Body · #969 biggest of 1,014
How big is the stapes (smallest bone)?
3 mm
The stapes (smallest bone) measures 3 mm. That's about 43 human-hair widths lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 3 mm across — roughly the width of a few human hairs.
- You'd need about 567 of them stacked up to reach the height of an average adult.
- Roughly 43 human-hair widths could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #969 by size.
Size comparison
How stapes (smallest bone) stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
ant
5.0 mm
mosquito
5.0 mm
peppercorn
5.0 mm
sesame seed
3.0 mm
stapes (smallest bone)
3.0 mm
grain of pyrite
3.0 mm
flea
2.5 mm
chia seed
2.0 mm
tiny seed pearl
2.0 mm
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
It's so small that about 0.333 of them would fit across a single millimeter.
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