How big is a 0.5 carat emerald cut diamond?

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In short

A 0.5 carat emerald cut diamond measures about 5.6 x 4.0 mm. It faces up 4% bigger than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 24% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 5.1 mm.

Carat to mm calculator

About 5.6 x 4.0 mm

An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.

0.5 ct emerald cut
5.6 x 4.0 mm
0.5 ct round
5.1 mm
Side by side
0.5 ct emerald cut inside 0.5 ct round
A 0.5 carat emerald cut diamond beside a 0.5 carat round, to the same scale.

0.5 carat emerald cut diamond size

A well-cut 0.5 carat emerald cut diamond measures about 5.6 x 4.0 mm (0.22 x 0.16 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 1.40:1. It faces up 4% bigger than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 0.10 grams.

0.5 carat emerald cut size by length-to-width ratio

The same weight can be long and narrow or short and wide. These are 0.5 carat sizes at each ratio. A longer ratio runs the stone along the finger and makes it look slimmer. The face-up area stays almost the same.

1.30:1
Length x width: 5.4 x 4.1 mm
Width on the finger: 25% of a size 6 finger
1.40:1
Length x width: 5.6 x 4.0 mm
Width on the finger: 24% of a size 6 finger
1.50:1
Length x width: 5.8 x 3.8 mm
Width on the finger: 23% of a size 6 finger
1.60:1
Length x width: 5.9 x 3.7 mm
Width on the finger: 22% of a size 6 finger

0.5 carat emerald cut on a finger

4.0 mm
4.0 mm stone on a 16.5 mm finger: it covers 24% of the widthA 0.5 carat emerald cut diamond on a size 6 finger.
4
Finger width: 14.9 mm
Emerald cut covers: 27%
5
Finger width: 15.7 mm
Emerald cut covers: 25%
6
Finger width: 16.5 mm
Emerald cut covers: 24%
7
Finger width: 17.3 mm
Emerald cut covers: 23%
8
Finger width: 18.1 mm
Emerald cut covers: 22%
9
Finger width: 18.9 mm
Emerald cut covers: 21%

Emerald cut sizes near 0.5 carat

0.25 carat
Length x width: 4.4 x 3.1 mm
Round of the same weight: 4.1 mm
0.33 carat
Length x width: 4.8 x 3.5 mm
Round of the same weight: 4.5 mm
0.5 (this page)
Length x width: 5.6 x 4.0 mm
Round of the same weight: 5.1 mm
0.75 carat
Length x width: 6.4 x 4.5 mm
Round of the same weight: 5.9 mm
1 carat
Length x width: 7.0 x 5.0 mm
Round of the same weight: 6.5 mm

0.5 carat in other shapes

Every row is a well-cut diamond of 0.5 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the emerald cut.

Round
Length x width: 5.1 mm
Against emerald cut: -4%
Oval
Length x width: 6.3 x 4.4 mm
Against emerald cut: +2%
Cushion
Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
Against emerald cut: -17%
Princess
Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
Against emerald cut: -11%
Asscher
Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
Against emerald cut: -19%
Radiant
Length x width: 5.2 x 4.0 mm
Against emerald cut: -6%
Pear
Length x width: 6.7 x 4.4 mm
Against emerald cut: -6%
Marquise
Length x width: 8.3 x 4.1 mm
Against emerald cut: +12%
Heart
Length x width: 5.2 x 5.2 mm
Against emerald cut: -20%
Trillion
Length x width: 5.6 x 5.6 mm
Against emerald cut: -17%
Baguette
Length x width: 6.3 x 3.2 mm
Against emerald cut: -6%

Questions

A 0.5 carat emerald cut diamond is about 5.6 x 4.0 mm at the usual 1.40:1 ratio.
Yes. Face-up, a 0.5 carat emerald cut is 4% bigger than a 0.5 carat round (5.1 mm).
There is no rule. The stone is 27% of the width of a size 4 finger and 22% of a size 8. Compare it with a ring you have tried on in the finger chart above.
Yes. A lab grown diamond has the same density as a mined one, so it measures the same for the same weight.

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