Answers.Body: <p>You'll have to ask my vacuum cleaner, It might have escaped <em>me</em> ;). </p>
  
  <p>It depends on what qualifies as "Lego component", though. Made by Lego for Lego would be one of the obvious restrictions, I assume. Is there a restriction on material? If not, it's probably hard to beat the smaller ones of the <em>stickers</em>, but I'd be reluctant to consider them as qualifying, probably because I always considered them more of a disfigurement of good bricks.</p>
  
  <p>I would habe considered the evasive <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=39glass#T=C&amp;C=12" rel="noreferrer">1x1 glass pane</a> a near perfect candidate due to its 3rd dimension challenge, but that tiny tiara is hard to beat! Anyone able to compare both? </p>
  
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Answers.Text: I'm not sure I've ever seen a sticker under 7mm in both dimensions though.  Now if the  question was about the *smallest* dimension, that would definitely be the answer.
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Answers.Body: <p>I'm thinking this trigger component for stud-blasters may be even smaller than the tiara. I don't have a tiara though, so I can't check :( <a href="http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15392&amp;name=Minifig,%20Weapon%20Trigger%20for%20Gun,%20Blaster%20Mini&amp;category=%5BMinifig,%20Weapon%5D#T=S&amp;O=%7B%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here is the piece</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: That trigger piece is actually just about twice as large as the tiara. I have both of them in front of me. The tiara is a very-very tiny piece. :)
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Answers.Text: Good to know! That thing must be incredibly small to be twice as small as the trigger. Sheesh!
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Answers.Text: I have added an image to my answer showing the tiara next to some other small pieces that people may be more familiar with. Hope that helps. :)
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Answers.Body: <p>This would be a comment but for the need for pictures.  </p>
  
  <p>The Friends bow was listed as a possible contender, but it's a fair bit bigger than the tiara (which I don't have to show them side-by-side).</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7sbr5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7sbr5.jpg" alt="Small Friends accessories"></a>.</p>
  
  <p>The binoculars/robot head come in a touch smaller in the largest dimension, and the flower smaller still.  The bow is 12&times;10.5&nbsp;mm, the binoculars 11.3&times;7.9&nbsp;mm, and the flower 9.6&nbsp;mm across.  Scaling off the photo in TheBrickBlogger's <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8353/10569">answer</a> the tiara is about 6.8&nbsp;mm in both visible dimension.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/tVMFk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tVMFk.jpg" alt="Small Friends accessories again"></a></p>
  
  <p>As a comparison a minifig hand is 11&nbsp;mm long, while a Friends microphone is 12.8&nbsp;mm long</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I think the smallest piece is the <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58176&amp;C=95" rel="nofollow noreferrer">58176</a> pin piece from Captain Phasma; it's <strong>super</strong> small.</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58176&amp;C=95" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/oNvpL.png" alt="6030198 pin piece" /></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Its also a little smaller than a 1x1 small round plate
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Answers.Text: I think you ought to look closer at the tiara piece. The pin is not a regular 3.2mm pin, but even smaller (about 1.2mm). Besides, part [4770](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4770) is trivially smaller than [58176](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58176).
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Answers.Body: <p>What about this one (4125253)?
  It's a part of a Tallneck from Horizon: Forbidden West set. It's even smaller than 1x1 flat piece. <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9sgVP.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9sgVP.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: That's [25269 1x1 tile quarter round](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=25269) and, for the purposes of this question, its largest dimension measures √2 ≃ 1.4 studs (same as the diagonal of a 1x1 square plate), which makes it *bigger* than a 1x1 round plate.
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Answers.Body: <p>I would say that the smallest piece of Lego (not an accessory) would be a piece that is one stud square, and flat on top.
  I'm looking at a white one right now, as I have nearly finished going through a gigantic pile of Lego from 1978-1982..</p>
  
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Answers.Text: You mean a [1x1 tile](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3070b)? The tiara from another answer is smaller than that.
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Answers.Body: <p><a href="http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=23988#T=C&amp;C=115" rel="noreferrer">This tiny tiara piece</a> is smaller than the 1x1 round plate on all sides (middle piece in my image below).</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hqEe4.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hqEe4.jpg" alt="Lego tiara"></a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: The piece appear in seven sets, so any of those could be used to compare the size to other elements. But it really is a tiny piece that is sometimes hard to make out on the pictures. Here are a couple of images that might be more helpful: http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=dp027s#T=S&O={} and http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=41141-1#T=S&O={}
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Answers.Text: I also have the tiara myself, so if you really need an image against studs I can take a picture.
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Answers.Text: My daughter got some Friends sets this morning that had bows that seem about the same size as well.
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Answers.Text: I added my image to my answer as well. I put the tiara on a plate next to some other small items for reference.
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Answers.Text: Thanks for that. I also have to coins, but with such tiny elements it is hard to see miniscule differences.
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Answers.Text: I make the tiara about 6.8mm from your photo, but I added answer with a few of the other contenders as I have calipers and (access to) Friends sets.  These tiny pieces challenge the dexterity of children at the young end of the stated target age of the sets they come in
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Answers.Text: Since we are comparing only the largest dimension, I wonder the more spherical [Lever Base](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4592) might be smaller than the length of the tiara.
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Body: <p>There's already <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/741/3176">a question asking what the smallest component is</a>.</p>
  
  <p>However, according to its answer, the smallest piece would be the <a href="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6246a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">screwdriver</a>.<br>
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/WyaEY.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/WyaEY.jpg" alt="Lego screwdriver"></a><br>
  It <em>is</em> pretty small, but its length is over 2 studs, perhaps even exactly three (I don't have one on hand to check). A regular 1x2 plate is smaller in that regard.</p>
  
  <p><strong>What is the smallest piece measured by its largest dimension?</strong></p>
  
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  <p>The smallest I could come up with is the 1x1 round plate. Is there anything smaller?</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/56djI.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/56djIs.jpg" alt="Round 1x1 Lego plate"></a></p>
  
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Comments.Text: Either [this ring](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512lUEN%2BphL._AC_UL320_SR282,320_.jpg) or [these coins](http://www.phantoms.su/data/VerSen/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean/4181/Caribbean_4181_5354.jpg) would seem a strong contender.
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Comments.Text: As would the "[Lever small](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4593#T=C)". I don't know their exact dimensions though.
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Comments.Text: @Valorum why not add these as an answer?
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Comments.Text: Or this one; http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=24375#T=C&C=11
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Comments.Text: Because I don't know whether the dimensions/weights listed on bricklink are correct.
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Comments.Text: i think a lego friends crown would be the smallest piece like in comment 10. Or the bottom of a lever. I don't really think a screwdriver would be the smallest piece:)
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ThreadText: # What's the smallest LEGO component, based on its largest dimension?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-25)
  
  There's already [a question asking what the smallest component is](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/741/3176).
  
  However, according to its answer, the smallest piece would be the [screwdriver](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6246a).  
  [![Lego screwdriver](https://i.sstatic.net/WyaEY.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/WyaEY.jpg)  
  It *is* pretty small, but its length is over 2 studs, perhaps even exactly three (I don't have one on hand to check). A regular 1x2 plate is smaller in that regard.
  
  **What is the smallest piece measured by its largest dimension?**
  
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  The smallest I could come up with is the 1x1 round plate. Is there anything smaller?
  
  [![Round 1x1 Lego plate](https://i.sstatic.net/56djIs.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/56djI.jpg)
  
  **Tags:** piece-information, size, records
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Either [this ring](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512lUEN%2BphL._AC_UL320_SR282,320_.jpg) or [these coins](http://www.phantoms.su/data/VerSen/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean/4181/Caribbean_4181_5354.jpg) would seem a strong contender.  
  > **username_1**: As would the "[Lever small](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4593#T=C)". I don't know their exact dimensions though.  
  > **username_0**: @Valorum why not add these as an answer?  
  > **username_1**: Or this one; http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=24375#T=C&C=11  
  > **username_1**: Because I don't know whether the dimensions/weights listed on bricklink are correct.  
  > **username_2**: i think a lego friends crown would be the smallest piece like in comment 10. Or the bottom of a lever. I don't really think a screwdriver would be the smallest piece:)  
  
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  ## 7 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_6 on 2016-12-25. Score: 16 | Accepted answer
  
  [This tiny tiara piece](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=23988#T=C&C=115) is smaller than the 1x1 round plate on all sides (middle piece in my image below).
  
  [![Lego tiara](https://i.sstatic.net/hqEe4.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/hqEe4.jpg)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_6**: The piece appear in seven sets, so any of those could be used to compare the size to other elements. But it really is a tiny piece that is sometimes hard to make out on the pictures. Here are a couple of images that might be more helpful: http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=dp027s#T=S&O={} and http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=41141-1#T=S&O={}  
  > **username_6**: I also have the tiara myself, so if you really need an image against studs I can take a picture.  
  > **username_12**: My daughter got some Friends sets this morning that had bows that seem about the same size as well.  
  > **username_0**: Do you think you can add an image of it next to a 1×1 round plate?  
  > **username_6**: I added my image to my answer as well. I put the tiara on a plate next to some other small items for reference.  
  > **username_6**: Thanks for that. I also have to coins, but with such tiny elements it is hard to see miniscule differences.  
  > **username_4**: I make the tiara about 6.8mm from your photo, but I added answer with a few of the other contenders as I have calipers and (access to) Friends sets.  These tiny pieces challenge the dexterity of children at the young end of the stated target age of the sets they come in  
  > **username_8**: Since we are comparing only the largest dimension, I wonder the more spherical [Lever Base](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4592) might be smaller than the length of the tiara.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-12-27. Score: 5
  
  You'll have to ask my vacuum cleaner, It might have escaped *me* ;).
  
  It depends on what qualifies as "Lego component", though. Made by Lego for Lego would be one of the obvious restrictions, I assume. Is there a restriction on material? If not, it's probably hard to beat the smaller ones of the *stickers*, but I'd be reluctant to consider them as qualifying, probably because I always considered them more of a disfigurement of good bricks.
  
  I would habe considered the evasive [1x1 glass pane](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=39glass#T=C&C=12) a near perfect candidate due to its 3rd dimension challenge, but that tiny tiara is hard to beat! Anyone able to compare both?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: I'm not sure I've ever seen a sticker under 7mm in both dimensions though.  Now if the  question was about the *smallest* dimension, that would definitely be the answer.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2016-12-25. Score: 1
  
  I'm thinking this trigger component for stud-blasters may be even smaller than the tiara. I don't have a tiara though, so I can't check :( [Here is the piece](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15392&name=Minifig,%20Weapon%20Trigger%20for%20Gun,%20Blaster%20Mini&category=%5BMinifig,%20Weapon%5D#T=S&O=%7B%7D)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_6**: That trigger piece is actually just about twice as large as the tiara. I have both of them in front of me. The tiara is a very-very tiny piece. :)  
  > **username_5**: Good to know! That thing must be incredibly small to be twice as small as the trigger. Sheesh!  
  > **username_6**: I have added an image to my answer showing the tiara next to some other small pieces that people may be more familiar with. Hope that helps. :)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-06-03. Score: 1
  
  This would be a comment but for the need for pictures.
  
  The Friends bow was listed as a possible contender, but it's a fair bit bigger than the tiara (which I don't have to show them side-by-side).
  
  [![Small Friends accessories](https://i.sstatic.net/7sbr5.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/7sbr5.jpg).
  
  The binoculars/robot head come in a touch smaller in the largest dimension, and the flower smaller still. The bow is 12×10.5 mm, the binoculars 11.3×7.9 mm, and the flower 9.6 mm across. Scaling off the photo in TheBrickBlogger's [answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8353/10569) the tiara is about 6.8 mm in both visible dimension.
  
  [![Small Friends accessories again](https://i.sstatic.net/tVMFk.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/tVMFk.jpg)
  
  As a comparison a minifig hand is 11 mm long, while a Friends microphone is 12.8 mm long
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2022-08-29. Score: 0
  
  I think the smallest piece is the [58176](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58176&C=95) pin piece from Captain Phasma; it's **super** small.
  
  [![6030198 pin piece](https://i.sstatic.net/oNvpL.png)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58176&C=95)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_7**: I think its smaller than the tiara  
  > **username_7**: Its also a little smaller than a 1x1 small round plate  
  > **username_8**: I think you ought to look closer at the tiara piece. The pin is not a regular 3.2mm pin, but even smaller (about 1.2mm). Besides, part [4770](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4770) is trivially smaller than [58176](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58176).  
  > **username_7**: I guess you're right, the pin is about 3 millimeters bigger  
  
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  ### Answer by username_9 on 2023-01-15. Score: 0
  
  What about this one (4125253)?
  It's a part of a Tallneck from Horizon: Forbidden West set. It's even smaller than 1x1 flat piece. [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9sgVP.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/9sgVP.jpg)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_10**: That's [25269 1x1 tile quarter round](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=25269) and, for the purposes of this question, its largest dimension measures √2 ≃ 1.4 studs (same as the diagonal of a 1x1 square plate), which makes it *bigger* than a 1x1 round plate.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_11 on 2022-08-07. Score: -1
  
  I would say that the smallest piece of Lego (not an accessory) would be a piece that is one stud square, and flat on top.
  I'm looking at a white one right now, as I have nearly finished going through a gigantic pile of Lego from 1978-1982..
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_10**: You mean a [1x1 tile](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3070b)? The tiara from another answer is smaller than that.  
  
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