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[[Image:Wire gauge (PSF).png|thumb|A standard wire gauge. The keyhole shapes are because the thickness of sheet metal is also measured in SWG, but the thickness is less than the equivalent wire diameter.]]
'''British Standard Wire Gauge''' is a set of wire sizes given by [[British_Standards|BS]] 3737:1964 (now withdrawn), and is generally abbreviated to SWG. It is also known as: '''Imperial Wire Gauge''' or '''British Standard Gauge'''. Use of SWG sizes has fallen greatly in popularity, but is still used as a measure of thickness in guitar strings and some electrical wire. Cross sectional area in square millimetres is now a more popular size measurement. The current British Standard for metallic materials such as wire and sheet is BS 6722:1986, which is a solely metric standard.
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