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1 hands = 0.4444444 spans 

Hands to Spans Conversion

Hand to span conversion allow you make a conversion between hand and span easily. You can find the tool in the following.

Length Conversion

to

input
= 0.44444444
= 444444 × 10-6
= 444444E-6
= 444444e-6
= 0.66666667
= 666667 × 10-6
= 666667E-6
= 666667e-6
= 0.88888889
= 888889 × 10-6
= 888889E-6
= 888889e-6
= 1.11111111
= 0.0111111 × 102
= 0.0111111E2
= 0.0111111e2
= 1.33333333
= 0.0133333 × 102
= 0.0133333E2
= 0.0133333e2

Quick Look: hands to spans

hand1 hand2 hand3 hand4 hand5 hand6 hand7 hand8 hand9 hand10 hand11 hand12 hand13 hand14 hand15 hand16 hand17 hand18 hand19 hand20 hand21 hand22 hand23 hand24 hand25 hand26 hand27 hand28 hand29 hand30 hand31 hand32 hand33 hand34 hand35 hand36 hand37 hand38 hand39 hand40 hand41 hand42 hand43 hand44 hand45 hand46 hand47 hand48 hand49 hand50 hand51 hand52 hand53 hand54 hand55 hand56 hand57 hand58 hand59 hand60 hand61 hand62 hand63 hand64 hand65 hand66 hand67 hand68 hand69 hand70 hand71 hand72 hand73 hand74 hand75 hand76 hand77 hand78 hand79 hand80 hand81 hand82 hand83 hand84 hand85 hand86 hand87 hand88 hand89 hand90 hand91 hand92 hand93 hand94 hand95 hand96 hand97 hand98 hand99 hand100 hand
span0.4444444 span0.8888889 span1.3333333 span1.7777778 span2.2222222 span2.6666667 span3.1111111 span3.5555556 span4 span4.4444444 span4.8888889 span5.3333333 span5.7777778 span6.2222222 span6.6666667 span7.1111111 span7.5555556 span8 span8.4444444 span8.8888889 span9.3333333 span9.7777778 span10.2222222 span10.6666667 span11.1111111 span11.5555556 span12 span12.4444444 span12.8888889 span13.3333333 span13.7777778 span14.2222222 span14.6666667 span15.1111111 span15.5555556 span16 span16.4444444 span16.8888889 span17.3333333 span17.7777778 span18.2222222 span18.6666667 span19.1111111 span19.5555556 span20 span20.4444444 span20.8888889 span21.3333333 span21.7777778 span22.2222222 span22.6666667 span23.1111111 span23.5555556 span24 span24.4444444 span24.8888889 span25.3333333 span25.7777778 span26.2222222 span26.6666667 span27.1111111 span27.5555556 span28 span28.4444444 span28.8888889 span29.3333333 span29.7777778 span30.2222222 span30.6666667 span31.1111111 span31.5555556 span32 span32.4444444 span32.8888889 span33.3333333 span33.7777778 span34.2222222 span34.6666667 span35.1111111 span35.5555556 span36 span36.4444444 span36.8888889 span37.3333333 span37.7777778 span38.2222222 span38.6666667 span39.1111111 span39.5555556 span40 span40.4444444 span40.8888889 span41.3333333 span41.7777778 span42.2222222 span42.6666667 span43.1111111 span43.5555556 span44 span44.4444444 span

The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
hand

≡ 4 in

≡ 0.1016 m

Metric system Non-SI

conversion table

handsspanshandsspans
1= 0.444444444444444= 1.7777777777778
1.5= 0.666666666666674.5= 2
2= 0.888888888888895= 2.2222222222222
2.5= 1.11111111111115.5= 2.4444444444444
3= 1.33333333333336= 2.6666666666667

span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).

Name of unitSymbolDefinitionRelation to SI unitsUnit System
spanspan

≡ 9 in

= 0.2286 m

Imperial/US

conversion table

spanshandsspanshands
1= 2.254= 9
1.5= 3.3754.5= 10.125
2= 4.55= 11.25
2.5= 5.6255.5= 12.375
3= 6.756= 13.5

Conversion table

handsspans
1= 0.4444444
2.25= 1

Legend

SymbolDefinition
exactly equal
approximately equal to
=equal to
digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)