shoes and foam models took over the market, and it competes directly with the chunky slides other brands made on a similar last. For those who prefer the foot fully enclosed, Nike also released a closed variant as Nike Calm Mule; the complete line is on the Nike Calm page.

The broader corner of the market is now well stocked. The Nike ReactX Rejuven8 serves the same need in closed form, and with the Adidas slides you can see how the classic sports slide competes with the new generation of foam models.

On this page you can see which versions of the Nike Calm Slide are currently the hottest according to the Hypescore, the starting price and how many shops have them in stock.