Body Jewelry Gauge and Size: Which is Right for You?

Diameter and Length: Diameter is used to measure the circular body jewelry means the body jewelry rings. Diameters refer to the size of a circular’s width. The inside of a ring is measured by diameter. To measure the straight jewelry such as burbles length is used. Curved barbells are a little more complicated to measure than straight barbells or labrets but the basic principle is same.

Gauge and Length of different body jewelries

Body jewelries are available for ear, nose, eyebrow, lip, tongue, belly, nipple, and for some gentile parts of our body. All the jewelries are available in different gauge and diameter. All the rings are not preferable for everyone. One has to choose the jewelry size which is comfortable for him/her.

Body jewelries are available at the following sizes with little differences according to the wearing parts of the jewelry.

Gauge: Body jewelries of 20, 18, 16, 14, 12 and 10 gauge are available. You have to choose the comfortable one for you.

Diameter/ length: Jewelries of following diameter or length are available as body jewelry.

• 1/4"(extra-extra small)


• 5/16"(extra-small)


• 3/8"(small)


• 7/16"(medium)


• 1/2"(long)


• 9/16"(extra-long)


• 5/8"(extra-extra long)

Tongue jewelry ball size: Balls are used with tongue jewelries. Balls of 4mm, 5mm and 6mm are mostly used with tongue jewelries.

Which Body Jewelry Gauge and Size is Right for You?

Ear Jewelry: 20 or 18 gauge ear jewelry is preferable for a gun piercing. You can also wear a 16 gauge ring in your gun piercing but not more than that. For a needle piercing jewelry of 18-10 gauge are preferable but 16 and 14 is better. Jewelries that are 5/16", 3/8", or 7/16" in size are better for intricate piercing like tragus and rook. You can use jewelry of any size for the lobs.

Eyebrow jewelry: 18 or 16gauge is the most common gauge for an eyebrow piercing but 16gauge is more preferable. Typical ring diameters and curved barbell lengths are 5/16", 3/8" and 7/16".

Jewelries for Labret and Lip Piercing: 14 or 12 gauges are the most common gauges for labret and lip piercing. Depending on the thickness of your lip 5/16", 3/8", or 7/16" lengths are the most common flat back post length. Switch to shorter length piece to avoid teeth and gums damage.

Naval Jewelry: 14 gauge jewelries are standard as naval jewelry. 3/8" or 7/16" is the most frequent size jewelry for a healed naval. If you prefer larger one than 1/2" is perfect for you but for shorter one 5/16" is preferable.

Tongue jewelry: 14 and 12 gauges are the most common gauges for a tongue piercing. 5/8" is the most common size for a tongue barbell. Don’t use a large jewelry as tongue jewelry. It can damage your teeth and gums.

Nipple Jewelry: 14 and 12 gauges is the most common piercing size for nipples. For females the most common nipple ring sizes are 5/8" and 3/4" and barbells sizes are 9/16" and 5/8".

Nose Jewelry: 20 gauge jewelries are preferable for a nose piercing with a gun. For other piercing 18 and 16 gauges is better. 5/16", 3/8", 7/16", and 1/2" are the typical sizes for this jewelry.

Gentile Jewelry: Gentiles are the most sophisticated part of our body. If you want to pierce it make a discussion with an expert. Make a study about the gauge and size of the jewelry by visiting the websites of the gentile piercing service providers.

If you can choose jewelry with perfect gauge and size, it will give you a lot of comfort and mostly the look you are opt for. I hope this article will help you a lot to choose the perfect one for you.