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A hand is a unit of length used to measure the height of horses and ponies. One hand is four inches, and a value of '12.3 hands' represents 12 hands + 3 inches (51 inches). This template converts hands into the equivalent heights in inches and centimetres.

Note: with hands, any fractional part (numbers and vulgar fractions after the period) are inches, not a decimal fraction of a hand. Hence '14.2 hands' means 14 hands, 2 inches, not $14 2/10$ hands.

Usage
Basic usage:
 * &rarr;

The optional parameters include:on to show "h" (or hh to show "hh"), 2 to round inches and cm to 2 decimal places, 2 to round the inches only, or 2 to round the centimeters only, off to unlink the hands unit.

If the 'range' format is used, the text in the second parameter (such as "to") can take any text you wish to use, such as 'and', 'to' or. When the range has a hyphen/dash or comma, then some spaces are omitted.

Hands can also be converted using convert, for example This could be useful when  units or options are needed that are not in , such as the illustrated flip.
 * &rarr; 15.3 hands; or
 * &rarr; 15.3 hands

Inverse
To convert other measurements into hands, use convert:
 * Convert from cm:  &rarr; 148 to 152 cm
 * Convert from inches:  &rarr; 60 to 62 in

Using a full three-way conversion (hands, inches and centimeters) in all cases is strongly recommended, regardless of which measurement is given first.

Singular use (not recommended):
 * Convert from cm:  &rarr; 147 cm
 * Convert from inches:  &rarr; 60 in