Your hands tell more of a story than you realize. Beyond palm lines and fingerprints, even the shape of your fingertips has long been thought to reveal personality traits. Curious what yours might say about you?

According to Palmistry, the ancient science of reading hands, the shape of your fingertips can say a lot about the kind of person you really are, including the traits you possess, your talents, and even your destiny.

In Palmistry, each finger represents a symbolic extension of planetary energy.

The thumb represents willpower and logic (Mars + Venus), the index finger is a symbol of ambition and leadership (Jupiter), the middle finger stands for responsibility and balance (Saturn), the ring finger represents creativity and fame (Sun), and the little finger is connected to communication and business skills (Mercury).

When it comes to the shape of your fingertips, there are four different types to consider.

1. Round Fingertips

People with round fingertips are believed to value peace, harmony, and privacy. They don’t handle much pressure when it comes to their job, get anxious around deadlines, and avoid working environments where there is too much competition.

Instead, these people prefer stable environments, and are good at avoiding necessary stress.

2. Pointed Fingertips

Pointed fingertips are linked to creativity and imagination. People who have them are considered dreamers, spiritual, and drawn to art and beauty. Often, they imagine what their perfect like should be and set goals to achieve it. They sometimes avoid reality and live in their own world.

3. Square and Flat Fingertips

People with square fingertips are often described as practical and logical. They tend to be grounded, organized, and methodical in the way they approach life. Structure and planning come naturally to them, and they are usually drawn to problem-solving, preferring clear systems and order over chaos or unpredictability.

They calculate their every decision and leave nothing to chance.

4. Wide, Spade-Shaped Fingertips

Wide, spade-shaped fingertips are often linked to energy and determination, so people who have them are considered adventurous, inventive, and action-oriented. They are not rigid or conventional, but constantly think of new ideas and strive to find the most effective solution to every problem.

What does the shape of your thumb reveal about you?

1. Flexible Thumb

The bendy or flexible thumb is often called Hitchhiker’s Thumb and people with this type of thumb are believed to be sensitive and emotional. At the same time, they are curious, artistic, and creative.

2. Straight and Stiff Thumb

People with straight and stiff thumb are considered stubborn and dominant, and although they may appear as rigid to some, these people are admired for their strong sense of integrity. At the same time, people with straight and stiff thumb are considered reliable.