Hand · Clothing · Common
Hand Length
The length of the hand from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger.
HandLength
How to measure
Application
Used in glove sizing, surgical glove design, tool handle sizing, and medical hand assessment.
Posture
Hand flat, palm facing upward, fingers straight and together.
Landmark
Measured from the wrist crease to the tip of the middle finger.
Tool
Rigid ruler.
Common mistake
Spreading the fingers or measuring to the index finger rather than the middle finger gives an inaccurate result.
API example
Request a predicted value for a 34-year-old woman at the 50th percentile in the United States. Adjust age, percentile, gender, and country to match your design scenario.
POST https://api.humanform.app/v1/predict
Authorization: Bearer hf_live_...
Content-Type: application/json
{
"measurement": "HandLength",
"gender": "Female",
"age": 34,
"percentile": 5,
"country": "US",
"unit": "mm"
}{
"measurement": "HandLength",
"gender": "Female",
"country": "US",
"value": 160,
"unit": "mm"
}See design examples for worked scenarios that combine multiple measurements, or read the methodology page for percentile-based design thinking.
Explore the dataset
Humanform covers 148 measurements with country-adjusted predictions and separate female and male profiles. Browse the full inventory or read the API reference for request syntax.