We are often questioned about the size of lapel pins.  People often ask how do I know what size pin I want?  Well, in this post I will talk about how lapel pins are measured and help you make a better informed decision if you are designing you own lapel pin or thinking about a custom lapel pin in the future.

Ok, a lapel pin is measured on the longest side.  Now this get’s slightly confusing.  It is not measured diagonally like a computer monitor or television set, instead the easiest way to measure a lapel pin is like this.  Draw a square or rectangle around your pin.  Then measure the longest side.  That is the size of your pin.  Remember it must be a square or a rectangle, and that will give you the right size.  See our sizing chart for a few examples.

I recently had a customer who wanted a 2 ½ inch pin.  When I explained the sizing chart, he immediately said, ”Whoa!  That is way too big for what we are looking for, maybe an 1 ½ is more our speed.”  After this simple explanation he ordered the size pin that he truly wanted and would have been very dissatisfied with the 2 ½ inch design for his project.
I hope this explains how to properly measure your lapel pins!