16 mm ring size

The 16 mm ring size, measured straight across the inside, is about a US 5¼. In the UK it is K, and in Europe 50, and the ring is 50.3 mm round the inside.

16 mm ring size in every system

16 mm ring size: every system
US and Canada	about 5¼
UK, Ireland, Australia	K
Europe (EU)	50
Japan and China	9 to 10
India	10
Italy, Spain, Switzerland	10
Across the inside	16.0 mm · 1.60 cm · 0.630 in
Around the inside	50.3 mm · 5.0 cm · 1.98 in

Every half millimetre is a little over half a US size, so a 15.5 mm or 16.5 mm ring is the next size down or up. All of these numbers are from the standard ring size conversion table.

See a 16 mm ring at its real size

1Match a bank card

The card works like a ruler: nothing on it is read or saved, and a driving licence works too. Only its height counts, so the drawing may run off the edge of a phone. Hold the card flat on the screen, long side across, with its top edge on the drawing's top line. Then move the slider until the drawing's bottom line meets the card's bottom edge.

Optional. Only needed to lay a ring or strip on the screen; typed measurements work without it. Nothing on the card is read or saved.

2Measure

A ring I own My finger Print a sizer

Inside diameter of your ring mm

Lay the ring on the circle, or type the inside diameter if you measured it.

Length of your paper strip mm

Wrap a thin strip of paper around the base of your finger, mark where it overlaps, then measure to the mark.

The circle shows a 17.3 mm ring, drawn for a typical screen.

This size, drawn on your screen

US5¼

UK K · EU 50 · Japan 9 to 10 · India 10

16.0 mm (0.63 in) across the inside · 50.3 mm (1.98 in) around

Between US 5 and 5½? Choose 5½, the bigger one, especially for a wide band.

See every size in the ring size chart · Convert a size you already know

Nearby sizes

Too tight or too loose? Try the size one row up or one row down.

Nearby sizes
US and Canada	UK and Australia	Europe (EU)	Inside diameter (mm)	Circumference (mm)
4¼	H½	47	15.1	47.4
4½	I	48	15.3	48.0
4¾	J	49	15.5	48.7
5	J½	49	15.7	49.3
5¼	K	50	15.9	50.0
5½	K½	51	16.1	50.6
5¾	L	51	16.3	51.2
6	L½	52	16.5	51.9
6¼	M	52	16.7	52.5

Your questions on a 16 mm ring

How long is the inside of a 16 mm ring, measured all the way round?

Round the inside it is 50.3 mm, which is 5.0 cm. Straight across, it is 0.63 inches.

Which US ring size matches 16 mm across?

It is close to a US 5¼. In the UK that ring is K, and in Europe 50.