You are looking for halogen bulbs for your home fixtures and you do not really know their names and designations. Here is a comprehensive list of halogen bulbs types, names and how they look like, along with their base types and names.

Halogen Bulb Types

A bulb designation consists of a letter or letters to indicate the shape and a number to indicate the approximate major diameter in eighths of an inch. Here are the standard types for halogen light bulbs:

• MB Halogen Lamp
• MR 11 Halogen Lamp
• MR 16 Halogen Lamp
• AR 70 Halogen Lamp
• PR 14 Halogen Lamp
• PAR 14 Halogen Lamp
• AR 111 Halogen Lamp
• PAR 16 Halogen Lamp
• PAR 20 Halogen Lamp
• PAR 30 Halogen Lamp
• PAR 30 LN Halogen Lamp
• PAR 38 SPL Halogen Lamp
• SPL PAR 36 Halogen Lamp
• PAR 46, 56, 64 Halogen Lamp
• Super Q Halogen Lamp
• Bi-Pin (Bipin) Halogen Lamp
• Tungsten Halogen Double Ended

Incandescent & Halogen Base Types

Here are the standard base types for incandescent or halogen light bulbs:

• RSC Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Candelabra E12 Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Double Contact Bayonet BA15D Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Intermediate E17 Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Medium E26 Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Mini Can Screw E11 Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Mini Screw E10 Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Mogul End Prong Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Mogul Pre Focus Incandescent & Halogen Base
• Screw Terminal Incandescent & Halogen Base
• G4 Base
• GU 5.3 Base
• GY 9.5 Base
• GY 6 Base
• GY 35 Base
• GY 15 Base

Here are my favorite Halogen Light Bulbs