Labels for Safety, Visual and Facility ID Desktop Printers
Labels for Safety, Visual and Facility ID Desktop Printers
Paint Stripe Floor Marking Stencils
Valve Lockouts & Hose Lockouts
Safety and Facility Signs and Labels Software
Wire and Component Label Software
Product Identification Label Software
Lockout Tagout Procedures and Tags
SmartID Aerospace RFID Solutions
Pipe Marker Accessories & Mounting Brackets
Maintenance and Production Tags
Aerospace, Defense and Mass Transit
Datacom , Telecom Identification
Wire Gauge Chart
Brady offers a variety marker sizes for your wire marking needs. Please view the charts listed below to assist you in choosing the minimum recommended label height for your specific type of wire or cable
that you are identifying.
Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Minimum Rcommended Label Height mm (inch) |
18 | 2.74 (0.108) | 2.64 (0.34) | 12.70 (0.500) |
16 | 3.00 (0.118) | 9.42 (0.37) | 12.70 (0.500) |
14 | 4.11 (0.162) | 12.91 (0.51) | 19.05 (0.750) |
12 | 4.55 (0.179) | 14.29 (0.56) | 25.40 (1.000) |
10 | 5.05 (0.199) | 15.86 (0.63) | 25.40 (1.000) |
8 | 7.01 (0.276) | 22.01 (0.87) | 38.10 (1.500) |
6 | 8.20 (0.323) | 25.75 (1.02) | 38.10 (1.500) |
4 | 9.45 (0.372) | 29.67 (1.17) | 44.45 (1.750) |
3 | 10.19 (0.401) | 32.00 (1.26) | 50.80 (2.000) |
2 | 11.00 (0.433) | 34.54 (1.36) | 50.80 (2.000) |
1 | 12.90 (0.508) | 40.51 (1.60) | 63.50 (2.500) |
1/0 | 13.95 (0.549) | 43.80 (1.72) | 63.50 (2.500) |
2/0 | 15.11 (0.595) | 47.45 (1.87) | 76.20 (3.000) |
3/0 | 16.43 (0.647) | 51.59 (2.03) | 76.20 (3.000) |
4/0 | 17.91 (0.705) | 56.24 (2.21) | 88.90 (3.500) |
Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Label Height mm (inch) |
18 | 2.26 (0.089) | 7.10 (0.28) | 12.70 (0.500) |
16 | 2.54 (0.100) | 7.98 (0.31) | 12.70 (0.500) |
14 | 2.67 (0.105) | 8.38 (0.33) | 12.70 (0.500) |
12 | 3.10 (0.122) | 9.73 (0.38) | 12.70 (0.500) |
10 | 3.89 (0.153) | 12.21 (0.48) | 19.05 (0.750) |
8 | 5.54 (0.218) | 17.40 (0.68) | 25.40 (1.000) |
6 | 6.53 (0.257) | 20.50 (0.81) | 31.75 (1.250) |
4 | 8.33 (0.328) | 26.16 (1.03) | 38.10 (1.500) |
3 | 9.04 (0.356) | 28.39 (1.12) | 44.45 (1.750) |
2 | 9.86 (0.388) | 30.96 (1.22) | 50.80 (2.000) |
1 | 11.43 (0.450) | 35.89 (1.41) | 57.15 (2.250) |
1/0 | 12.47 (0.491) | 36.16 (1.54) | 63.50 (2.500) |
2/0 | 13.64 (0.537) | 42.83 (1.69) | 63.50 (2.500) |
3/0 | 14.94 (0.588) | 46.91 (1.85) | 69.85 (2.750) |
4/0 | 16.41 (0.646) | 51.53 (2.03) | 76.20 (3.000) |
Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Minimum Recommended Label Height mm (inch) |
22 | 1.57 (0.062) | 4.93 (0.19) | 7.62 (0.300) |
20 | 1.75 (0.069) | 5.50 (0.22) | 7.62 (0.300) |
18 | 2.00 (0.079) | 6.28 (0.25) | 12.70 (0.500) |
16 | 2.34 (0.092) | 7.53 (0.29) | 12.70 (0.500) |
14 | 3.50 (0.138) | 10.99 (0.43) | 19.05 (0.750) |
12 | 4.01 (0.158) | 12.59 (0.50) | 19.05 (0.750) |
10 | 4.65 (0.183) | 14.60 (0.57) | 25.40 (1.000) |
8 | 6.35 (0.250) | 19.94 (0.79) | 31.75 (1.250) |
Size AWG. |
O.D. mm (inch) |
Circumference mm (inch) |
Minimum Recommended Label Height mm (inch) |
22 | 1.52 (0.060) | 4.77 (0.19) | 7.62 (0.300) |
20 | 1.73 (0.068) | 5.43 (0.21) | 7.62 (0.300) |
18 | 2.01 (0.079) | 6.31 (0.25) | 12.70 (0.500) |
16 | 2.26 (0.089) | 7.10 (0.28) | 12.70 (0.500) |