Rook Ring

If you already wear a comfortable round hoop, check its original order for the gauge and inner diameter.

If you wear a curved barbell, its length won’t tell you which hoop to buy. A round ring needs space around the rook fold as well as through the piercing.

For your first hoop, ask your piercer to assess your placement and note down the gauge and inner diameter. You can still contact us without knowing your size; tell us what you wear now and the look you have in mind.

Available inner diameters are 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 7mm and 8mm, in 1mm steps.

The thickness of the fold, the position of the entry and exit holes and nearby cartilage all affect the space a circle needs. A 4mm hoop may be too small even if your rook looks petite.

Use a known comfortable round hoop or an in-person fitting as your starting point. These sizes are product options, not a fit recommendation for every rook.

If your comfortable fit falls outside this range, please don’t choose a smaller hoop just to fit the available options.

A rook is tucked into an inner fold, and its entry and exit points can be difficult to see together. A ruler held beside the ear won’t show every part of the tissue the ring needs to clear.

Please don’t insert paper or measuring tools into the piercing, or pull the fold to make room for a ruler.

If you have no known hoop size, an in-person fitting is a better starting point than converting the visible fold height into a diameter. There isn’t a universal “add 1mm” rule that guarantees the fit.

Check your piercing record or jewellery order for G / gauge or wire thickness. If it is unknown, ask your piercer to measure the jewellery.

If you currently wear 16G, both 18G and 20G are thinner. Match the gauge that suits your piercing rather than choosing a finer wire purely for its appearance.

These are the gauges offered for this product. Please check with your piercer before changing gauge. A photo cannot reliably identify wire thickness, and thicker wire should never be forced through a narrower channel.

The ring should sit comfortably around the fold without pinching, digging in or pulling at either hole. Check where the ring passes behind the visible part of your ear too.

A little visible space can be part of a comfortable fit. The angle and shape of your fold affect how the hoop sits; a smaller ring won’t necessarily make it face forward or lie flat.

If it presses into the tissue, leaves an indentation or feels uncomfortable, have the fit checked. If it feels comfortable but looks roomier than you’d like, confirm its diameter before comparing a nearby size at the same gauge.

A 6mm curved barbell does not mean you need a 6mm hoop. Bar length and ring inner diameter measure different things.

A comfortable true circular ring with a known gauge and inner diameter is a useful reference. An oval or straight-bar clicker can have different usable space, even with the same labelled size.

To measure a spare round hoop, lay it flat and measure straight across its centre, from inner edge to inner edge. Exclude the wire.

An 18G hoop with a 6mm inner diameter is approximately 8mm across the outside. Avoid removing your worn rook jewellery just to measure it if you aren’t confident changing it; a piercer can help. Even healed piercings can shrink when left empty.

You’re welcome to send a whole-ear photo and a closer side view with the intended hole identified. Tell us what you wear now and what you’d like to change.

A faux rook is a different placement, often worn with a straight post to create a similar look. Please don’t assume a round rook hoop will fit it; have the exact placement assessed first.

Photos help us discuss the location and appearance. They cannot reliably confirm gauge, exact diameter, healing or whether this hoop will fit.

Ask your piercer to confirm that your rook is ready for a hoop, especially if this is your first change. Time alone doesn’t confirm readiness.

If the piercing is tender, swollen, producing crust or you’re unsure whether it has healed, have it checked before changing jewellery.

A rook can be awkward to reach. A piercer can help with insertion and closing the seam neatly. This hoop twists open sideways; it isn’t a hinged clicker. Don’t pull the circle wider or leave a gap at the seam.

For Solis, Ember and other rook designs, compare the gauge and inner diameter first. Then look at where any wrapped wire, texture or decoration will sit against nearby tissue.

A size that works for a plain round hoop is useful context, but matching measurements don’t guarantee an identical feel across designs.

Send us the piece you like and what you currently wear if you’d like help comparing them. A design shown on someone else’s ear may sit differently on yours.