The shape of the fingernail is typically classified by length and width.
Usually, the reasonable length a person’s nails should be is half the upper phalange’s length. Realistically, the nail should neither be short nor long. It shouldn’t be bitten.
So, you have:
Large and Broad Nails
The wider a nail is, the healthier and stronger your nervous system is. Physiologically, people with large and broad nails have stamina, which means they are resilient. They can stay calm amid any situation, no matter how rousing the situation is.
They are also very patient. The largeness of the nails makes the excellent shields for nerve endings. This keeps their nervous system in excellent shape, which in turn influences their ability to cope with stressful and triggering situations. If the nail is wide and short with a small space between the fingertip and the nail, it shows an individual who is critical and judgmental of others. Such a person is quick-tempered and quite opinionated. But if the nail is both broad and long, it portrays someone honest and straightforward.
Long and Narrow Nails
Narrow fingernails suggest a sensitive nervous system.
Sometimes, it indicates a lack of strength. People with this kind of nails are usually mild-tempered and romantic. Now, if the thin nails are long, it means you are also a very imaginative person.
You are inclined to pay attention to your environment and your surroundings’ details, which makes you very creative. But you
also tend to believe and trust people easily. As a result, you need to work on increasing your alertness. This will help protect you from potential harm in your environment. Also, long and narrow nails may indicate that you have tough luck with interpersonal relationships. Your relationships rarely work out, and when they do, they don’t last that long. Narrow and short nails portray someone selfish, materialistic, and narrow-minded. Such a person may also be afraid to take risks.
Small Nails
Small fingernails are typically closer to the fingertips. They tend to be narrow, with plenty of flesh on both sides. If you have this type of nail, you likely have a curious nature. You love to know things, so you are always inquiring and seeking knowledge.
You are also sharp, witty, and may find it challenging to manage your emotions. Small nails may also mean that your resistance to illness is low.
Short Nails
Nails often become short due to years of biting. If the nail is short, to where it looks like half of a nail, it shows a critical person with an uneven temper. This person may also be argumentative, meaning they get into conflicts and debates. It does not matter whether the nail is broad or narrow. This characteristic is peculiar to people with short nails. If you have short nails, you may get bored quickly. You may also be hard to please. If your nails are only slightly short, that portrays a quizzical nature.
Oval/Round Nails
This is the most general nail shape. It portrays someone with a well-rounded and balanced nature. Someone like this rarely responds to a situation with anger or spitefulness. If the round nail is long, it could mean that their health is not in good shape.
A broad and round nail suggests an individual with a kind and gentle disposition. This means you can get along with everybody. Your social skill is at an admirable high. This person is also adaptable, versatile, and creative. If round and small, it suggests a lack of physical or mental strength.
A fan-shaped nail is narrow at the base in comparison with the tip. Coupled with a soft skin texture, a fan-shaped nail suggests someone who constantly battles with nervousness, stress, illness, and a lack of vibrancy. On a firmer skin texture, though, this nail portrays someone sensitive and possibly bad-tempered, yet determined. Depending on which finger has the fan-shaped nail, the meaning can change from finger to finger.
On the middle finger, a fan-shaped nail means you continuously worry over your business, career, or money. On the index finger, it shows someone that always stresses overachieving personal and professional goals. On your ring finger, it means you are struggling with artistic expression. On the pinkie, it gives information about intimacy and communication.
Rectangle-Shaped Nails
A rectangle nail also relatively wide may indicate a thoughtful and conscious personality. This means you put deep thoughts into your decisions. You are a deep thinker by nature. You are also sympathetic, easy-going, and tolerant of others. If the rectangle nail is long, it may indicate a lack of diplomacy. A narrow rectangle nail shows you are unwilling to take risks, impatient, and narrow-minded.
Squarish Nails
Finally, you have a square-shaped nail, which is the most robust nail type. It indicates vital and good health, plus an even temper. But if the nail is tiny and squarish, you may not be even-tempered. People with this nail type are reliable, serious-minded, practical, and upfront. They also are intelligent and good-natured.
Nail colors are typically used to evaluate a person’s hand. When using fingernail colors to look for health signs, you use the same principles as you do with the hand. The principle is to find something unusual in color combined with the nail quality. A nail with a delicate texture has shiny and smooth nails. If the hand is smooth, but the nails are rough looking, this means that something is out of balance.
That may well be the subject’s health. Coarse nails are usually found on large and rough-looking hands.
Typically, nails take up to six months to grow from the base to the tip.
Some markings on a nail are timed based on their location at a point in time. For instance, if you find a horizontal ridge along with the nail, it suggests that a change occurred around two to three months ago.
Pliability can be used to evaluate a healthy nail. A pliable nail is, on average, thick with a smooth texture and has a light pink color. The moons on pliable nails are typically milky white and visible on the thumb.
Bluish or Purplish Nail
If you see a bluish or purplish tinge around the nail bed, it could indicate possible respiratory or circulatory issues. The appearance of this color may be due to weather, which means it is temporary. In early teenage and menopausal years, women often have bluish nails – this is absolutely normal. It indicates no health problems. Blue may appear on and off a person’s nails due to changes in their hormones.
Whitish Nail
A whitish color in the nail bed suggests iron deficiency, liver dysfunction, and low vitality. If the white is pale and greyish, it could indicate that a person lacks warmth. This could also mean that one is selfish. Depending on your nails’ quality, this could also portray a fungal disease, especially if the nail is dry and brittle. If the full nail is white with a cloudy spot on the tip and a yellowish base, it may suggest potential kidney disease.
Yellow or Brown Nail
Yellow or brown nails often mean the same thing. A brownish color in the nail bed may indicate a liver condition. It could also
suggest a person has jaundice. If you have a high level of bilirubin in your bloodstream, it can also result in yellowish and brownish spots. Other conditions that may cause your nails to take on a yellow color include fungal infection.
Red Nail
Red fingernails indicate poor blood circulation. If the nails are too red, it may be due to blood pressure problems or cardiovascular disease.
Colored spots sometimes appear on the nails. The appearance of spots on the nails means different things in relation to the type of moons on the nails.
Black Spots: If you have black spots on your nails, this could mean your blood is impure. As a result, you become vulnerable to diseases that are linked to blood impurity. This could be malaria, fever, typhoid, etc. Black spots often appear on the nails temporarily, after which they disappear. Luck-wise, a black spot suggests someone prone to misfortune and calamity. If a black spot appears on a person’s thumb, it may indicate they will commit a crime in the nearest future. On the index finger, a black spot may indicate the loss of a loved one.
If it appears on the pinkie, it suggests a failure in achieving set goals.
White Spots: Typically indicates an obstruction of blood flow and possible disease. If a white spot appears on your thumb, it could mean you will find love soon. It represents success in business if found on your index finger. A white spot on the middle finger could mean you will go on a journey soon.
If you find a white spot on your Apollo finger, it indicates a potential rise in status or life as a whole. Finally, a white spot on the pinkie means you are close to achieving your aim in life. As I have said, you need to consider this information with other things before you make an interpretation.
Half-Moon at the Root of Nails: This typically represents progress in life. On the index finger, it means you are up for a promotion at work or that you will hear some good news soon.
Half-moon on the Saturn finger means you may be expecting some sort of monetary benefit. On the Apollo finger, it means a rise in your societal status. You are likely to become famous in society. This is a lucky sign. If you find a half-moon on your little finger, it portrays an unexpected success in business. On the thumb, a half-moon indicates the growth and success of all kinds. Sometimes, the moon sign becomes bigger than half.
When this happens, it almost covers half of the nail, indicating that something negative will happen.
Some people don’t have the half-moon (lunula) at the base of their fingernails. Usually, the lunula is ever-present on the base of the thumb. Its absence points to inadequate aerobic capacity and blood circulation. Also, it may be a sign of malnutrition or anemia.
As you have learned, one can also get information about health through the quality of the nails. To evaluate the health of your fingernails, know what to look for. A healthy fingernail: Has a light pink color
Curved nail plate when you face it towards your eyes Has a visible white half-moon at the base that becomes more visible when you push your cuticle.
There are no permanent spots, ridges, grooves, indentations, or lines.
If your nails do not have at least three of these qualities, you can’t be sure about the quality.
If nails appear to be sunken in, this is called a concave nail. This nail portrays physical stress and a general lack of energy. It could become softened due to overexposure to chemicals or water or due to a nutritional deficiency. A concave nail warns of an impending illness, which may be severe.
Humped nail is the direct opposite of the conclave nail. It is typically associated with respiratory disorders, such as pneumonia or emphysema. A humped nail may indicate a weak lung. Smokers have this kind of nail, which suggests inadequate oxygenation. A humped nail with a swollen and severely bitten appearance points to more severe conditions. Sometimes, nails grow over the fingertips and end up looking claw-like. This is common with people who have a dominant nature. People like this may also be problematic. Where someone has humped fingers and no respiratory problems, it signifies tenacity and arrogance.
When the nails are weak and brittle, it signifies a mineral imbalance, which may be due to a low diet. Sometimes, it points to an under-functioning thyroid gland. A person who regularly works in the garden or uses their bare hand for works that involve the use of chemicals is likely to have weak and brittle nails. Sometimes, weak nails are due to the skin’s dryness on the hand, usually resulting from long-time stress.