# How long is your hand? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 29, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557 "2007-07-29T02:00:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/21 "2007-07-30T00:05:20Z")
About 17cm (6.7 inches) Male, height 175cm ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/22 "2007-07-30T01:59:33Z")
Under 11 inches. If it were 12 inches it would be a foot. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/23 "2007-07-30T02:29:19Z")
19.5 cm (7.6") and I’m 184 cm. I’ve got small, thin hands although fairly long feet. 30 cm, size 12. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/24 "2007-07-30T02:44:45Z")
Damn **Boyo** , you got tiny hands. I’m about 7.75" myself and I’m the same height as you. The consolation prize? My dad and my two brothers all have the same size hands as me – and my brothers are 5’11"! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/25 "2007-07-30T02:47:59Z")
Male. 12" Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/26 "2007-07-30T03:22:52Z")
[QUOTE=Kneepants Erasmus, the Humanist] I am a girl and have the exact same measurements. Freaky. And I am always told how small my hands are. If you don’t mind, how tall are you? I am 5’4. [/QUOTE] I’m also a girl, 5’4", and my hand is also 6 1/2", finger 2 7/8". But I have to wear size large gloves…and I think my current ring size is a 10…it was 7.5 when I last bought a ring that cost more than $3. And I’ve always thought my hands were huge. Perception is a weird thing…they’re not huge, and they don’t even look pudgy anymore… ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/27 "2007-07-30T03:49:05Z")
6 7/8" hand 3 3/4" middle finger I always thought that my hands were short! BTW…F…5’6" ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/28 "2007-07-30T03:49:22Z")
Male, 6’1 Hand Length - 7.75 inches (around 8.5 or so from the first crease) Middle Finger Length - 3.5 inches I’ve probably got the smallest hands out of any male on my fathers side of the family. I’m also the shortest, incidentally (out of about 12 guys). ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/29 "2007-07-30T04:17:14Z")
Female Hand Length 7" Middle finger 3" ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/30 "2007-07-30T04:44:30Z")
hand, 6 3/4 inches, middle finger, 2 7/8 inches, extremely petite female. (5’3", 110) I’ve always been told I have large hands. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/31 "2007-07-30T13:33:10Z")
Male, 6’1" Hand - 8" Middle Finger - 3 7/8" ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/32 "2007-07-30T13:39:36Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] Female Hand Length 7" Middle finger 3" [/QUOTE] Me two ---
**Author:** ![DustyButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DustyButt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DustyButt)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/33 "2007-07-30T14:10:41Z")
Hand Length - 8’ Finger - 3.5 Shoe - Size 14 Height 6’ 1" I think that’s all average for my height, but I think my feet are a bit big. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/34 "2007-07-30T14:36:22Z")
8’‘, 3.5’‘. 6’2’’ > [@Colophon](#): > > Incidentally, I have heard that the “middle finger tip to base of palm” measurement correlates very closely with, er, another crucial male measurement, as does the furthest span between thumb and middle finger with your hand spread out. In my limited experience (!) that seems accurate, any big-handed (or small-handed ) chaps able to confirm? I think the second measurement is highly dependent on how flexible your hand is and the placement/length of your thumb. I can span 9’'. In any case, my ‘male’ measurement is nearly an inch shorter than my hand length so it is not too accurate for me. ---
**Author:** ![Pandora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eada6e/32.png) [@Pandora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandora)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/35 "2007-07-30T15:24:47Z")
I’m female, and just under 5 ft tall… Hand (measured as described in the OP) : 5 3/4 inches Finger lenght (again, as in the OP): 2 3/8 inches. I apparently have freakishly small hands ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/36 "2007-07-30T15:38:57Z")
[QUOTE=Pandora] I apparently have freakishly small hands [/QUOTE] Not for your height, pee wee. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/37 "2007-07-30T15:42:52Z")
hand = 8 1/8" finger = just under 4" male - 6’5" ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/38 "2007-07-30T16:46:31Z")
Male, 5’ 11" Hand: 7 3/4" Middle Finger: 3 3/8" Shoe Size: 11.5 I think I’m fairly average in basically everything. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/39 "2007-07-30T19:55:16Z")
Hand: 7.25" Finger: 3.125" Female 5’6" It was my left hand, since it’s easier to measure. But it is the longer of my hands. ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557/40 "2007-07-30T20:10:32Z")
Hand: 21 cm (8.26") Finger: 9.5 cm (3.74") Height: 183 cm (6’) Male [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557.md?page=3)