Wigs

Size Circumference Temple to Temple Front to Back
Petite (P)
 21" 13 1/4" 13"
Petite/Average (PA) 21 1/4" 13 3/4" 13 1/4"
Average (A) 21 1/2" 14 1/4" 13 1/2"
Average/Large (A/L) 22 1/2" 14 3/4 13 3/4"
Large (L) 23" 15 1/4" 13 3/4"
 

FRONT TO BACK: Starting at the middle of your front hairline, hold the beginning of the tape at this point and place the tape down the middle of the head to back nape area, about one inch below the occipital bone (at the base of the skull). This is the front-to-back measurement of the head.

TEMPLE TO TEMPLE: Hold beginning of tape at one side of the head, right at the temple area (usually level with the slit of the eye but back at the temple area). Slide tape across front hairline tightly until it reaches the opposite side of the head, exactly at the same spot as where the other side began. This is the temple-to-temple measurement.

CIRCUMFERENCE: Start at the middle of your hairline at the forehead and hold the tape firmly against your head. Lay the tape around your head to the nape hairline (behind the ears), below the bone at the base of your head, and back around the head to the front. Pull tape snug. This measurement is the circumference of the head.

 
 
 
 
Circumference
 Temple to Temple
 Front to Back
 
 
  

To measure your head for a wig, use a cloth measuring tape, or if you don have one, use ribbons. If using a ribbon, use a separate one for each measurement, mark it with a pen, then measure the ribbon against a flat ruler.