how big is a name necklace?
About 15 to 44 mm wide and mostly 11 to 15 mm tall, depending on the name. The letters stay the same size (4.2 mm for a lowercase letter), so a longer name makes a wider pendant, up to 44 mm. A short name like Ava is about as wide as a quarter.
to scale, next to a quarter
All drawn at the same scale, in classic script, 14K yellow gold. Your screen won't show true millimetres, but the sizes compare. Width includes both jump rings.
size by name length
Every name on this site, 414 of them, measured on its 3D file. Width and height are the middle value for classic script; the range covers all six letterings.
| letters | names | width | height | all letterings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, like Jo | 1 | 24 mm | 16 mm | 15 to 24 mm |
| 3, like Ava | 10 | 27 mm | 14 mm | 16 to 33 mm |
| 4, like Emma | 60 | 30 mm | 15 mm | 17 to 41 mm |
| 5, like Chloe | 102 | 35 mm | 14 mm | 21 to 44 mm |
| 6, like Sophia | 106 | 37 mm | 13 mm | 24 to 44 mm |
| 7, like Abigail | 85 | 42 mm | 14 mm | 27 to 44 mm |
| 8, like Caroline | 31 | 43 mm | 13 mm | 30 to 44 mm |
| 9, like Elizabeth | 16 | 44 mm | 12 mm | 33 to 44 mm |
| 10, like Jacqueline | 2 | 43 mm | 11 mm | 39 to 44 mm |
| 11, like Christopher | 1 | 44 mm | 12 mm | 41 to 44 mm |
Height runs from the top of the tallest letter to the bottom of the lowest, so a capital with a big loop or a letter that hangs below the line (g, y, j) adds to it. From about 9 letters on, most names reach the 44 mm limit and are scaled down a little to fit, so their letters come out slightly smaller.
on the neck
The same photo with a short and a long name, each pendant placed at its real size.
why this size
- 4.2 mm lowercase letters. The same in all six letterings, so a style changes the look, not the size.
- 44 mm at most. Longer names are scaled down to fit, so even a long name stays a necklace, not a bar.
- 1.2 mm thick. A solid metal plate with a flat back and rounded front edges.
- Every line at least 0.8 mm. Thin strokes are thickened so they cast, which is why a name in metal looks a touch bolder than the font.
- Up to 14 characters. Letters, accents, spaces, apostrophes, dots and hyphens, so two names or a nickname fit too. how accents and dots are cast
which chain
The pendant has two jump rings fused on, one at each end, with a 1.9 mm hole. They take any chain up to 1.5 mm thick, so you can use one you already own. The chain isn't part of the file: you add your own.
- 16 inches (40 cm): sits at the base of the neck on most adults, so the name shows above a neckline.
- 18 inches (45 cm): rests around the collarbone. The usual choice for a name pendant.
- 20 inches (50 cm): falls a little below the collarbone, good over a crew neck.
A quick check at home: cut a strip of paper as wide as the name (see the table) and hold it where the chain would sit.
see their name at real size
compare the six letterings · gold or silver: weights · find their name