Why have cartoon characters so frequently been depicted with 3 fingers and a thumb instead of a normal hand? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why have cartoon characters so frequently been depicted with 3 fingers and a thumb instead of a normal hand?

by Derpese_Simplex

Searocksandtrees

There's room for more input on this, but there was a thread with some good discussion that's worth checking out

When did the idea of cartoon characters having only 4 fingers come about? featuring /u/egypturnash , /u/BeardedCartoon , and /u/enochian