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1 spans = 2.25 hands 

Spans to Hands Conversion

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

Length Conversion

to

input
= 2.25000000
= 0.0225 × 102
= 0.0225E2
= 0.0225e2
= 3.37500000
= 0.03375 × 102
= 0.03375E2
= 0.03375e2
= 4.50000000
= 0.045 × 102
= 0.045E2
= 0.045e2
= 5.62500000
= 0.05625 × 102
= 0.05625E2
= 0.05625e2
= 6.75000000
= 0.0675 × 102
= 0.0675E2
= 0.0675e2

Quick Look: spans to hands

span1 span2 span3 span4 span5 span6 span7 span8 span9 span10 span11 span12 span13 span14 span15 span16 span17 span18 span19 span20 span21 span22 span23 span24 span25 span26 span27 span28 span29 span30 span31 span32 span33 span34 span35 span36 span37 span38 span39 span40 span41 span42 span43 span44 span45 span46 span47 span48 span49 span50 span51 span52 span53 span54 span55 span56 span57 span58 span59 span60 span61 span62 span63 span64 span65 span66 span67 span68 span69 span70 span71 span72 span73 span74 span75 span76 span77 span78 span79 span80 span81 span82 span83 span84 span85 span86 span87 span88 span89 span90 span91 span92 span93 span94 span95 span96 span97 span98 span99 span100 span
hand2.25 hand4.5 hand6.75 hand9 hand11.25 hand13.5 hand15.75 hand18 hand20.25 hand22.5 hand24.75 hand27 hand29.25 hand31.5 hand33.75 hand36 hand38.25 hand40.5 hand42.75 hand45 hand47.25 hand49.5 hand51.75 hand54 hand56.25 hand58.5 hand60.75 hand63 hand65.25 hand67.5 hand69.75 hand72 hand74.25 hand76.5 hand78.75 hand81 hand83.25 hand85.5 hand87.75 hand90 hand92.25 hand94.5 hand96.75 hand99 hand101.25 hand103.5 hand105.75 hand108 hand110.25 hand112.5 hand114.75 hand117 hand119.25 hand121.5 hand123.75 hand126 hand128.25 hand130.5 hand132.75 hand135 hand137.25 hand139.5 hand141.75 hand144 hand146.25 hand148.5 hand150.75 hand153 hand155.25 hand157.5 hand159.75 hand162 hand164.25 hand166.5 hand168.75 hand171 hand173.25 hand175.5 hand177.75 hand180 hand182.25 hand184.5 hand186.75 hand189 hand191.25 hand193.5 hand195.75 hand198 hand200.25 hand202.5 hand204.75 hand207 hand209.25 hand211.5 hand213.75 hand216 hand218.25 hand220.5 hand222.75 hand225 hand

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

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

Conversion table

spanshands
1= 2.25
0.4444444= 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 …)