Standard Piercing Size
The guidelines are for reference only.
Please note that there may be individual differences.
Piercing |
Standard Gauge |
Standard Length |
Belly / Navel Ring |
14G |
3/8" , 7/16" |
Nose Piercing |
20G, 18G |
1/4" , 5/16" |
Tongue Piercing |
14G |
5/8" |
Cartilage Piercing (Helix) |
16G, 18G |
3/16" , 1/4",5/16" |
Eyebrow Piercing |
16G, 14G |
1/4" , 5/16",3/8" |
Industrial Barbell |
14G, 16G |
1 1/2" (varies) |
Labret Lip Rings |
14G, 16G |
1/4" , 5/16",3/8" |
Monroe Piercing |
16G |
1/4" , 5/16",3/8" |
Nipple Piercing |
14G |
3/8" , 1/2", 9/16" |
Tragus/Helix/Rook/Conch/Daith |
16G, 18G |
3/16", 1/4" , 5/16",3/8" |
Septum |
14G,16G |
3/8", 7/16", 1/2", 5/8" |
Ear Lobe Piercings |
20G |
Most Gauge Choice
14G(1.6mm) Belly,Industrial,Tongue,Nipple
16G(1.2mm) Helix,Forward Helix,Conch,Tragus,Rook,Daith,Lip,Vertical Labret, Septum, Eyebrow
18G(1.0mm) Lobe,Helix,Forward Helix,Nose,Tragus,Conch
20G(0.8mm) Lobe,Nose
Gauge Millimeters Inches Conversion
Gauge |
Millimeters(mm) |
Inches |
18g |
1.0mm |
5/128" |
16g |
1.2mm |
3/64" |
14g |
1.6mm |
1/16" |
12g |
2mm |
5/64" |
10g |
2.4mm |
3/32" |
8g |
3.2mm |
1/8" |
6g |
4mm |
5/32" |
4g |
5mm |
3/16" |
2g |
6mm |
1/4" |
0g |
8mm |
5/16" |
00g |
10mm |
3/8" |
|
11mm |
7/16" |
|
12mm |
1/2" |
|
14mm |
9/16" |
|
16mm |
5/8" |
|
19mm |
3/4" |
|
22mm |
7/8" |
|
25mm |
1" |
|
29mm |
1 1/8" |
|
32mm |
1 1/4" |
|
35mm |
1 3/8" |
|
38mm |
1 1/2" |
|
41mm |
1 5/8" |
|
44mm |
1 3/4" |
|
48mm |
1 7/8" |
|
51mm |
2" |