The advantages that a fingerless glove are grasping things better and feel freer hand, are recommended when it's cold, but not in winter because without the lining of upper part of fingers makes the hand too exposed to cold. Leather variants have an opening for each finger. Their coating is made from tanned hide of an animal, although in recent times are not rare glove synthetic leather (nitrile exam gloves).

At the time of barbarian invasions of barbarians, to protect themselves from the cold, wore mittens made of leather. Glove, which were difficult to achieve, became particularly rare in Barbarians and then the people were fighting to take the clothes. After the invasions the habit was passed on to Europeans.

They, who performed before the activity to protect your hands from the cold, then became apparel indicating nobility. From simple "bags" that enveloped the hands that were in Barbarians, they were developed by purchasing the shape of hand, allowing the movements of all the fingers, although they were often bulky and uncomfortable.

The leathers are also used for sporting events, as in baseball (a baseball glove is but a leather glove large) and in cycling. The first Formula One drivers had the handlebar as that of machines, it was generally made of wood and therefore necessitated the use of this type of glove.

There are also glove (leather) special, reserved to falconry: they are bulky and awkward even if they allow to articulate all the fingers, are used to keep a hawk or another type of Prey, usually on arm. There are some special falconry glove that do not cover the arm but only from the wrist up, are used for small owls and birds not too big.

Glove can be with or without fingers, or may have a single opening for the four fingers and a thumb (mittens and mitts). The mittens heat up more because the hand holding four fingers in contact with each other, unlike the normal glove that have an opening for each finger. The fingerless glove are often worn, from cyclists to have more agility that is partially obstructed by glove, and the weightlifting athletes. Fingerless glove are comfortable to smoke or to play. There is a type of fingerless glove perforated wire or silk, half arm, still in use as an accessory in some regional costume.

The criminals are known for the use of glove that prevent investigators to find their data, as they are unable to leave fingerprints. The mittens are different from normal glove because they only have one opening for the thumb and the other for the other four fingers. They are much more effective than glove to protect your hands from the cold because glove, having an opening for each finger, exposing the fingers in cold without that they are in contact with each other to keep warm.

Therefore when the cold is extreme, it is advisable to handle the glove. The glove knob also has disadvantages: in fact, having only two openings, prevents the hand to move freely, decreasing the chance to grab objects, while the ordinary glove makes the fingers independent of one another. A glove is a fashion accessory, sports equipment or protective element, an element covering the hand hygiene. It is used to protect particularly cold, or for prestige (luxury, ceremonies).