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Are my hands normal size?
Hand length and span percentile by gender.
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Hand measurements from NASA anthropometric surveys and CDC NHANES data.
Average hand length
- Men: 19.3 cm (7.6 in) — range 17.1–21.5 cm
- Women: 17.2 cm (6.8 in) — range 15.3–19.1 cm
Average hand span
- Men: 22.7 cm (8.9 in)
- Women: 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Fun facts
- Hand size correlates with height (r=0.73) but not intelligence
- Pianists need a span of ~22 cm to reach a full octave comfortably
- Your foot is roughly the same length as your forearm
Sources: NASA (Anthropometric Source Book), CDC NHANES, Greiner (1991).