Tools · #950 biggest of 1,014
How big is a staple?
1.2 cm
A staple measures 1.2 cm. That's about 171 human-hair widths lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 1.2 cm, or about 0.472 inches.
- You'd need about 142 of them stacked up to reach the height of an average adult.
- Roughly 171 human-hair widths could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #950 by size.
Size comparison
How staple stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
honey bee
1.3 cm
button
1.2 cm
blueberry
1.2 cm
fingernail
1.2 cm
staple
1.2 cm
shirt button
1.2 cm
spider
1.0 cm
thumbtack
1.0 cm
coffee bean
1.0 cm
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 142 of them along the height of an average person.
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