Abstract: Subjects of this study consisted of 200 Uigur healthy youths of 18-25 years old; male and female were in equal numbers. According to the relative lengths of the ring finger and index finger, the hands could be classified into three types. According to the finger length, the authors classified 400 hands into seven types. Types II, II and IV are more common than other types. The data can be used as information for the design of mechanical equipment and gloves in Uigur youths.

Key words: Hand; Anthropometry; Digital types; Uigur nationality