Hand to Foot Converter

Length Converter

31 units available

Decimals:

From

To

0.333333

1 hand = 0.333333 ft

Formula:

ft = hand × 0.3333333333

With your value: 1 hand = 0.33333333 ft

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in hand so you can sanity-check the result.

Credit card (long side) (1/1.2 your value)0.843 hand

Your value1.00 hand

A4 sheet (height) (2.9× your value)2.92 hand

Adult stride (7.4× your value)7.38 hand

Standard door height (20× your value)19.7 hand

London double-decker bus (1.1e+2× your value)108 hand

Other Hand to Foot conversions

2 hand to ft 3 hand to ft 4 hand to ft 5 hand to ft 6 hand to ft 7 hand to ft 8 hand to ft

Hand to Foot Conversion Table

Hand (hand)	Foot (ft)
0.5	0.166667
1	0.333333
2	0.666667
5	1.666667
10	3.333333
15	5
20	6.666667
25	8.333333
50	16.666667
100	33.333333
250	83.333333
500	166.666667
1000	333.333333

Foot to Hand Conversion Table

Foot (ft)	Hand (hand)
0.5	1.5
1	3
2	6
5	15
10	30
15	45
20	60
25	75
50	150
100	300
250	750
500	1,500
1000	3,000

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Hand (hand)

Length

Exact conversion

Traceable to the metre, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299 792 458 m/s. Imperial lengths derive from the 1959 international yard (0.9144 m exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Foot (ft)

Length

Exact conversion

1 foot = 0.3048 m exactly (international foot, 1959).

The US survey foot (1200/3937 m) was deprecated for new work on 31 December 2022 and differs by about 2 ppm.

Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959; NIST Federal Register Notice 59-5442

US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Hand to Foot

To convert from Hand (hand) to Foot (ft), multiply the value by 0.3333333333.

Formula: ft = hand × 0.3333333333

Reverse: hand = ft × 3

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Hand. For example: 5 hand
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.3333333333
The result is: 1.666667 ft

About Hand

The hand equals exactly 4 inches (10.16 cm) and is the standard unit for stating the height of a horse at the withers.

Common uses: equestrian sport, livestock records.

About Foot

The foot is an imperial unit equal to 12 inches or 0.3048 meters. It remains widely used in the US, UK, and Canada for everyday measurements.

Fun Fact: The foot was originally based on the length of a human foot, which varied from region to region.

Common uses: height measurement, real estate, construction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Foot are in 1 Hand?

There are exactly 0.3333333333 Foot in 1 Hand. This means the conversion factor from Hand to Foot is 0.3333333333.

What is the formula to convert Hand to Foot?

The formula to convert Hand to Foot is: ft = hand × 0.3333333333. For example, to convert 10 Hand to Foot, you would multiply 10 by 0.3333333333.

What is a Hand?