Everyday · #919 biggest of 1,014
How big is a paperclip?
3.3 cm
A paperclip measures 3.3 cm. That's about 471 human-hair widths lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 3.3 cm, or about 1.3 inches.
- You'd need about 52 of them stacked up to reach the height of an average adult.
- Roughly 471 human-hair widths could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #919 by size.
Size comparison
How paperclip stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
wristwatch
4.0 cm
golf-ball ruby
4.0 cm
Lego minifigure
4.0 cm
jigsaw puzzle piece
4.0 cm
paperclip
3.3 cm
Lego brick
3.2 cm
snail
3.0 cm
cricket
3.0 cm
peanut
3.0 cm
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 52 of them along the height of an average person.
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