Your desk, measured.
A home office is four dimensions driven by one body: desk height, seat height, screen height and screen distance. Get those right and everything else is preference. This site works them out for every body height and every screen size, shows the arithmetic, and labels every figure as either a published standard or a rule of thumb.
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Start with a calculator
All calculators- Calculator
Desk height calculator
Work out seated and standing desk height, seat height and screen height from your own height, with the formula, the...
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Monitor distance calculator
How far away to sit from a monitor, by screen size and resolution, using pixel density and field of view rather than a...
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Chair fit calculator
The seat height, seat pan depth, armrest height, lumbar apex and seat width that suit your body, so you can read a chair...
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Desk size calculator
The desk width and depth a monitor setup actually needs, by screen count, screen size and whether the screens sit on...
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Standing desk load calculator
What is left of a standing desk lift capacity once the tabletop is subtracted, and whether your equipment fits inside...
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Desk power calculator
How many outlets a desk needs, what surge rating suits the load, how much of a branch circuit it uses, and what size UPS...
Complete desk builds
Compare all three- Starter
Starter home desk build
A first home office, a student desk, or a second workstation. Also the right build for anyone who is not yet sure how much they will use it.
- Buy once
Buy once home desk build
Anyone working from home most of the week. This is the tier that suits the largest number of people and the one most likely to still be right in five years.
- No compromise
No compromise home desk build
People who sit at a desk full time, for years, and have already learned what they want. It is a poor first purchase and an excellent third one.
Look up your own measurements
All fit tables- 23 tables
Seated desk height by body height
The seated work surface height that suits each body height, with the adjustment band a real desk should cover.
- 23 tables
Standing desk height by body height
Standing work surface height for each body height, and the travel a frame needs to reach it.
- 23 tables
Monitor height by body height
Where the top and centre of a screen should sit, seated and standing, for each body height.
- 23 tables
Chair seat height by body height
Seat pan height from the floor for each body height, and which chairs adjust that far.
- 23 tables
Seat pan depth by body height
How deep a seat pan should be so it supports the thigh without pressing behind the knee.
- 23 tables
Armrest and lumbar height by body height
Armrest height and lumbar apex for each body height, which is what decides whether a chair fits.
- 23 tables
Complete workstation dimensions by body height
Every workstation dimension for one body height on a single page, seated and standing.
- 14 tables
Monitor distance by size and resolution
How far to sit from each screen size and resolution, from pixel density and field of view.
A spread across the categories that matter most
Sampled across the full price range of each category rather than the cheapest of each, because what a category costs at the top is part of what you need to know.
Shown across the range this category actually spans, from under $50 to under $2,000, rather than the cheapest few.
- WALI
WALI Adjustable Single Monitor Arm for 13-34 inch Screens, up to 26.4 lbs
Under $50 Check priceBudget band; Amazon shows the current price - SIHOO
SIHOO M18 Ergonomic Office Chair, Mesh Back Desk Chair with Headrest
Under $250 Check priceBudget band; Amazon shows the current price - VIVO
VIVO Black 60 x 24 in Standing Desk, DESK-KIT-1B6B
Under $250 Check priceBudget band; Amazon shows the current price - SIHOO
SIHOO B300 Pro Ergonomic Office Chair Without Footrest, 4D Lumbar Support
Under $500 Check priceBudget band; Amazon shows the current price - LiberNovo
LiberNovo Omni SE Dynamic Ergonomic Office Chair, Manual Lumbar, 48cm
Under $1,000 Check priceSeveral configurations share this listing name. Check the listing for the configuration you want. Budget band; Amazon shows the current price - Haworth
Haworth Fern Ergonomic Office Chair, Digital Knit, No Lumbar, Ember
Under $2,000 Check priceBudget band; Amazon shows the current price
Gear picks
All gear picks- Roundup
Autonomous Desk 5 Pro review
A long term review of the Autonomous Desk 5 Pro after nearly a decade of owning the brand, including the height...
- Roundup
Best Acoustic Panels for a Home Office
Foam panels and corner bass traps researched from published specs and verified owner reviews, from under $50 to under...
- Roundup
Best Anti-Fatigue Mats
Anti-fatigue mats compared by thickness and surface design, from an under-$25 portable mat to an under-$250 contoured...
- Roundup
Best Big and Tall Office Chairs
Big and tall office chairs, all under $250, compared by published weight capacity, frame width and lumbar support, from...
- Roundup
Best Budget Standing Desks
Budget standing desks compared on motor class and minimum height, from an under-$100 single motor frame to 55 inch...
- Roundup
Best Cable Management for a Home Office Desk
Cable trays, sleeves, and grommets researched from published specs and owner reviews, from under $25 to under $50, for a...
- Roundup
Best Desk Lamps for a Home Office
The best clamp desk lamps for a home office, from an under-$25 basic clamp light to an under-$50 dual-screen lamp...
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Best Desk Tops
Solid wood desktops compared by thickness and finish, from an under-$250 pre-finished acacia top to an under-$500...
Guides
All guides- Guide
Cable Management Plan
How much load a 15 amp circuit actually carries, why surge protectors wear out, and a tray-sleeve-grommet layout that...
- Guide
Desk Posture and Breaks
The published elbow, wrist and neck angle ranges, why movement matters more than any static pose, and when to see a...
- Guide
Ergonomics Standards Explained
What ANSI/HFES 100, ANSI/BIFMA G1, X5.1, X5.11 and X5.5 each actually specify for home office furniture, and why none of...
- Guide
Home Office Acoustics
Why acoustic panels absorb reflections but do not block sound between rooms, what actually stops transmission, and where...
- Guide
Home Office Lighting Guide
Why screen-to-room contrast drives eye strain more than raw brightness, where a bias light and a desk lamp each belong...
- Guide
How to Set Up Your Desk
The order that actually works: chair first, then desk height to your elbows, then screen distance. Ranges from ANSI/HFES...
How this site works
Every number here is labelled. A standard is a published figure: a named consensus standard such as ANSI/HFES 100 or ANSI/BIFMA X5.1, a manufacturer's own stated rating, or direct trigonometry. A convention is a widely used rule of thumb, like the multipliers that turn your height into a desk height. Both are useful. Confusing them is how people end up treating an estimate as a measurement of their own body.
Products come from the Amazon Product Advertising API, and a listing with no verified price or image is rejected rather than patched. Nothing here was tested in person, and the site says so on every page that recommends anything. What it offers instead is published specifications, published standards and the arithmetic that connects them to you. See the methodology for the whole of it, and the standards for what each document actually covers.
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