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. No worries! The smaller the gauge the bigger the hole, so any standard size earring can be worn in addition to 20 or 18 gauge captive rings, cartilage studs, etc.
Subsequently, which is thicker 14G or 16g?
As the numbers go up the size gets smaller. 14 IS thicker than 16. … The lower the number, the thicker the gauge so 16g is thinner than a 14g.
Regarding this, which is bigger 16 or 18 gauge piercing? In the U.S. an 18 gauge earring measures approximately 5/128-inch while a 16 gauge earring measures 3/64-inch, for a difference of 1/128-inch or approximately 0.0078 inches.
