How big is a 5 carat princess cut diamond?
By HeyGema™ · Updated
In short
A 5 carat princess cut diamond measures about 9.4 x 9.4 mm. It faces up 8% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 57% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 11.0 mm.
- 9.4 x 9.4 mm5 carat princess
- 0.37 x 0.37 inthe same in inches
- -8%face-up size vs a round
- 57%of a size 6 finger's width
Carat to mm calculator
About 9.4 x 9.4 mm
An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.
5 ct princess
9.4 x 9.4 mm
5 ct round
11.0 mm
Side by side
5 ct princess inside 5 ct round
5 carat princess diamond size
A well-cut 5 carat princess cut diamond measures about 9.4 x 9.4 mm (0.37 x 0.37 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 1.00:1. It faces up 8% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 1.00 grams.
5 carat princess on a finger
- 4
- Finger width: 14.9 mm
- Princess covers: 63%
- 5
- Finger width: 15.7 mm
- Princess covers: 60%
- 6
- Finger width: 16.5 mm
- Princess covers: 57%
- 7
- Finger width: 17.3 mm
- Princess covers: 54%
- 8
- Finger width: 18.1 mm
- Princess covers: 52%
- 9
- Finger width: 18.9 mm
- Princess covers: 50%
Princess sizes near 5 carat
- 3.5 carat
- Length x width: 8.4 x 8.4 mm
- Round of the same weight: 9.8 mm
- 4 carat
- Length x width: 8.7 x 8.7 mm
- Round of the same weight: 10.2 mm
- 5 (this page)
- Length x width: 9.4 x 9.4 mm
- Round of the same weight: 11.0 mm
- 6 carat
- Length x width: 10.0 x 10.0 mm
- Round of the same weight: 11.7 mm
- 8 carat
- Length x width: 11.0 x 11.0 mm
- Round of the same weight: 12.9 mm
5 carat in other shapes
Every row is a well-cut diamond of 5 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the princess.
- Round
- Length x width: 11.0 mm
- Against princess: +9%
- Oval
- Length x width: 13.7 x 9.4 mm
- Against princess: +15%
- Cushion
- Length x width: 9.6 x 9.6 mm
- Against princess: -6%
- Emerald cut
- Length x width: 12.0 x 8.5 mm
- Against princess: +13%
- Asscher
- Length x width: 9.4 x 9.4 mm
- Against princess: -8%
- Radiant
- Length x width: 11.1 x 8.5 mm
- Against princess: +6%
- Pear
- Length x width: 14.5 x 9.4 mm
- Against princess: +6%
- Marquise
- Length x width: 17.8 x 8.9 mm
- Against princess: +26%
- Heart
- Length x width: 11.1 x 11.1 mm
- Against princess: -10%
- Trillion
- Length x width: 12.0 x 12.0 mm
- Against princess: -6%
- Baguette
- Length x width: 13.7 x 6.8 mm
- Against princess: +7%
Questions
A 5 carat princess cut diamond is about 9.4 x 9.4 mm at the usual 1.00:1 ratio.
No. Face-up, a 5 carat princess is 8% smaller than a 5 carat round (11.0 mm).
There is no rule. The stone is 63% of the width of a size 4 finger and 52% 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.