What size gauge is a regular earring?

Gauge Size: Insert a standard earring post through your piercing – this is going to be a 20G size post. If it fits snugly, then your gauge size will be 20G. If you can move it around a little bit, try an 18G size. If you can move it around quite a bit, then you probably want a 16G size.

How do I know what gauge my ear piercing is?

The gauge size chart 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.

Is 16 or 18 gauge bigger?

Gauge is the standard unit of measure for sheet steel and wire products. The lower the number, the thicker the steel. Therefore, 16 gauge is thicker than 18 gauge steel.

Can I put a 20g in a 16G piercing?

If you pierce yourself with a 16G and put in a 20G earring, the earring will fit in easily and the hole will eventually shrink to the right size.

Can I put a 16g in a 20g piercing?

yeah. Whenever piercing ears, I recommend getting a needle that is a bit larger than your earring gauge, because otherwise the earring is harder to put in. If you pierce yourself with a 16G and put in a 20G earring, the earring will fit in easily and the hole will eventually shrink to the right size.

What gauge is a piercing gun?

An earlobe piercing that’s done with a piercing gun is a 22 gauge needle. Any standard size earring or post will fit you. If you’ve been pierced with a needle in a piercing shop, most likely you’re at a 20 or 18 gauge.

How big is a 20 gauge earring?

Inches & Millimeters Gauge Conversion Chart:

Gauge	Inches	Millimeters
20G	.032″	0.81mm
18G	.040″	1.0mm
16G	.050″	1.2mm
14G	.064″	1.6mm

What is smaller 16 gauge or 18 gauge?

What can you pierce with a 12 gauge needle?

navel piercings
Belly Button: Normally, navel piercings are done with either a 14g or a 12g needle, followed by starter jewelry of the same size. A 12g navel piercing is ideal for preventing migration, which is a common symptom of navel piercing rejection.

What size is 16 gauge earrings?

gauge	inches decimal	millimeters
10g	0.102″	2.588 mm
	0.125″	3.175 mm
8g	0.129″	3.264 mm
6g	0.162″	4.115 mm

Can you put a 20g in a 16g piercing?

Is 16 gauge normal for ear piercing?

Standard ear piercings are a 20g or 18g if they were pierced by a gun. If they were pierced by a professional, the lobe piercing will typically be a 16g or 14g. After a minimum of two months it is typically safe to change the jewelry, but the piercing may still feel sensitive.

What is the size of a standard ear piercing?

Standard ear piercings are usually pierced at 20g or 18g. Gauge sizes go up (or down, depending on how you look at it) in even numbers from there, so the next largest size from an 18g is 16g, then 14g, then 12g, and so on.

What is the standard piercing gauge?

The standard gauge for a navel piercing is 14. The standard length of a curved barbell for a navel piercing is 3/8 inch or 7/16 inch. Piercers often use a longer bar for the initial piercing to allow for swelling.

What gauge is a lobe piercing?

The “standard” earring size is 20 gauge. Most body piercing in the lobe is done at 14 gauge today, and this piercing is also commonly stretched to larger gauges. The soft fleshy tissue of the ear lobe makes it very easy to stretch and heavy gauge ear lobe piercings are now very common.

What is the normal gauge for earrings?

Typical earrings are gauged at either 18 or 20, depending on the particular piece of jewelry. Although gauge sizes can be as small as 00, 18 and 20 are the most common for new piercings so that a large amount of flesh is not removed from the lobe at once.