What are the different size tongue rings?

What size is a tongue piercing? Barbell length for tongue piercing can vary between 10mm (0,39in) and 18mm(0,70in) depending on the thickness of your tongue. Note that the most common barbell length for tongue piercing tend to be 16mm(0,62in).

Which tongue ring is best?

Titanium is the recommended metal as the risk of getting an allergy is low. You can also go for silver, gold or surgical steel as these are biocompatible and the safest metals for piercing jewelry. The best type of jewelry for the tongue is the barbell – straight or curved, depending on the type of piercing.

What is Snakeeye piercing?

The snake eye piercing is a curved barbell placed horizontally towards the tip at the end. Two ball ends give the appearance of eyes, making your tongue look like a snake. Turning your tongue into a snake may sound awesome to some of us, but not everyone’s a fan.

What gauge do you start of with for tongue rings?

Tongue: 14g tends to be the most common starting size for tongue piercings, but 12g is also a popular size for starter body jewelry in a tongue ring . You aren’t limited to these sizes, but we only recommend asking for a larger gauge, not one smaller than 14g.

How big is an average tongue ring?

Generally speaking, the normal ball size for the tongue ring is 5 mm, many people prefer to wear a size between 5 and 6 mm balls for the tongue ring. Before picking the ball for your tongue ring it is very important to ensure that you are comfortable with the jewelry.

What size are tongue rings?

Standard Tongue Ring Sizes. A 14 gauge, 5/8-inch barbell or stud is the most commonly used tongue ring size. When people get their tongue pierced, they will usually get a 14 gauge, 7/8-inch straight barbell used for the initial piercing.

What size is the tongue ring?

Tongue ring barbells will normally be 16 millimeters (5/8″) in length, though they can also be found as short as 12mm (1/2″) and as long as 19mm (about 3/4″). These are straight, and are sized by measuring the space in between the two decorative ends, so proper sizing is usually very easy.