Abstract: A nail clipper of the kind having spring arms arranged to be driven into nail clipping engagement of clipper jaws, is equipped with a nail positioning device mounted on or about the pin to which the lever is connected, and the device is held in nail positioning orientation relative to the clipper jaws when the lever is in the force applying operative relation. An antitilt member may also be provided. The device may comprise dual nail length gauging and antitilt structures which may be separate members, or combined in one member. The nail length gauging member may be adjustable for attaining selected nail length trimming positions.