The Irwin Professional Pocket Tape has a high-grade nylon coated steel blade with double side printing in metric and imperial graduations The nylon coating offers up to twice the life of a standard coated blade The magnetic hook is affixed with 2 rivets for added strength and the blade itself can stand out to a very impressive length handy when working alone or taking long measurements The ProTouch™ ergonomic case provides a soft comfortable grip and Fast Lock The locking mechanism helps to stop and grip the tape far quicker than other models Blade stand-out length varies depending on overall length of blade This Irwin Professional Pocket Tape has metric and imperial graduations Blade Length 8m26ft Blade Width 25mm Stand-out 2m6 12ft Supplied Carded