Gems (British English) or gems (American English) comprises of little brightening things worn for individual embellishment, for example, clasps, rings, neckbands, studs, and armlets. Gems might be joined to the body or the garments, and the term is confined to sturdy adornments, barring blooms for instance. For a long time metal, frequently consolidated with gemstones, has been the ordinary material for adornments, yet different materials, for example, shells and other plant materials might be utilized. It is one of the most seasoned kind of archeological antiquity – with 100,000-year-old dabs produced using Nassarius shells thought to be the most established known jewellery. The essential types of gems fluctuate between societies yet are frequently to a great degree seemingly perpetual; in European societies the most widely recognized types of gems recorded above have continued since antiquated circumstances, while different structures, for example, embellishments for the nose or lower leg, imperative in different societies, are considerably less normal. Verifiably, the most across the board impact on adornments as far as outline and style have originated from Asia.[citation needed]

The Daria-i-Noor (which means: Sea of Light) Diamond from the gathering of the national gems of Iran at Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran

Gems might be produced using an extensive variety of materials. Gemstones and comparable materials, for example, golden and coral, valuable metals, globules, and shells have been generally utilized, and finish has frequently been vital. In many societies gems can be comprehended as a grown-up toy, for its material properties, its examples, or for significant images. Gems has been made to decorate almost every body part, from clips to toe rings, and even genital gems. The examples of wearing adornments between the genders, and by youngsters and more seasoned individuals can fluctuate extraordinarily between societies, however grown-up ladies have been the most steady wearers of gems; in present day European culture the sum worn by grown-up guys is moderately low contrasted and different societies and different periods in European culture.

The word adornments itself is gotten from the word gem, which was anglicized from the Old French "jouel" and past that, to the Latin word "jocale", which means toy. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled gems, while the spelling is gems in American English. Both are utilized as a part of Canadian English, however gems wins by a two to one edge. In French and a couple of other European dialects the proportional term, joaillerie there, may likewise cover finished metalwork in valuable metal, for example, objets d'art and church things, not simply protests worn on the individual.