Which wedding ring suits your hand?

Which wedding ring suits my hand?

The one whose width matches your fingers. Slim fingers suit about 2mm on a woman and 5mm on a man. Average fingers suit 3mm and 6mm. Broad fingers carry 4mm and 8mm well. That is the proportion that looks settled on the hand. It is where our band width guide starts.

After width, the style is yours: a plain band, an inlay, a pattern or a stone. Style is the part a photograph of a ring on a white background cannot settle, because it depends on your skin, your knuckles and the way you hold your hand. The quickest way to settle it is to see the ring on your own hand.

Our ring try-on does that for free. Upload a photo of the back of your hand and choose a ring and its width. It draws that ring onto your finger from the ring's own photograph. Each email address gets three pictures every thirty days and your photo is deleted once the picture is made.

How should a wedding ring fit?: How snug it should be and how width changes it.

Ring try-on: See any of our rings on a photo of your own hand, at the width you pick. Free.

What ring suits short fingers?

A slimmer band. A narrow ring leaves more of the finger showing above and below it, so the finger reads longer. 2mm or 3mm suits most short fingers on a woman and 4mm or 5mm on a man.

A rounded court profile helps too. Its curved edges catch the light along the band rather than ending in a hard line, which keeps a ring from looking like a block across the finger. A slim band in yellow or rose gold that sits close to your skin tone draws the eye along the finger rather than across it.

Slim band, 2mm: A fine court band in 9ct or 18ct gold, made to sit beside an engagement ring.

Rounded court, 4mm: A slim band in its own right, with soft edges that flatter a shorter finger.

What ring suits wide or broad fingers?

A band with some presence. On a broad finger a very fine ring can disappear, while 4mm on a woman or 7mm to 8mm on a man holds its own and keeps the hand in proportion.

A flat or gently domed profile in a matt or brushed finish reads clean on a broad hand. An inlaid line down the middle breaks up a wide band so it never looks heavy. Titanium and zirconium keep a wide band light: an 8mm titanium band weighs only a few grams, so width costs nothing in comfort.

Gold line, black dome: Black zirconium with a line of 9ct gold, made from 6mm to 10mm.

Plain titanium: A light, clean band from 4mm to 10mm.

What ring suits long or slim fingers?

Almost any, which is the good news. Long fingers carry wide bands without looking crowded, so a 6mm band on a woman or 8mm to 10mm on a man looks deliberate rather than heavy.

Slim fingers suit the finer end: 2mm or 3mm, or a slim band worn beside an engagement ring. A pattern or texture shows well on a long finger, because there is room for it to read: a hammered finish, a milgrain edge or a woven pattern.

Milgrain edge, 5mm: A beaded edge either side of a polished band, in 9ct or 18ct gold.

Cross weave, 7mm: A woven pattern across a gold band, for a long finger with room for it.

What ring suits large knuckles?

One sized over the knuckle and made in a comfort fit. A ring has to pass the knuckle to sit at the base of the finger, so it is the knuckle that sets the size. A ring that fits the knuckle can then turn at the base. A comfort fit, rounded on the inside, slides over the knuckle more easily and sits more evenly once it is on.

Wider bands feel snugger than narrow ones at the same marked size, which matters more when the knuckle is large: measure at the width you are buying. The ring size finder builds the knuckle and the width into its answer.

Ring size finder: Measure at home, with knuckle and band width allowances built in.

Which metal colour suits my skin?

The one you like best against it, which is easy to see on your own hand. Yellow and rose gold sit warmly against most skin. White metals and grey titanium read cool and crisp. Black zirconium gives the strongest contrast of all.

Two people choosing together often settle it in seconds once they can see the rings on their own hands rather than imagine them. The try-on shows each colour on your own photo, in the light you took it in.

Metal chooser: Six questions about your hands, your work and your budget, then a straight answer.

How do I see a ring on my hand before buying online?

Use the ring try-on. Take a photo of the back of your hand in daylight with your fingers slightly apart, choose a ring and a width, then open the link we email you. The ring is drawn onto your fourth finger from its own photograph at the width you picked, in about twenty seconds.

It works on every ring in our range, wedding bands as well as engagement rings. Every ring page has a See it on your hand button that opens it with that ring already chosen. It is a guide made by AI rather than a photograph, so the ring's own photographs show its exact colour and detail. Every ring is made to order in your size.

Try a ring on your hand: Free, three pictures every thirty days, your photo deleted once used.

Every ring: Titanium, zirconium, gold and inlay bands, each with a See it on your hand button.

See a ring on your hand before you buy: The free try-on, a paper width test and a ring you already own.