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How to Measure Ring Size at Home (Without a Jeweller)

Finding your ring size at home is easier than you think. With a strip of paper and a ruler, or our free online MM ruler, you can get an accurate measurement in under 5 minutes.

Using our online ruler?
Calibrate first, then use MM mode to measure your ring diameter directly on screen.
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📏 Method 1: The Paper Strip Method (Most Accurate)

What you need: A narrow strip of paper (about 0.5 cm wide, 10 cm long), a pen, and a ruler.

  1. Cut a narrow strip of paper and wrap it snugly, not tightly, around the base of the finger you want to size.
  2. With a pen, mark the exact point where the paper strip overlaps itself.
  3. Lay the strip flat on a table. Measure from the end to your pen mark in millimetres, this is your finger circumference.
  4. Divide your circumference by π (3.14159) to get your inner diameter in mm.
  5. Find your diameter in the ring size chart below.

Example: If your paper strip measures 58 mm, your inner diameter is 58 ÷ 3.14 = 18.5 mm ≈ US size 8½.

🧵 Method 2: Measure an Existing Ring

  1. Lay the ring flat on a ruler or on your screen with the online MM ruler.
  2. Measure the inner diameter: the distance across the inside of the ring.
  3. Look up that diameter in the table below.

📊 International Ring Size Chart

US SizeUK SizeEU SizeInner Diameter (mm)
4H46.514.8 mm
54915.7 mm
5.55016.1 mm
651.516.5 mm
6.55316.9 mm
75417.3 mm
7.555.517.7 mm
85718.2 mm
8.55818.6 mm
959.519.0 mm
106219.8 mm
116520.6 mm

💡 Tips for an Accurate Measurement