How to Find Your Ring Size at Home

How to Find Your Ring Size at Home

Jul 30, 2026FRANTIC STUDIO

Every ring here is made after you order it, so the size is fixed before the piece exists. There is no drawer of finished rings in other sizes to swap into. Getting the number right the first time saves you a return and saves both of us a few weeks.

Sizes are quoted as the inside circumference in millimeters, which is the German and European standard. Most pieces run from 50 to 72, a few go up to 74, and they step in twos. The exact list for a given design sits in its size dropdown.

IF YOU HAVE ORDERED HERE BEFORE, YOU ALREADY HAVE A RING SIZER

A ring sizer ships with every order. If one of ours has already reached you, that tool is the most accurate option you have at home, because it reads in the same millimeter scale the sizes are quoted in. Slide it onto the finger you want to wear the new piece on, past the knuckle, and read the number where it closes comfortably.

METHOD ONE: MEASURE A RING YOU ALREADY OWN

If you have a ring that already fits that finger, use it. Lay it flat and measure the inside distance across the widest point, from inner edge to inner edge. That is the inside diameter. Multiply it by 3.14 and you have the circumference, which is the size number.

Measure twice. On this scale half a millimeter of diameter moves you a millimeter and a half of circumference, which is close to a full step, so it is worth being careful with the ruler.

METHOD TWO: THE PAPER STRIP

Cut a narrow strip of paper, no wider than about half a centimeter, so it can sit flat against the skin. Wrap it around the base of the finger, snug but not tight, and mark where the ends overlap. Lay the strip flat and read the length in millimeters. That is your circumference.

Paper strip method for measuring ring size, wrapped around the finger and marked where the ends meet to read the circumference in millimeters

Two things matter here. Pull the strip only as tight as you would want the ring to sit, because paper will happily bite into the skin and hand you a size too small. And check that the loop still slides over the knuckle. The knuckle is usually the wider point, and a ring that fits the base of the finger perfectly is useless if it cannot get there.

METHOD THREE: STRING OR DENTAL FLOSS

Same idea as the paper strip, useful if you do not have scissors to hand. Wrap it once around the finger, mark the overlap with a pen, then lay it out along a ruler.

One caution: string stretches, and thread stretches more. If you pull it while measuring you will read a smaller number than the finger actually is. Dental floss and paper are both better behaved than sewing thread. If string is all you have, measure three times and take the largest reading.

IF YOUR RULER IS NOT IN MILLIMETERS

Centimeters are easy: multiply by 10. A 5.6 cm strip is 56, which is a size we make. Inches take one step more: multiply by 25.4. A strip measuring 2.2 inches is 55.9 mm, so 56 again. The table below carries both columns so you do not have to do the arithmetic.

SIZE CHART

The left column is the number you pick in the dropdown. If your measurement lands between two rows, read the note on width before you decide.

Size (inside circumference in mm) Inside diameter (mm) Circumference (cm) Circumference (in) US size
50 15.9 5.0 1.97 5.25
52 16.6 5.2 2.05 6
54 17.2 5.4 2.13 6.75
56 17.8 5.6 2.20 7.5
58 18.5 5.8 2.28 8.5
60 19.1 6.0 2.36 9.25
62 19.7 6.2 2.44 10
64 20.4 6.4 2.52 10.75
66 21.0 6.6 2.60 11.5
68 21.6 6.8 2.68 12.25
70 22.3 7.0 2.76 13
72 22.9 7.2 2.83 14
74 23.6 7.4 2.91 14.75

Because the range steps in twos, a measurement of 57 sits between two sizes by definition. That is normal and it is what the next two sections are for.

WHEN TO MEASURE

Fingers change through the day and through the year. They run smaller in the cold and in the morning, larger in heat and after exercise or salty food. Measure in the evening at normal room temperature and you will land closer to your everyday size. If you get two different readings on two different days, take the larger one.

WIDTH CHANGES THE FIT

A wide band sits tighter than a narrow one at the same nominal size, because it covers more of the finger and has less room to flex. Several pieces here are deliberately broad and heavy. If you are ordering something wide and you sit between two sizes, take the larger one.

IF YOU ARE BETWEEN SIZES

Go up. A ring you can actually put on and wear all day beats one that measures correctly on paper. For a piece you intend to wear daily rather than occasionally, comfort wins every time.

STILL NOT SURE

A local jeweler will size you in a minute with a set of steel rings, and that is the most accurate reading you will get anywhere. Or send a message before ordering and describe what you measured and with which method. Production takes between 2 and 21 days depending on the piece, so there is time to settle this before anything is cut.

When you are ready, the full range sits in silver rings, and the darker work in gothic and oxidized rings. If you are choosing between finishes, read oxidized or polished.



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