Abstract: A gripping device having a holder and two gripper units. Each of the gripper units has a base body and two base jaws. The base jaws can be moved synchronously in opposite directions relative to the respective base body. The gripper units are arranged side by side on the holder so that the base jaws of both gripper units can be moved parallel to a common gripper plane. The gripping device is designed as a single gripper in that only a first gripper finger is attached to each of the two outer base jaws. It can very easily be converted to a double gripper by attaching two further gripper fingers to the inner base jaws, or by removing the first gripper fingers and attaching a second gripper finger to each of the four base jaws.