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# Very, Very Slightly Included (VVS1, VVS2)

Also called VVS, VVS1, VVS2

VVS1 and VVS2 are the clarity grades for very small inclusions. Even a skilled grader has difficulty finding them at 10x.

## In more detail

VVS1 is the better of the two. At VVS1, our simulator plots a single pinpoint.

## On a grading report

Written VVS1 or VVS2 in the clarity grade line.

## Related terms

- [Internally Flawless (IF)](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/internally-flawless): Internally Flawless (IF) is the clarity grade for a diamond with no inclusions at 10x. Only blemishes on the surface show.
- [Very Slightly Included (VS1, VS2)](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/vs): VS1 and VS2 are the clarity grades for small inclusions that a grader finds with some effort at 10x magnification.
- [Pinpoint](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/pinpoint): A pinpoint is a very small crystal inside a diamond that looks like a tiny dot at 10x.
- [Clarity grade](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/clarity-grade): The clarity grade says how free a diamond is of inclusions (inside) and blemishes (on the surface) at 10x magnification. GIA's scale has 11 grades in six categories, from Flawless (FL) to Included (I3).

## Learn more

- [The diamond clarity scale explained, from FL to I3](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/four-cs/diamond-clarity-scale)
- [The clarity plot: how to read the inclusion map on a report](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/grading-reports/diamond-clarity-plot)

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