This guide helps you understand and compare Swarovski crystal sizes. Use it to translate PP and SS size codes into millimeter ranges, see the relative scale of round crystals, and understand when Swarovski sizes are specified directly in millimeters. The visual size chart and conversion table below make it easier to identify the dimensions you need when comparing products or selecting crystals for a design.

How Swarovski Crystal Sizes Are Measured

Round crystals may be identified with PP (Pearl Plate) or SS (Sieve Size or Stone Size) designations. Swarovski also uses metric dimensions in millimeters for components and geometric forms. Because PP and SS designations correspond to millimeter ranges, use the conversion table below when you need a metric reference.

Diagram showing PP measurement across a round crystal
PP, SS

Pearl Plate (PP), Sieve Size or Stone Size (SS) for round crystals.

Diagram showing millimeter measurements of a geometric crystal component
mm

Metric figures in millimeters for components and geometric forms.

Visual Size Reference

The chart below shows the relative progression from PP 0 through larger SS sizes. The circles are intended for visual comparison only. Screen size, browser zoom, and image scaling can change their physical dimensions, so use the millimeter ranges in the conversion table when selecting a size.

Swarovski visual crystal size chart from PP 0 through SS 75 with millimeter ranges
Swarovski round crystal size reference from PP 0 to SS 75.

PP, SS & Millimeter Size Conversion

Use this table as a reference lookup between Swarovski round-crystal size designations and their corresponding millimeter ranges. PP sizes run from PP 0 through PP 33 in this reference, with SS sizes shown where applicable. Larger sizes continue in the SS system.

PP sizeSS sizeMillimeter range
PP 0—0.70–0.80 mm
PP 1SS 0000.80–0.90 mm
PP 2SS 000.90–1.00 mm
PP 3SS 01.00–1.10 mm
PP 4SS 11.10–1.20 mm
PP 5SS 21.20–1.30 mm
PP 6SS 21.30–1.35 mm
PP 7SS 31.35–1.40 mm
PP 8SS 31.40–1.50 mm
PP 9SS 41.50–1.60 mm
PP 10SS 41.60–1.70 mm
PP 11SS 51.70–1.80 mm
PP 12SS 51.80–1.90 mm
PP 13SS 61.90–2.00 mm
PP 14SS 62.00–2.10 mm
PP 15SS 72.10–2.20 mm
PP 16SS 72.20–2.30 mm
PP 17SS 82.30–2.40 mm
PP 18SS 82.40–2.50 mm
PP 19SS 92.50–2.60 mm
PP 20SS 92.60–2.70 mm
PP 21SS 102.70–2.80 mm
PP 22SS 102.80–2.90 mm
PP 23SS 112.90–3.00 mm
PP 24SS 123.00–3.20 mm
PP 25SS 133.20–3.30 mm
PP 26SS 133.30–3.40 mm
PP 27SS 143.40–3.50 mm
PP 28SS 143.50–3.60 mm
PP 29SS 153.60–3.70 mm
PP 30SS 153.70–3.80 mm
PP 31SS 163.80–4.00 mm
PP 32SS 174.00–4.10 mm
PP 33SS 174.10–4.20 mm
—SS 184.20–4.40 mm
—SS 194.40–4.60 mm
—SS 204.60–4.80 mm
—SS 214.80–4.90 mm
—SS 224.90–5.10 mm
—SS 235.10–5.27 mm
—SS 245.27–5.44 mm
—SS 255.44–5.61 mm
—SS 265.61–5.78 mm
—SS 275.78–5.96 mm
—SS 285.96–6.14 mm
—SS 296.14–6.32 mm
—SS 306.32–6.50 mm
—SS 316.50–6.68 mm
—SS 326.68–6.87 mm
—SS 336.87–7.07 mm
—SS 347.07–7.27 mm
—SS 357.27–7.48 mm
—SS 367.48–7.70 mm
—SS 377.70–7.93 mm
—SS 387.93–8.16 mm
—SS 398.16–8.41 mm
—SS 408.41–8.67 mm
—SS 418.67–8.95 mm
—SS 428.95–9.23 mm
—SS 439.23–9.53 mm
—SS 449.53–9.85 mm
—SS 459.85–10.19 mm
—SS 4610.19–10.54 mm
—SS 4710.54–10.91 mm
—SS 4810.91–11.30 mm
—SS 4911.30–11.72 mm
—SS 5011.72–11.97 mm
—SS 5512.97–13.22 mm
—SS 6014.22–14.47 mm
—SS 6515.47–15.72 mm
—SS 7016.72–16.97 mm
—SS 7517.97–18.22 mm

Not every Swarovski article is produced in every size shown here. Check the Swarovski product catalog for article-specific sizes and the original Swarovski PDF catalogs and charts for manufacturer reference material.