Size-Chart

SIZING PIERCING JEWELRY

When shopping for the perfect piece of body piercing jewelry you'll need to know what size you need. Here's some info to help you discover your perfect fit.

What is "Gauge"?
The "gauge" of your piercing is the thickness of the bar that goes through your piercing. In other words, it's the barbell's thickness. *Note that the thicker the barbell, the lower the gauge size. So a 12 gauge (or 12G) barbell is much thicker than a 20 gauge (20G) barbell.

Piercing Jewelry "Length":

The 'length' of your piercing jewelry refers to the "wearable" span of the barbell that goes through your piercing. It is measured from the top to the bottom of the straight or curved barbell and excludes the balls or charms. 

measuring length of a flat back earring measuring length of a nose ring


measuring length of a straight barbell measuring length of curved barbell

Piercing Jewelry "Diameter":

The 'Diameter' is used to measure the size of round barbells such as hoops, captives, clickers, seam rings, and circulars. It is measured from the innermost and widest point of the circle, inside the hoop.

measuring diameter of captive bead ring measuring diameter of circular barbell

 

STANDARD PIERCING SIZES

Check out our chart below to discover the standard fit for different piercings. Just like clothing, piercing sizes vary from person to person, so the 'standard' size might not be right for you.

*Tip: Measure the size of your current piercing jewelry to ensure you're getting the correct size for your piercing.

Piercing Standard Gauge Standard Length
Belly Button  / Navel Ring 14G 3/8" , 7/16"
Nose Piercing 20G , 18G 1/4" , 5/16"
Tongue Piercing 14G 5/8"
Cartilage Piercings
 (Helix, Forwad Helix, Tragus) 		 16G , 18G 3/16" , 1/4" and 5/16"
Eyebrow Piercing 16G (14G is also commonly used) 1/4" , 5/16" and 3/8"
Industrial Barbell 14G (16G is also commonly used) 1 1/2" (varies)
Labret Lip Rings 14G or 16G 1/4" , 5/16", and 3/8"
Monroe Piercing 16G 1/4" , 5/16" and 3/8"
Nipple Piercing 14G 3/8" , 1/2", 9/16"
Rook / Conch / Daith 16G , 18G 3/16", 1/4" , 5/16" and 3/8"
Septum 14G (16G is also commonly used) 3/8", 7/16", 1/2", and 5/8"
Ear Lobe Piercings 20G or 22G

Gauge To Inches & Millimeters Conversions

Please find a conversion charts below for those of you using the metric system.

Gauge

Inches

Millimeters

22G

0.025

0.64mm

20G

.032"

0.81mm

18G

.040"

1.0mm

16G

.050"

1.2mm

14G

.064"

1.6mm

12G

.082"

2.0mm

10G

.102"

2.5mm

8G

.125"

3.0mm

6G

.162"

4.0mm

4G

.204"

5.0mm

2G

.250"

6.0mm

0G

.312"

8.0mm

00G

.375"

10.0mm

 

Length & Diameter Conversion

Inches

Millimeters

3/16"

4.7

1/4"

6.4

5/16"

8

3/8"

9.5

7/16"

11

1/2"

13

9/16"

14

5/8"

16

3/4"

19

7/8"

22

15/16"

24

1"

25

1 1/2"

38