Size Guide

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For clarity, we have divided our sizing conventions into charts as follows:

A gauge is used to measure the thickness of the wire element in jewelry. When it comes to body piercing jewelry, the gauge determines where the jewelry will be placed at the piercing site.

The size of the ball in each jewelry item.

The shortest distance between two ends of the piece, without factoring in any attachments such as balls.

The inside diameter of the ring in each jewelry item

Gauge size

Gauge

A gauge is a measure of the thickness of the wire element of a piece of jewelry. In body jewelry, it refers to the point at which the jewelry will rest in the piercing site.

Ball size

Ball size

The size of the ball in each jewelry item.

Length

Length

The shortest distance between 2 ends of the piece – not including any attachments like balls.

Rings size or diameter

Rings size/diameter

The inside diameter of the ring in each jewelry item

Gauge conversion table
MetricGauges
0.6 mm22 ga
0.8 mm20 ga
1.0 mm18 ga
1.2 mm16 ga
1.6 mm14 ga
2.0 mm12 ga
2.5 mm10 ga
3.2 mm8 ga
4.0 mm6 ga
5.0 mm4 ga
6.0 mm2 ga
8.0 mm0 ga
10.0 mm00 ga
Ball size conversion table
MetricInches(fraction)Inches(decimal)
2.0 mm5/64″0.8
2.5 mm3/32″0.99
3.0 mm1/8″0.19
4.0mm5/32″0.16
5.0 mm3/16″0.2
6.0 mm15/64″0.24
8.0 mm5/16″0.32
10.0 mm3/8″0.29
12.0 mm15/32″0.47
12.7 mm1/2″0.5
15.0 mm19/32″0.59
Length conversion table
MetricInches(fraction)Inches(decimal)
4.5 mm3/16″0.18
6.0 mm7/32″0.24
7.0 mm9/32″0.28
8.0 mm5/16″0.31
9.0 mm11/32″0.35
10.0 mm13/32″0.39
11.2 mm7/16″0.44
12.0 mm15/32″0.47
12.7 mm1/2″0.5
14.0 mm9/16″0.55
15.0 mm19/32″0.59
16.0 mm5/8″0.63
18.0 mm11/16″0.71
19.0 mm3/4″0.75
20.0 mm25/32″0.79
22.0 mm7/8″0.87
24.0 mm15/16″0.94
25.0 mm1″0.98
26.0 mm1.1/32″1
29.0 mm1.5/326″1.1
30.0 mm1.3/16″1.2
32.0 mm1.9/32″1.3
34.0 mm1.11/32″1.4
35.0 mm1.13/32″1.4
38.0 mm1.1/2″1.5
40.0 mm1.19/32″1.6
44.0 mm1.25/32″1.7
50.0 mm2″2
Rings size conversion table
DiameterUSA & CanadaFranch EUUK & AustraliaJapanSwitzerland
13 mm4121
13.26 mm241.7D1.75
13.5 mm42.332.25
13.67 mm42.9E3
13.87 mm43.643.5
14 mm344.2F54.25
14.27 mm44.84.75
14.5 mm45.5G65.5
14.68 mm46.176
14.88 mm446.8H6.75
15 mm47.487.5
15.29 mm48I8
15.5 mm48.7J98.75
15.7 mm549.39.25
15.9 mm50K1010
16 mm50.610.5
16.31 mm51.2L1111.25
16.5 mm651.91211.75
16.71 mm52.5M1312.5
17 mm53.113.25
17.12 mm53.8N1413.75
17.32 mm754.414.5
17.5 mm55.1O1515
17.73 mm55.715.75
18 mm56.3P1616.25
18.14 mm85717
18.34 mm57.6Q1717.5
18.5 mm58.318.25
18.75 mm58.9R1819
19 mm959.519.5
19.15 mm60.2S1920.25
19.35 mm60.820.75
19.5 mm61.4T2021.5
19.76 mm1062.12122
20 mm10¼62.7U2222.75
20.17 mm10½63.423.25
20.37 mm10¾64V2324
20.5 mm1164.624.75
20.78 mm11¼65.3W2425.25
21 mm11½65.926
21.18 mm11¾66.6X2526.5
21.39 mm1267.227.25
21.5 mm12¼67.8Y2627.75
21.79 mm12½68.5Z28.5
22 mm12¾69.12729
22.2 mm1369.729.75
22.5 mm13¼70.4Z130.5
22.61 mm13½7131
22.81 mm13¾71.7Z231.75
23 mm1472.3Z332.25
23.22 mm14¼72.933
23.5 mm14½73.6Z433.5
23.62 mm14¾74.234.25
23.83 mm1574.834.75
24 mm15¼75.535.5
24.23 mm15½76.136.25
24.5 mm15¾76.836.75
24.64 mm1677.437.5

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