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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.

Request
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"
}
200 OK
{
  "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.