Tragus Ring

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

If you wear a stud, its post length won’t tell you which hoop to buy. The ring also needs room to curve around your tragus — the small piece of cartilage in front of the ear opening.

For your first hoop, ask your piercer to check the fit around your actual placement and note down both measurements. You can still contact us without knowing your size; tell us what you currently wear and the look you have in mind.

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

Your tragus thickness, the hole’s position and the channel angle all affect how much room a circle needs. A 4mm hoop may be too small even if your tragus looks petite.

Start with a known comfortable hoop or a fitting, rather than choosing the smallest size for a delicate look.

These are product options, not recommendations for every tragus piercing. If your comfortable fit is outside this range, please don’t choose a smaller hoop just to fit the options.

With your ear relaxed, you can hold a millimetre ruler beside it to note where the hole sits in relation to the edge the hoop would go around. Don’t press, pull or flatten the tragus.

This is a placement reference, not automatically the inner diameter to order. Tissue thickness and the piercing angle also affect the fit.

Please don’t put paper or measuring tools into the hole or ear canal. There isn’t a universal “add 1mm” rule that guarantees a fit. A piercer can check a round hoop around your actual placement.

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

Currently wearing 16G? That is 1.2mm wire, so both options here are thinner. Please check whether a change suits your piercing before ordering.

These are this product’s gauge options. A photo or ordinary ruler cannot reliably identify such small differences. Don’t choose thinner wire simply for a finer look, or force thicker wire through a narrower channel.

A comfortable hoop should curve around your tragus without squeezing it, pulling at the hole or pressing uncomfortably towards the ear opening. Check the back as well as the front.

If it points outward, the piercing angle and anatomy can affect how it sits. A smaller diameter won’t necessarily make it lie flat.

If it feels tight, leaves an indentation or pulls the tissue out of shape, 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.

Check the original order first. If you have a spare round hoop, lay it flat beside a millimetre ruler and measure across the centre from inner edge to inner edge.

An 18G hoop with a 6mm inner diameter is approximately 8mm across the outside. Ordering an 8mm inner diameter would give you a larger hoop.

A shaped clicker or a ring with a straight bar may fit differently from a true circle. If you need to remove worn jewellery to measure it, only do so when the piercing is fully healed and you can change it comfortably. A piercer can help if the backing is hard to reach. Even healed piercings can shrink when left empty.

You’re welcome to send a clear whole-ear photo and a closer view of your tragus, with your ear relaxed. Include a side view if you can take one comfortably.

Tell us whether you currently wear a stud or hoop, whether it feels comfortable and what you’d like to change. Include any measurements you know; it’s fine if they are unknown.

Photos cannot reliably confirm gauge, exact diameter or whether the piercing is ready for a hoop. A model’s size may not give you the same fit. We may suggest an in-person fitting before you order.

A 6mm stud does not mean you need a 6mm hoop. The post passes through the tissue; the hoop also curves around its edge.

STEPOY seamless hoops are for fully healed piercings. If yours is tender, swollen, producing crust or you’re unsure whether it has healed, ask your piercer to check it before changing.

The inner side of a tragus can be awkward to reach. Your piercer can help fit the hoop and close the seam neatly. This is a twist-open hoop: move the ends sideways rather than pulling the circle wider.

For Solis, Ember and other tragus designs, compare the gauge and inner diameter, then check where any wrapped wire, texture or decoration will sit against your ear.

For a healed piercing, earbud comfort depends on your anatomy, jewellery and earbud. If an earbud presses on the hoop or causes discomfort, don’t force it in. A smaller ring doesn’t guarantee more room.

Matching size numbers 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.