Abstract: A measuring tape for measuring the distance between a first point and a second point comprises a housing having a blade outlet and a blade hub centrally located inside the housing, a flexible elongated blade having one fixed end connected to the blade hub and coiled into a roll around the blade hub, and having a free end extending from the housing through said blade outlet, and a tab fixed to free end of the blade for temporarily and removably hooking the free end of the blade to the first point, the tab extending in at least two directions transverse to a lengthwise edge of the blade at the free end of the blade.