Desk Height Calculator
Enter your height to see the desk height that keeps your elbows near 90 degrees, both sitting and standing.
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Sitting desk height
25.5"
65 cm
Standing desk height
41.0"
104 cm
Estimates for a desk surface with the keyboard on it, targeting elbows at roughly 90 degrees with relaxed shoulders. Shoe height and chair cushion shift this by an inch or so, so fine-tune from here.
If your desk does not adjust
Most people are shorter than the 29 inch standard desk assumes. If yours is too high, raise your chair to the right elbow height and add a footrest. Our desk height chart covers the full table plus monitor and chair positioning.