# Is the thumb a finger?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-the-thumb-a-finger/275286>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [November 12, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-the-thumb-a-finger/275286 "2008-11-12T02:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Icy\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-the-thumb-a-finger/275286/1 "2008-11-12T02:51:03Z")

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My sister is an idiot and thinks that the thumb is not a finger.

I’m trying to prove her wrong, so I’m asking the experts. Is it true?

Considering that most normal people will tell you that they have five fingers on their hand, and polydactyl people have one extra finger…