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Wire Gauge Chart
Brady offers a variety marker sizes for your wire marking needs. Please view the charts listed below to assist you in choosing the minimum recommended label height for your specific type of wire or cable
that you are identifying.
| Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Minimum Rcommended Label Height mm (inch) |
| 18 | 2.74 (0.108) | 2.64 (0.34) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 16 | 3.00 (0.118) | 9.42 (0.37) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 14 | 4.11 (0.162) | 12.91 (0.51) | 19.05 (0.750) |
| 12 | 4.55 (0.179) | 14.29 (0.56) | 25.40 (1.000) |
| 10 | 5.05 (0.199) | 15.86 (0.63) | 25.40 (1.000) |
| 8 | 7.01 (0.276) | 22.01 (0.87) | 38.10 (1.500) |
| 6 | 8.20 (0.323) | 25.75 (1.02) | 38.10 (1.500) |
| 4 | 9.45 (0.372) | 29.67 (1.17) | 44.45 (1.750) |
| 3 | 10.19 (0.401) | 32.00 (1.26) | 50.80 (2.000) |
| 2 | 11.00 (0.433) | 34.54 (1.36) | 50.80 (2.000) |
| 1 | 12.90 (0.508) | 40.51 (1.60) | 63.50 (2.500) |
| 1/0 | 13.95 (0.549) | 43.80 (1.72) | 63.50 (2.500) |
| 2/0 | 15.11 (0.595) | 47.45 (1.87) | 76.20 (3.000) |
| 3/0 | 16.43 (0.647) | 51.59 (2.03) | 76.20 (3.000) |
| 4/0 | 17.91 (0.705) | 56.24 (2.21) | 88.90 (3.500) |
| Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Label Height mm (inch) |
| 18 | 2.26 (0.089) | 7.10 (0.28) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 16 | 2.54 (0.100) | 7.98 (0.31) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 14 | 2.67 (0.105) | 8.38 (0.33) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 12 | 3.10 (0.122) | 9.73 (0.38) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 10 | 3.89 (0.153) | 12.21 (0.48) | 19.05 (0.750) |
| 8 | 5.54 (0.218) | 17.40 (0.68) | 25.40 (1.000) |
| 6 | 6.53 (0.257) | 20.50 (0.81) | 31.75 (1.250) |
| 4 | 8.33 (0.328) | 26.16 (1.03) | 38.10 (1.500) |
| 3 | 9.04 (0.356) | 28.39 (1.12) | 44.45 (1.750) |
| 2 | 9.86 (0.388) | 30.96 (1.22) | 50.80 (2.000) |
| 1 | 11.43 (0.450) | 35.89 (1.41) | 57.15 (2.250) |
| 1/0 | 12.47 (0.491) | 36.16 (1.54) | 63.50 (2.500) |
| 2/0 | 13.64 (0.537) | 42.83 (1.69) | 63.50 (2.500) |
| 3/0 | 14.94 (0.588) | 46.91 (1.85) | 69.85 (2.750) |
| 4/0 | 16.41 (0.646) | 51.53 (2.03) | 76.20 (3.000) |
| Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Minimum Recommended Label Height mm (inch) |
| 22 | 1.57 (0.062) | 4.93 (0.19) | 7.62 (0.300) |
| 20 | 1.75 (0.069) | 5.50 (0.22) | 7.62 (0.300) |
| 18 | 2.00 (0.079) | 6.28 (0.25) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 16 | 2.34 (0.092) | 7.53 (0.29) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 14 | 3.50 (0.138) | 10.99 (0.43) | 19.05 (0.750) |
| 12 | 4.01 (0.158) | 12.59 (0.50) | 19.05 (0.750) |
| 10 | 4.65 (0.183) | 14.60 (0.57) | 25.40 (1.000) |
| 8 | 6.35 (0.250) | 19.94 (0.79) | 31.75 (1.250) |
| Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Minimum Recommended Label Height mm (inch) |
| 22 | 1.52 (0.060) | 4.77 (0.19) | 7.62 (0.300) |
| 20 | 1.73 (0.068) | 5.43 (0.21) | 7.62 (0.300) |
| 18 | 2.01 (0.079) | 6.31 (0.25) | 12.70 (0.500) |
| 16 | 2.26 (0.089) | 7.10 (0.28) | 12.70 (0.500) |
