Hand · Medical · Common

Palm Length

The length of the palm from the wrist to the tip of the longest finger.

PalmLength

How to measure

Application

Used in glove design to size the palm section independently from finger length, ensuring correct glove proportions.

Posture

Hand flat, palm facing upward, fingers straight and together.

Landmark

Measured from the wrist crease to the base crease of the middle finger, not the tip.

Tool

Rigid ruler.

Common mistake

Measuring to the fingertip gives hand length, not palm length. Stop at the base crease of the middle finger.

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": "PalmLength",
  "gender": "Female",
  "age": 34,
  "percentile": 50,
  "country": "US",
  "unit": "cm"
}

Response values depend on age, percentile, gender, and country. Create a free dashboard account to run live predictions.

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.