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2.54 mm pin headers, 1×2 to 2×20, vertical and right-angle

How tall is a 2.54 mm pin header and how much clearance does a jumper wire need? · Standard part · basis: KiCad 3D models of standard 0.1 in (2.54 mm) male headers: 2.5 mm plastic base, 6.0 mm pin above, 3.0 mm below; row spacing 2.54 mm

sizes
30 in table

Notes

  • Standard male header: plastic 2.54 mm square per position × 2.5 mm tall; pin 0.64 mm square, 6 mm above the plastic, 3 mm below. Total height above board 8.5 mm. A Dupont jumper housing adds 14 mm, so budget 23 mm over a header for cables.
  • Row spacing 2.54 mm; a 2×20 Pi header is 50.8 × 5.08 × 8.5 mm. Right-angle headers extend 6 mm past the board edge at 2.5 mm height.
  • Case clearance over a 1×n vertical header with nothing plugged in: 9 mm. Female stacking headers (sockets) are 8.5 mm tall with 2.54 mm pitch.

Sizes

partbbox_l_mmbbox_w_mmbbox_h_mm
header-1x02-vertical11.55.12.5
header-1x03-vertical11.57.62.5
header-1x04-horizontal10.410.25.5
header-1x04-vertical11.510.22.5
header-1x05-vertical12.711.52.5
header-1x06-horizontal15.210.45.5
header-1x06-vertical15.211.52.5
header-1x08-horizontal20.310.45.5
header-1x08-vertical20.311.52.5
header-1x10-vertical25.411.52.5
header-1x12-vertical30.511.52.5
header-1x16-vertical40.611.52.5
header-1x20-vertical50.811.52.5
header-1x40-vertical101.611.52.5
header-2x02-vertical11.55.15.1
header-2x03-vertical11.57.65.1
header-2x04-vertical11.510.25.1
header-2x05-horizontal12.912.78.1
header-2x05-vertical12.711.55.1
header-2x06-vertical15.211.55.1
header-2x08-vertical20.311.55.1
header-2x10-vertical25.411.55.1
header-2x20-horizontal50.812.98.1
header-2x20-vertical50.811.55.1
socket-1x04-vertical10.210.12.5
socket-1x06-vertical15.210.12.5
socket-1x08-vertical20.310.12.5
socket-1x10-vertical25.410.12.5
socket-1x20-vertical50.810.12.5
socket-2x20-vertical50.810.15.1

Where the files are

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Free files

★ Free files 30 parts. From the KiCad library contributors, rehosted with their license and credits. CC BY-SA 4.0 (KiCad library license, with the KiCad exception). index.json

header-1x02-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 11.5 × 5.1 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x03-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 11.5 × 7.6 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x04-horizontalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_Horizontal; bbox 10.4 × 10.2 × 5.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x04-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 11.5 × 10.2 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x05-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 12.7 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x06-horizontalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Horizontal; bbox 15.2 × 10.4 × 5.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x06-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 15.2 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x08-horizontalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x08_P2.54mm_Horizontal; bbox 20.3 × 10.4 × 5.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x08-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 20.3 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x10-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 25.4 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x12-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x12_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 30.5 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x16-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x16_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 40.6 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x20-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x20_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 50.8 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-1x40-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_1x40_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 101.6 × 11.5 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x02-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x02_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 11.5 × 5.1 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x03-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 11.5 × 7.6 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x04-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x04_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 11.5 × 10.2 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x05-horizontalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x05_P2.54mm_Horizontal; bbox 12.9 × 12.7 × 8.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x05-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x05_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 12.7 × 11.5 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x06-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x06_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 15.2 × 11.5 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x08-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x08_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 20.3 × 11.5 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x10-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x10_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 25.4 × 11.5 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x20-horizontalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x20_P2.54mm_Horizontal; bbox 50.8 × 12.9 × 8.1 mmSTEP · STL
header-2x20-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinHeader_2x20_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 50.8 × 11.5 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL
socket-1x04-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinSocket_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 10.2 × 10.1 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
socket-1x06-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinSocket_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 15.2 × 10.1 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
socket-1x08-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 20.3 × 10.1 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
socket-1x10-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinSocket_1x10_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 25.4 × 10.1 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
socket-1x20-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinSocket_1x20_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 50.8 × 10.1 × 2.5 mmSTEP · STL
socket-2x20-verticalKiCad Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm: PinSocket_2x20_P2.54mm_Vertical; bbox 50.8 × 10.1 × 5.1 mmSTEP · STL

Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=pin-headers-2.54mm

2.54 mm pin headers, 1×2 to 2×20, vertical and right-angle, isometric render of a generated part
Render of header-2x20-vertical from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Questions

How tall is a 2.54 mm pin header?

8.5 mm above the board (2.5 mm plastic + 6 mm pin); pins extend 3 mm below. With a Dupont jumper plugged in: about 23 mm.

How wide is a 2x20 pin header?

50.8 × 5.08 mm footprint, 8.5 mm tall; the Raspberry Pi GPIO header.

What hole size for 2.54 mm header pins?

Ø1.0 mm plated holes on a PCB; in a printed part, a 0.7 mm square pin needs a 0.9–1.0 mm hole for a press fit.