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Hands to inches

1 hand in inches
1 hh = 4 in
in = hh × 4

To convert hands to inches, multiply by 4. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Hands to inches table

Common hand values converted to inches.
Hands Inches
1 hh 4
2 hh 8
3 hh 12
4 hh 16
5 hh 20
10 hh 40
15 hh 60
20 hh 80
25 hh 100
30 hh 120
40 hh 160
50 hh 200
75 hh 300
100 hh 400
250 hh 1,000
500 hh 2,000
1,000 hh 4,000

How the conversion works

The relationship is in = hh × 4. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Common questions

How many inches are in one hand?
One hand equals 4 inches. in = hh × 4.
How do you convert hands to inches?
Use in = hh × 4. So 10 hh is 40 in.
How many hands are in one inch?
One inch equals 0.25 hands, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked