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Convert finger (cloth) to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert finger (cloth) to span (cloth), or vice versa.
What is a Finger Cloth Unit?
The finger cloth measured 4.5 inches (11.43 cm), literally based on the width of a man's finger. Used in textile trades, 4 fingers equaled 1 span. This unit appears in Shakespearean plays referencing fabric measurements.
What is a Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
finger (cloth) to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| finger (cloth) | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 finger (cloth) | 0.005 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 finger (cloth) | 0.05 span (cloth) |
| 1 finger (cloth) | 0.5 span (cloth) |
| 2 finger (cloth) | 1 span (cloth) |
| 3 finger (cloth) | 1.5 span (cloth) |
| 5 finger (cloth) | 2.5 span (cloth) |
| 10 finger (cloth) | 5 span (cloth) |
| 20 finger (cloth) | 10 span (cloth) |
| 50 finger (cloth) | 25 span (cloth) |
| 100 finger (cloth) | 50 span (cloth) |
| 1000 finger (cloth) | 500 span (cloth) |
How to Convert finger (cloth) to span (cloth)
1 finger (cloth) = 0.5 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 2 finger (cloth)
Example: convert 15 finger (cloth) to span (cloth):
15 × 0.5 = 7.5 span (cloth)