Are you taller in the morning? Height changes explained
What published studies say about daily height changes, spinal loading and taking comparable morning or evening measurements.
Make a clearer height comparison
Pick the task you want to finish, then open the worked example in the chart.
How to measure your height at home, step by step
Three drawn steps: stand barefoot against a wall, mark under a flat book, measure from the floor. Record the conditions with the number.
How to measure your dog’s height at the shoulder
Three drawn steps: stand your dog square on a level floor, find the withers, and measure from the floor to a level laid across them. Then compare with the breed.
How to measure your step length and stride
Walk a measured distance, count your steps and divide: your step length, the number Fitbit and Garmin ask for as stride length, from your own walk instead of a guess from your height.
How tall something looks from far away: apparent size calculator
Type how tall something is and how far away it stands: the angle it fills, how much of a ruler at arm’s length it covers, and from how far a person would look as tall.
The square-cube law: why a giant is not a scaled-up person
Scale a person up and their weight grows with the cube of the height, the strength of their bones only with the square. The square-cube law, drawn and worked out.
How to measure your height with your phone
Use an iPhone’s Measure app for a quick reading, or use any phone as the level in three drawn steps for a number you can keep.
How to measure your wingspan, and how it compares with your height
Measure fingertip to fingertip with your arms level at shoulder height, or double your half span. Then see how your span compares with your height.
How tall a mirror do you need to see your whole body?
A flat mirror shows your whole body when it is half your height, whatever the distance. Where to hang it, and why photos change how tall people look.
Character height lineup: from notes to a scale chart
Paste your character list, choose height notes, add your own art, then export or share the lineup.
Why height sources disagree
Separate roster listings, measurements and self-reports. Choose a cited value and see how it changes the comparison.
Height vs elevation: choose the right measurement
See why sea-level elevation, base-to-summit height and a building’s roof or tip are different comparisons.
How to describe height differences in writing
Use explicit character heights for neutral descriptions, gestures and scene blocking, then open the same pair in a chart.
Couple height difference: what a 10, 15 or 20 cm gap looks like
See a 10, 15 and 20 cm height gap drawn to scale, and how shoes, sitting and camera position change what you see. Open any gap in the chart with your own heights.