Convert Palm to centimetres
Western Europe · Historical Length · historical · ancient
Historically reconstructed The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative.
1 Palm = 7.5 centimetres
centimetres = Palm × 7.5
Convert any amount
Palm to centimetres table
| Palm | centimetres |
|---|---|
| 0.25 Palm | 1.875 centimetres |
| 0.5 Palm | 3.75 centimetres |
| 1 Palm | 7.5 centimetres |
| 2 Palm | 15 centimetres |
| 3 Palm | 22.5 centimetres |
| 4 Palm | 30 centimetres |
| 5 Palm | 37.5 centimetres |
| 10 Palm | 75 centimetres |
| 20 Palm | 150 centimetres |
| 25 Palm | 187.5 centimetres |
| 50 Palm | 375 centimetres |
| 100 Palm | 750 centimetres |
About the Palm
Width of 4 fingers. 4 Palms = 1 Foot.
- Symbol
- palm
- Value in SI
- 1 Palm = 0.075 metre
- Typical use
- general
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
Other historical length units in the Western Europe family, least settled first. If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.
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- Span to centimetresHistorically reconstructed
- Digit (Finger-width) to centimetresHistorically reconstructed
- Stadion (Greek) to centimetresHistorically reconstructed
- Link (Gunter) to centimetresConventional value
- Chain (Gunter) to centimetresConventional value
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Frequently asked
How many centimetres are in a Palm?
1 Palm = 7.5 centimetres. Multiply the number of Palm by 7.5 to get centimetres.
What is Palm used for?
Width of 4 fingers. 4 Palms = 1 Foot. It is classified as historical and dates from the ancient period.
Is the Palm value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Palm conversion?
Historically reconstructed — The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
Cite this page
UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert Palm to centimetres. UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/palm-to-centimeter
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