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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C9%99lb%C9%99tin" title="Kəlbətin – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kəlbətin" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%87%D1%8B%D0%BF%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Шчыпцы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Шчыпцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%86%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%96" title="Абцугі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Абцугі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8" title="Клещи – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Клещи" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klije%C5%A1ta" title="Kliješta – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Kliješta" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicates" title="Alicates – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Alicates" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%C4%95%D1%81%D0%BA%C4%95%D1%87" title="Хĕскĕч – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Хĕскĕч" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kle%C5%A1t%C4%9B" title="Kleště – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kleště" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(v%C3%A6rkt%C3%B8j)" title="Tang (værktøj) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tang (værktøj)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zange" title="Zange – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Zange" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangid" title="Tangid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Tangid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%83%CE%B1" title="Πένσα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πένσα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinza" title="Pinza – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pinza" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin%C4%89ilo" title="Pinĉilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Pinĉilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliketa" title="Aliketa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Aliketa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA" title="انبردست – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="انبردست" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pince" title="Pince – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Pince" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicate" title="Alicate – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Alicate" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%EC%96%B4_(%EA%B3%B5%EA%B5%AC)" title="플라이어 (공구) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="플라이어 (공구)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plier" title="Plier – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Plier" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%88%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%84" title="Ունելիք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ունելիք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klije%C5%A1ta" title="Kliješta – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kliješta" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang" title="Tang – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tang" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinza" title="Pinza – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pinza" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8" title="פלייר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פלייר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plais" title="Plais – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Plais" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%95%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="پٕلاس – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="پٕلاس" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%9A%D1%8B%D1%81%D2%9B%D1%8B%D1%88" title="Қысқыш – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Қысқыш" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%81" title="Кес – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Кес" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%88" title="Аттиш – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Аттиш" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombin%C3%A1lt_fog%C3%B3" title="Kombinált fogó – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kombinált fogó" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Клешта – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Клешта" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%A3" title="ചവണ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ചവണ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%87" title="زراديه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="زراديه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%ACng-gi%C4%81ng" title="Kìng-giāng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Kìng-giāng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%BB%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%94%E1%80%BE%E1%80%AF%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9E%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8" title="ကျေးနှုတ်သီး – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ကျေးနှုတ်သီး" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(gereedschap)" title="Tang (gereedschap) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tang (gereedschap)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4" title="プライヤ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="プライヤ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangen" title="Tangen – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Tangen" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(redskap)" title="Tang (redskap) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tang (redskap)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tong" title="Tong – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Tong" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="پلاس – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="پلاس" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang" title="Tang – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Tang" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicate" title="Alicate – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Alicate" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelpeden" title="Kelpeden – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Kelpeden" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_(unealt%C4%83)" title="Patent (unealtă) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Patent (unealtă)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sik%27ina" title="Sik'ina – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Sik'ina" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A9%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Щипцы – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Щипцы" data-language-autonym="Русский" 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Pliers%22">"Pliers"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Pliers%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Pliers%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Pliers%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Pliers%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Pliers%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2009</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg/220px-Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg/330px-Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg/440px-Ferreiro_ou_metal%C3%BArgico_tradicional.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4955" data-file-height="3539" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Blacksmith" title="Blacksmith">blacksmith</a> using pliers</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tool-pliers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Tool-pliers.jpg/220px-Tool-pliers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Tool-pliers.jpg/330px-Tool-pliers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Tool-pliers.jpg/440px-Tool-pliers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1400" /></a><figcaption>Slip joint pliers</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif/220px-Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif/330px-Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif/440px-Verwendung_einer_Elektrozange.gif 2x" data-file-width="482" data-file-height="482" /></a><figcaption>Cutting wire with <a href="/wiki/Diagonal_pliers" title="Diagonal pliers">diagonal pliers</a>/side cutters</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Pliers</b> are a <a href="/wiki/Hand_tool" title="Hand tool">hand tool</a> used to hold objects firmly, possibly developed from <a href="/wiki/Tongs" title="Tongs">tongs</a> used to handle hot metal in <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a> Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-EB_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are also useful for <a href="/wiki/Bending" title="Bending">bending</a> and <a href="/wiki/Compression_(physical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Compression (physical)">physically compressing</a> a wide range of materials. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of <a href="/wiki/Metal" title="Metal">metal</a> <a href="/wiki/Lever#Classes_of_levers" title="Lever">first-class levers</a> joined at a <a href="/wiki/Lever" title="Lever">fulcrum</a> positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short <i>jaws</i> on one side of the fulcrum, and longer <a href="/wiki/Handles" class="mw-redirect" title="Handles">handles</a> on the other side.<sup id="cite_ref-EB_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This arrangement creates a <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_advantage" title="Mechanical advantage">mechanical advantage</a>, allowing the <a href="/wiki/Force" title="Force">force</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Grip_strength" title="Grip strength">grip strength</a> to be amplified and focused on an object with precision. The jaws can also be used to manipulate objects too small or unwieldy to be manipulated with the <a href="/wiki/Finger" title="Finger">fingers</a>. </p><p><b>Diagonal pliers</b>, also called <b>side cutters</b>, are a similarly shaped tool used for cutting rather than holding, having a pair of stout blades, similar to <a href="/wiki/Scissors" title="Scissors">scissors</a> except that the cutting surfaces meet parallel to each other rather than overlapping. Ordinary (holding/squeezing) pliers may incorporate a small pair of such cutting blades. <a href="/wiki/Pincers_(tool)" title="Pincers (tool)">Pincers</a> are a similar tool with a different type of head used for cutting and pulling, rather than squeezing. Tools designed for safely handling hot objects are usually called tongs. Special tools for making <a href="/wiki/Crimp_connection" class="mw-redirect" title="Crimp connection">crimp connections</a> in electrical and electronic applications are often called <b>crimping pliers</b> or <b>crimpers</b>; each type of connection uses its own dedicated tool. </p><p><b>Parallel pliers</b> have jaws that close in parallel to each other, as opposed to the scissor-type action of traditional pliers. They use a box joint system to do this, and it allows them to generate more grip from friction on square and hexagonal fastenings.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are many kinds of pliers made for various general and specific purposes. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pliers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg/220px-Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg/330px-Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg/440px-Kneifzange_HH-Harburg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="1231" /></a><figcaption>Medieval pincers found in Hamburg-Harburg (15th/16th century)</figcaption></figure> <p>As pliers in the general sense are an ancient and simple <a href="/wiki/Invention" title="Invention">invention</a>, no single inventor can be credited. Early metal working processes from several millennia <a href="/wiki/BCE" class="mw-redirect" title="BCE">BCE</a> would have required plier-like devices to handle hot materials in the process of <a href="/wiki/Smithing" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithing">smithing</a> or <a href="/wiki/Casting_(metalworking)" class="mw-redirect" title="Casting (metalworking)">casting</a>. Development from <a href="/wiki/Wooden" class="mw-redirect" title="Wooden">wooden</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a> pliers would have probably happened sometime prior to <a href="/wiki/3000_BCE" class="mw-redirect" title="3000 BCE">3000 BCE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the oldest illustrations of pliers are those showing the <a href="/wiki/Greek_god" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek god">Greek god</a> <a href="/wiki/Hephaestus" title="Hephaestus">Hephaestus</a> in his <a href="/wiki/Forge" title="Forge">forge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of different designs of pliers grew with the invention of the different objects which they were used to handle: <a href="/wiki/Horseshoe" title="Horseshoe">horseshoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fasteners" class="mw-redirect" title="Fasteners">fasteners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wire" title="Wire">wire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pipe_(material)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pipe (material)">pipes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electrical" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical">electrical</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Electronic_component" title="Electronic component">electronic components</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pliers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The basic design of pliers has changed little since their origins, with the pair of <i>handles</i>, the <i>pivot</i> (often formed by a <a href="/wiki/Rivet" title="Rivet">rivet</a>), and the <i>head</i> section with the gripping jaws or cutting edges forming the three elements. </p><p>The materials used to make pliers consist mainly of <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> <a href="/wiki/Alloy" title="Alloy">alloys</a> with additives such as <a href="/wiki/Vanadium" title="Vanadium">vanadium</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chromium" title="Chromium">chromium</a>, to improve strength and prevent <a href="/wiki/Corrosion" title="Corrosion">corrosion</a>. The metal handles of pliers are often fitted with grips of other materials to ensure better handling; grips are usually <a href="/wiki/Insulator_(electrical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Insulator (electrical)">insulated</a> and additionally protect against <a href="/wiki/Electric_shock" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric shock">electric shock</a>. The jaws vary widely in size, from delicate <a href="/wiki/Needle-nose_pliers" title="Needle-nose pliers">needle-nose pliers</a> to heavy jaws capable of exerting much pressure, and shape, from basic flat jaws to various specialized and often asymmetrical jaw configurations for specific manipulations. The surfaces are typically textured rather than smooth, to minimize slipping. </p><p>A plier-like tool designed for cutting <a href="/wiki/Wire" title="Wire">wires</a> is often called <a href="/wiki/Diagonal_pliers" title="Diagonal pliers">diagonal pliers</a>. Some <a href="/wiki/Lineman%27s_pliers" title="Lineman's pliers">pliers for electrical work</a> are fitted with wire-cutter blades either built into the jaws or on the handles just below the pivot. </p><p>Where it is necessary to avoid scratching or damaging the workpiece, as for example in <a href="/wiki/Jewellery" title="Jewellery">jewellery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">musical instrument</a> <a href="/wiki/Repair" class="mw-redirect" title="Repair">repair</a>, pliers with a layer of softer material such as <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Plastic" title="Plastic">plastic</a> over the jaws are used. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ergonomics">Ergonomics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pliers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ergonomics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Much research has been undertaken to improve the design of pliers, to make them easier to use in often difficult circumstances (such as restricted spaces). The handles can be bent, for example, so that the load applied by the hand is aligned with the arm, rather than at an angle, thus reducing <a href="/wiki/Muscle_fatigue" title="Muscle fatigue">muscle fatigue</a>. It is especially important for factory workers who use pliers continuously and helps prevent <a href="/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome" title="Carpal tunnel syndrome">carpal tunnel syndrome</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pliers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pliers_slip_01CJC.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Slip joint pliers"><img alt="Slip joint pliers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Pliers_slip_01CJC.png/40px-Pliers_slip_01CJC.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="120" class="mw-file-element" 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interchangeable RJ heads" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Crimping-pliers-pro-RJ-0a.jpg/73px-Crimping-pliers-pro-RJ-0a.jpg" decoding="async" width="73" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Crimping-pliers-pro-RJ-0a.jpg/110px-Crimping-pliers-pro-RJ-0a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Crimping-pliers-pro-RJ-0a.jpg/146px-Crimping-pliers-pro-RJ-0a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="2050" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Heavy duty crimping pliers for <a href="/wiki/Modular_connector" title="Modular connector">modular connector</a> that have interchangeable <a href="/wiki/Registered_jacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Registered jacks">RJ</a> heads</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hand crimp tool"><img alt="Hand crimp tool" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg/120px-Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg/180px-Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg/240px-Hand_crimp_tool_MH-17_opening.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2136" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hand crimp tool</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Multiple_pliers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tongue-and-groove pliers, also known as channel-locks after the Channellock brand"><img alt="Tongue-and-groove pliers, also known as channel-locks after the Channellock brand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Multiple_pliers.jpg/39px-Multiple_pliers.jpg" decoding="async" width="39" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Multiple_pliers.jpg/59px-Multiple_pliers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Multiple_pliers.jpg/79px-Multiple_pliers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="975" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Tongue-and-groove_pliers" title="Tongue-and-groove pliers">Tongue-and-groove pliers</a>, also known as channel-locks after the Channellock brand</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Locking_pliers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Locking pliers, also known as a vise-grip"><img alt="Locking pliers, also known as a vise-grip" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Locking_pliers.jpg/120px-Locking_pliers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Locking_pliers.jpg/180px-Locking_pliers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Locking_pliers.jpg/240px-Locking_pliers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="948" data-file-height="696" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Locking_pliers" title="Locking pliers">Locking pliers</a>, also known as a vise-grip</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Circlip pliers, for fitting and removing retaining rings"><img alt="Circlip pliers, for fitting and removing retaining rings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg/120px-Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg/180px-Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg/240px-Retaining_ring_pliers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Circlip" title="Circlip">Circlip</a> pliers, for fitting and removing <a href="/wiki/Retaining_ring" title="Retaining ring">retaining rings</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Round-nose pliers, for making loops in wires"><img alt="Round-nose pliers, for making loops in wires" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg/120px-Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg/180px-Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg/240px-Klieste_na_segerove_poistky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="408" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Round-nose_pliers" title="Round-nose pliers">Round-nose pliers</a>, for making loops in wires</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiper_pliers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wiper pliers used to adjust the wipers and spring-sets on electro-mechanical relays."><img alt="Wiper pliers used to adjust the wipers and spring-sets on electro-mechanical relays." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Wiper_pliers.jpg/120px-Wiper_pliers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Wiper_pliers.jpg/180px-Wiper_pliers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Wiper_pliers.jpg/240px-Wiper_pliers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Wiper pliers used to adjust the wipers and spring-sets on electro-mechanical relays.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Contemporary 'Pliers Wrench' with high mechanical advantage parallel-gripping jaws."><img alt="Contemporary 'Pliers Wrench' with high mechanical advantage parallel-gripping jaws." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg/120px-Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg/180px-Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg/240px-Knipex_Pliers_Wrench_type_86.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Contemporary 'Pliers Wrench' with high mechanical advantage parallel-gripping jaws.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pliers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/254115/hand-tool/39226/Tongs-pincers-and-pliers">"Hand Tools:Tongs, pincers, and pliers"</a>. Encyclopædia Britannica<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 March</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hand+Tools%3ATongs%2C+pincers%2C+and+pliers&rft.pub=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fglobal.britannica.com%2FEBchecked%2Ftopic%2F254115%2Fhand-tool%2F39226%2FTongs-pincers-and-pliers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APliers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.maunindustries.com/blogs/what-are-parallel-pliers-and-how-do-they-work/">"What are parallel pliers and how do they work?"</a>. <i>Maun Industries</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Accessed 16 December 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWarre_Cornish1898" class="citation book cs1">Warre Cornish, Francis (1898). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=0vQwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA313"><i>A Concise Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities</i></a>. 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