1.1 hands (5 inches, 13 cm)
This is the template sandbox page for Template:Hands (diff). |
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.
Basic usage:
((hands|14.2))
→ 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm)The optional parameters include:|abbr=on
to show "h" (or |abbr=hh
to show "hh"), |r=2
to round inches and cm to 2 decimal places, |rinch=2
to round the inches only, or |rcm=2
to round the centimeters only, |lk=off
to unlink the hands unit.
Input | Output |
---|---|
((hands|14.2)) |
14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) |
((hands|14.1+3/4)) |
14.1 3⁄4 hands (57.75 inches, 147 cm) |
((hands|15.3|lk=off)) |
15.3 hands (63 inches, 160 cm) |
((hands|15.3|abbr=h)) |
15.3 h (63 inches, 160 cm) |
((hands|15.3|abbr=hh)) |
15.3 hh (63 inches, 160 cm) |
((hands|14.1+1/2)) |
14.1 1⁄2 hands (57.5 inches, 146 cm) |
((hands|14.1+1/2|r=0)) |
14.1 1⁄2 hands (58 inches, 146 cm) |
((hands|14.1+1/2|r=1)) |
14.1 1⁄2 hands (57.5 inches, 146.1 cm) |
((hands|14.1+1/2|r=2)) |
14.1 1⁄2 hands (57.5 inches, 146.05 cm) |
((hands|14.1+1/2|rinch=0)) |
14.1 1⁄2 hands (58 inches, 146 cm) |
((hands|14.1+1/2|rcm=2)) |
14.1 1⁄2 hands (57.5 inches, 146.05 cm) |
((hands|15.1|-|16.3)) |
15.1–16.3 hands (61–67 inches, 155–170 cm) |
((hands|14.2|to|16.1)) |
14.2 to 16.1 hands (58 to 65 inches, 147 to 165 cm) |
((hands|14.2|any text here|16.1)) |
14.2 any text here 16.1 hands (58 any text here 65 inches, 147 any text here 165 cm) |
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
((convert|15.3|hands))
→ 15.3 hands (63 inches; 160 cm); or((convert|15.3|hands|order=flip))
→ 63 inches; 160 centimetres (15.3 h)This could be useful when ((convert))
units or options are needed that are not in ((hands))
, such as the illustrated |order=flip
.
To convert other measurements into hands, use ((convert)):
((convert|148|to|152|cm|hand in|2))
→ 148 to 152 centimetres (14.2+1⁄2 to 15.0 hands; 58+1⁄2 to 60 in)((convert|60|to|62|in|hand cm|2))
→ 60 to 62 inches (15.0 to 15.2 hands; 152.40 to 157.48 cm)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):