Decimal hands to hands (hh)
Type a value in hands to get it in hh instantly.
15.2hh
That's 1.03× as tall as an Arabian, while a Thoroughbred is 1.03× taller.
What it means
How big a horse is that?
Measured from the ground to the top of the withers, where the neck meets the back. One hand is exactly 4 inches (10.16 cm).
The math
How to convert hands to hh
Written hands are hands.inches: inches = hands × 4 + the digit after the point; centimeters = inches × 2.54.
Example: 15.5 hands = 15.2 hh.
Every unit
That height every way
Tables
hands to hh conversion table
| hands | hh |
|---|---|
| 10 hands | 10.0 hh |
| 11 hands | 11.0 hh |
| 12 hands | 12.0 hh |
| 13 hands | 13.0 hh |
| 14 hands | 14.0 hh |
| 14.5 hands | 14.2 hh |
| 15 hands | 15.0 hh |
| 15.3 hands | 15.1 hh |
| 15.5 hands | 15.2 hh |
| 15.8 hands | 15.3 hh |
| 16 hands | 16.0 hh |
| 16.3 hands | 16.1 hh |
| 16.5 hands | 16.2 hh |
| 17 hands | 17.0 hh |
| 18 hands | 18.0 hh |
hh to hands conversion table
| hh | hands |
|---|---|
| 10.0 hh | 10 hands |
| 11.0 hh | 11 hands |
| 12.0 hh | 12 hands |
| 13.0 hh | 13 hands |
| 14.0 hh | 14 hands |
| 14.2 hh | 14.5 hands |
| 15.0 hh | 15 hands |
| 15.1 hh | 15.25 hands |
| 15.2 hh | 15.5 hands |
| 15.3 hh | 15.75 hands |
| 16.0 hh | 16 hands |
| 16.1 hh | 16.25 hands |
| 16.2 hh | 16.5 hands |
| 17.0 hh | 17 hands |
| 18.0 hh | 18 hands |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many hh is 1 hands?
- 1 hands is 1.0 hh.
- How many hh is 10 hands?
- 10 hands is 10.0 hh.
- How many hh is 15.5 hands?
- 15.5 hands is 15.2 hh.
The units
About these units
Decimal hands (hands)
Hands as an ordinary decimal number: 15.5 hands is 15.2 hh.
Hands (hh) (hh)
The way horse heights are written: 15.2 hh is 15 hands 2 inches.
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