Table 3.

Sizes, volumes, weights, dimensions of capsule parts (body, cap), and the whole capsule [48,49,50].

Size	000	00EL	00	0EL	0	1EL	1	2EL	2	3	4	5
Body length (mm)	22.2	22.2	20.2	20.2	18.4	17.7	16.6	16.7	15.3	13.6	12.2	9.3
Cap length (mm)	12.9	12.9	11.7	11.7	10.7	10.5	9.8	9.7	8.9	8.1	7.2	6.2
Capsule length (mm)	26.1	25.3	23.3	23.1	21.7	20.4	19.4	19.3	18.0	15.9	14.3	11.1
Weight (mg) 1	163	130	118	107	96	81	76	66	61	48	38	28
Volume (mL)	1.37	1.02	0.91	0.78	0.68	0.54	0.50	0.41	0.37	0.30	0.25	0.13

¹ Some manufacturers list the same weight of gelatin and HPMC capsules.